Kurt Student

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German general Luftwaffe general human paratrooper commander

Kurt Student was a German Luftwaffe general and pioneer of airborne forces who played a key role in developing and leading Nazi Germany’s paratrooper units during World War II.

Aliases (1)

Kurt Arthur Benno Student ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German general → Luftwaffe general → human → paratrooper commander →
allegiance	German Empire → Nazi Germany → Weimar Republic →
awardReceived	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves →
burialPlace	Lemgo, Germany →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
convictedOf	mistreatment of prisoners of war →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire → Germany →
dateOfBirth	1890-05-12 →
dateOfDeath	1978-07-01 →
familyName	Student →
fullName	Kurt Arthur Benno Student →
givenName	Kurt →
ideology	Nazism →
memberOf	Luftwaffe high command → Reichswehr → Wehrmacht NERFINISHED →
militaryBranch	German Army → Luftwaffe →
militaryRank	Generaloberst →
notableFor	command of Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) units → development of German airborne forces → planning and leading airborne operations in World War II →
notableWork	development of German paratrooper doctrine →
occupation	general → military officer →
participatedIn	Battle of Crete → Battle of the Netherlands → Italian Campaign (World War II) →
placeOfBirth	Birkholz, German Empire →
placeOfDeath	Lemgo, West Germany →
positionHeld	commander of 1st Fallschirmjäger Army → commander of German airborne forces → commander of XI. Fliegerkorps →
sexOrGender	male →
wasAccusedOf	war crimes →
wasTriedBy	British military court →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Army Group Vistula → Battle of Crete →	commander
Kurt Student ("Kurt Arthur Benno Student") →	fullName