August Wittmann

German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Person human Q16008315

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
July 20, 1895
Date of death
March 29, 1977
Place of birth
Munich
Place of death
Glonn
Country of citizenship
German Empire[6]
Citizenship
German Empire
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[20]
Family name
Wittmann[17]
Given name
August[18]
Military branch
German Army (1941–1941), German Army (1943–1943), German Army[10][11][12]
Military, police or special rank
Generalleutnant[13]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikiproject Nuremberg Trials
Participant in
Hostages Trial[19]
Participated in conflict
World War I, World War II[15][16]
Residence
Munich[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en August Wittmann ar أغسطس ويتمان fa آگوست ویتمن
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VIAF cluster ID
10145424474986830968
DDB person (GND) ID
1081662743
Freebase ID
/m/0102bkt0
Prabook ID
2610556

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Participated in conflict 2
Award received 1
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
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Participant in 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Residence 1
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Summary

August Wittmann's place of birth was Munich[1]. He was born on July 20, 1895[2]. He passed away in Glonn[3]. He died on March 29, 1977[4]. He worked as a military personnel[5].

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Recognition

Awards received include Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross[7], a grade of an order[21], in Nazi Germany[22], founded in 1939[23] and German Cross in Gold[8], a grade of an order[24], in Nazi Germany[25].

FAQs

Where was August Wittmann born?

August Wittmann's place of birth was Munich[1].

Where did August Wittmann die?

August Wittmann died in Glonn[3].

What did August Wittmann do for work?

August Wittmann worked as military personnel[5].

What awards did August Wittmann receive?

Honors received include Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross[7] and German Cross in Gold[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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