Wenck, Walther
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Walther Wenck was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, best known as the youngest army commander in the German forces and for leading the 12th Army in the war’s final days.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wenck, Walther canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
German Empire
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Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
German Cross in Gold
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Iron Cross 1st Class NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Cross 2nd Class NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | traffic collision ⓘ |
| commanded |
12th Army (Wehrmacht)
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LVII Panzer Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ LXXXI Army Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-09-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-05-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Prussian Cadet Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Wenck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Walther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivityPeriod | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Reichswehr
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Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
German Army
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Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General der Panzertruppe ⓘ |
| notableEvent | organized breakout of German troops and civilians towards Western Allied lines in April–May 1945 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the youngest army commander in the German forces during World War II
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command of the 12th Army in the final days of World War II ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of Berlin
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Battle of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Bulge NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bad Rothenfelde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of the German 12th Army ⓘ |
| residence | Bad Rothenfelde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1911 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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