Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Adolf Karl Arthur Heribert von Larisch (18 July 1893 – 16 May 1972) was a German Army officer who rose to the rank of Generalleutnant during World War II. He was also a recipient of the renowned Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.Born into an aristocratic family, Larisch entered military service in 1914, a few months before the start of World War I. He served as a troop officer during the war and was discharged from the army two years after its end, in 1920. After this, he spent several years as landowner in Pomerania, and was re-employed by the Landesschutz, an unofficial branch of the army. He became an active officer again in 1933 and until the start of World War II was assigned mostly as military instructor and company commander. Afterwards, he spent most of the war commanding units under formation, in inactive fronts or in occupational duty. From 1943 on he distinguished himself as a field commander at the Eastern Front. Captured by American forces in June 1945, he was held until July 1947 and after his release he lived in Hamburg, West Germany until his death in 1972."@en }
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- Heribert_von_Larisch abstract "Adolf Karl Arthur Heribert von Larisch (18 July 1893 – 16 May 1972) was a German Army officer who rose to the rank of Generalleutnant during World War II. He was also a recipient of the renowned Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.Born into an aristocratic family, Larisch entered military service in 1914, a few months before the start of World War I. He served as a troop officer during the war and was discharged from the army two years after its end, in 1920. After this, he spent several years as landowner in Pomerania, and was re-employed by the Landesschutz, an unofficial branch of the army. He became an active officer again in 1933 and until the start of World War II was assigned mostly as military instructor and company commander. Afterwards, he spent most of the war commanding units under formation, in inactive fronts or in occupational duty. From 1943 on he distinguished himself as a field commander at the Eastern Front. Captured by American forces in June 1945, he was held until July 1947 and after his release he lived in Hamburg, West Germany until his death in 1972.".