Henning von Holtzendorff

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Henning von Holtzendorff was a German naval officer who served as a Grand Admiral and played a key strategic role in the Imperial German Navy during World War I.

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Henning von Holtzendorff canonical 2
von Holtzendorff 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
military personnel of World War I ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
affiliation Imperial German Navy ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship German Empire ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
employer Imperial German Navy ⓘ
era World War I era ⓘ
linked to: World War I
familyName von Holtzendorff ⓘ
fieldOfWork military strategy ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ
givenName Henning ⓘ
memberOf Imperial German Navy high command ⓘ
militaryBranch Imperial German Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Grand Admiral ⓘ
linked to: Großadmiral

Großadmiral ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
notableFor influencing German naval strategy in World War I ⓘ
supporting submarine blockade against the United Kingdom ⓘ
notableIdea use of unrestricted submarine warfare to force British surrender ⓘ
notableWork advocacy of unrestricted submarine warfare during World War I ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
participantIn naval strategy planning of the German Empire in World War I ⓘ
politicalEntityServed German Empire ⓘ
positionHeld Chief of the Admiralty Staff of the Imperial German Navy ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
strategicRole key planner of German U-boat campaign in World War I ⓘ
workLocation Berlin ⓘ
Imperial Naval Headquarters ⓘ

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Großadmiral → notableHolder → Henning von Holtzendorff ⓘ
Henning von Holtzendorff → familyName → von Holtzendorff ⓘ
linked to: Henning von Holtzendorff
Admiralstab → notableCommander → Henning von Holtzendorff ⓘ