Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Heinrich Alfred Hermann Walther von Brauchitsch (4 October 1881 – 18 October 1948) was a German field marshal and the Commander-in-Chief of the German Army in the early years of World War II.Born into an aristocratic military family, Brauchitsch joined the 3rd Guards Grenadier Regiment 1901. He served on the staff of several formations that fought over a dozen major battles of World War I, serving with the XVI Corps, 34th Infantry Division and Guards Reserve Corps as a staff officer before taking part in no fewer than twenty-eight notable clashes on the Western Front, including the Battle of Verdun, the Battle of Armentières, the Battle at the Aisne, and the Battle of the Lys. For his service on the Western Front, he was awarded the Iron Cross and the House Order of Hohenzollern.After Hitler's rise to power in 1933, Brauchitsch was put in charge of the East Prussian Military District, and became a popular officer because of his kindness to the civilian Prussian population in times of local fires. Although he personally disliked Nazism, he borrowed immense sums of money from Hitler and eventually became dependent on his financial help. Brauchitsch primarily served as Commander-in-Chief of the German Army before World WarII, from 1938, and during the two first years of war, until 1941. He played a key role in the Battle of France and oversaw the German military campaigns in Yugoslavia and Greece. For his part in Battle of France, Brauchitsch became one of 12 generals promoted to field marshal on 19 July 1940. After a first heart attack in November 1941 and the failed Moscow offensive in December 1941, Hitler dismissed him as Commander-in-Chief of the Army; he spent the rest of the war in enforced retirement, and never saw Hitler again. After World War II, Brauchitsch was arrested on charges of war crimes, but died of a heart attack in 1948 before he could be prosecuted.Brauchitsch married Elizabeth von Karstedt, an heiress from Brandenburg, in 1910, with whom he had three children. They were divorced in 1938 and, shortly after, he married Charlotte Rüffer."@en }
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- Walther_von_Brauchitsch abstract "Heinrich Alfred Hermann Walther von Brauchitsch (4 October 1881 – 18 October 1948) was a German field marshal and the Commander-in-Chief of the German Army in the early years of World War II.Born into an aristocratic military family, Brauchitsch joined the 3rd Guards Grenadier Regiment 1901. He served on the staff of several formations that fought over a dozen major battles of World War I, serving with the XVI Corps, 34th Infantry Division and Guards Reserve Corps as a staff officer before taking part in no fewer than twenty-eight notable clashes on the Western Front, including the Battle of Verdun, the Battle of Armentières, the Battle at the Aisne, and the Battle of the Lys. For his service on the Western Front, he was awarded the Iron Cross and the House Order of Hohenzollern.After Hitler's rise to power in 1933, Brauchitsch was put in charge of the East Prussian Military District, and became a popular officer because of his kindness to the civilian Prussian population in times of local fires. Although he personally disliked Nazism, he borrowed immense sums of money from Hitler and eventually became dependent on his financial help. Brauchitsch primarily served as Commander-in-Chief of the German Army before World WarII, from 1938, and during the two first years of war, until 1941. He played a key role in the Battle of France and oversaw the German military campaigns in Yugoslavia and Greece. For his part in Battle of France, Brauchitsch became one of 12 generals promoted to field marshal on 19 July 1940. After a first heart attack in November 1941 and the failed Moscow offensive in December 1941, Hitler dismissed him as Commander-in-Chief of the Army; he spent the rest of the war in enforced retirement, and never saw Hitler again. After World War II, Brauchitsch was arrested on charges of war crimes, but died of a heart attack in 1948 before he could be prosecuted.Brauchitsch married Elizabeth von Karstedt, an heiress from Brandenburg, in 1910, with whom he had three children. They were divorced in 1938 and, shortly after, he married Charlotte Rüffer.".
- Q57140 abstract "Heinrich Alfred Hermann Walther von Brauchitsch (4 October 1881 – 18 October 1948) was a German field marshal and the Commander-in-Chief of the German Army in the early years of World War II.Born into an aristocratic military family, Brauchitsch joined the 3rd Guards Grenadier Regiment 1901. He served on the staff of several formations that fought over a dozen major battles of World War I, serving with the XVI Corps, 34th Infantry Division and Guards Reserve Corps as a staff officer before taking part in no fewer than twenty-eight notable clashes on the Western Front, including the Battle of Verdun, the Battle of Armentières, the Battle at the Aisne, and the Battle of the Lys. For his service on the Western Front, he was awarded the Iron Cross and the House Order of Hohenzollern.After Hitler's rise to power in 1933, Brauchitsch was put in charge of the East Prussian Military District, and became a popular officer because of his kindness to the civilian Prussian population in times of local fires. Although he personally disliked Nazism, he borrowed immense sums of money from Hitler and eventually became dependent on his financial help. Brauchitsch primarily served as Commander-in-Chief of the German Army before World WarII, from 1938, and during the two first years of war, until 1941. He played a key role in the Battle of France and oversaw the German military campaigns in Yugoslavia and Greece. For his part in Battle of France, Brauchitsch became one of 12 generals promoted to field marshal on 19 July 1940. After a first heart attack in November 1941 and the failed Moscow offensive in December 1941, Hitler dismissed him as Commander-in-Chief of the Army; he spent the rest of the war in enforced retirement, and never saw Hitler again. After World War II, Brauchitsch was arrested on charges of war crimes, but died of a heart attack in 1948 before he could be prosecuted.Brauchitsch married Elizabeth von Karstedt, an heiress from Brandenburg, in 1910, with whom he had three children. They were divorced in 1938 and, shortly after, he married Charlotte Rüffer.".