Wenck, Walther

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Walther Wenck was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, best known as the youngest army commander in the German forces and for leading the 12th Army in the war’s final days.

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Wenck, Walther canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German general ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance German Empire ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
awardReceived German Cross in Gold ⓘ
Iron Cross 1st Class ⓘ
Iron Cross 2nd Class ⓘ
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ⓘ
causeOfDeath traffic collision ⓘ
commanded 12th Army (Wehrmacht) ⓘ
LVII Panzer Corps ⓘ
LXXXI Army Corps ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfBirth German Empire ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship German Empire ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
countryOfDeath West Germany ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1900-09-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1982-05-01 ⓘ
educatedAt Prussian Cadet Corps ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
familyName Wenck ⓘ
givenName Walther ⓘ
hasActivityPeriod World War II era ⓘ
memberOf Reichswehr ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
militaryBranch German Army ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
militaryRank General der Panzertruppe ⓘ
notableEvent organized breakout of German troops and civilians towards Western Allied lines in April–May 1945 ⓘ
notableFor being the youngest army commander in the German forces during World War II ⓘ
command of the 12th Army in the final days of World War II ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
participantIn Battle of Berlin ⓘ
Battle of France ⓘ
Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Operation Barbarossa ⓘ
placeOfBirth Wittenberg ⓘ
placeOfDeath Bad Rothenfelde ⓘ
positionHeld commander of the German 12th Army ⓘ
residence Bad Rothenfelde ⓘ
serviceEnd 1945 ⓘ
serviceStart 1911 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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12th Army → commander → Wenck, Walther ⓘ