Dietrich von Saucken

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Dietrich von Saucken was a German general of the Wehrmacht during World War II, noted for his leadership on the Eastern Front and his reputation as a skilled yet independently minded commander.

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Dietrich von Saucken canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German general ⓘ
Wehrmacht general ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance German Empire ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ
areaOfActivity armored warfare ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ
awardReceived German Cross in Gold ⓘ
Iron Cross (1914) ⓘ
linked to: Iron Cross

Iron Cross (1939) ⓘ
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords ⓘ
commanded 4th Army (Wehrmacht) ⓘ
linked to: German 4th Army

German forces in East Prussia ⓘ
Panzer units on the Eastern Front ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Germany ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasRank General der Panzertruppe ⓘ
general officer ⓘ
historicalPeriod 20th century ⓘ
ideology served Nazi Germany as a professional officer ⓘ
languageSpoken German ⓘ
memberOf Heer (Wehrmacht) ⓘ
linked to: Wehrmacht

Reichswehr ⓘ
militaryBranch German Army ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
notableCharacteristic front-line leadership style ⓘ
strong sense of personal independence ⓘ
notableEvent defense of East Prussia in 1945 ⓘ
late-war command against the Red Army ⓘ
notableFor independent command style ⓘ
leadership on the Eastern Front in World War II ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
partOf German Army high command on the Eastern Front ⓘ
positionHeld General der Panzertruppe ⓘ
army commander ⓘ
corps commander ⓘ
reputation independently minded commander ⓘ
respected by subordinates ⓘ
skilled tactician ⓘ
serviceEnd end of World War II ⓘ
serviceStart World War I era ⓘ
theaterOfOperations East Prussia ⓘ
Eastern Front ⓘ

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East Pomeranian Offensive → opposingCommander → Dietrich von Saucken ⓘ