Gustav Kleikamp

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Gustav Kleikamp was a German naval officer and rear admiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, known for commanding forces in the opening attack on Poland.

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Gustav Kleikamp canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military officer ⓘ
Kriegsmarine officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance German Empire ⓘ
Kriegsmarine ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
associatedWith Invasion of Poland (1939) ⓘ
linked to: Invasion of Poland

Westerplatte ⓘ
conflict Invasion of Poland ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship German Empire ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
employer German Navy ⓘ
Kriegsmarine ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
familyName Kleikamp ⓘ
fieldOfWork military strategy ⓘ
naval operations ⓘ
givenName Gustav ⓘ
hasActivity military leadership ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle Konteradmiral ⓘ
historicalPeriod World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
languageSpoken German ⓘ
memberOf German Navy ⓘ
Kriegsmarine ⓘ
militaryBranch Kriegsmarine ⓘ
militaryRank Konteradmiral ⓘ
rear admiral ⓘ
militaryRole ship commander ⓘ
task force commander ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
notableCommand battleship Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
notableEvent opening shots of World War II in Europe at Westerplatte ⓘ
notableFor command of the battleship Schleswig-Holstein during the bombardment of Westerplatte ⓘ
commanding German naval forces in the opening attack on Poland in 1939 ⓘ
service as a rear admiral in the German Kriegsmarine during World War II ⓘ
notableWork planning and execution of the naval bombardment of Westerplatte ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
participantIn naval operations against Poland in 1939 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sideInConflict Nazi Germany ⓘ
typeOfMilitaryPerson naval flag officer ⓘ

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Kleikamp → hasNotableBearer → Gustav Kleikamp ⓘ