Robert Ritter von Greim

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Robert Ritter von Greim was a German Luftwaffe field marshal who became the last commander-in-chief of Nazi Germany’s air force during the final days of World War II.

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instanceOf German military officer
Luftwaffe officer
World War II military personnel
field marshal
human
allegiance German Empire
Kingdom of Bavaria
Nazi Germany
appointedBy Adolf Hitler
awardReceived Iron Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Pour le Mérite
birthCountry German Empire
birthDate 1892-06-22
birthPlace Bayreuth
causeOfDeath suicide
citizenship German Empire
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfService Germany
dateOfAppointment 1945-04-26
deathCountry Austria
deathDate 1945-05-24
deathPlace Salzburg
ethnicGroup German
familyName Greim
fullName Robert Ritter von Greim
gender male
givenName Robert
honorificTitle Ritter von
mannerOfDeath suicide in custody
militaryBranch Imperial German Army Air Service
Luftwaffe
militaryRank Field marshal
Generalfeldmarschall
militaryUnit Luftwaffe High Command
nativeLanguage German
notableFor being the last commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe
service as a Luftwaffe field marshal in World War II
occupation military officer
pilot
placeOfDetention Allied custody in Salzburg
positionHeld Chief of the Luftwaffe General Staff
Commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe
predecessor Hermann Göring
servedIn Nazi Germany

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Luftwaffe High Command hasLeader Robert Ritter von Greim
Robert Ritter von Greim fullName Robert Ritter von Greim
Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe officeHolder Robert Ritter von Greim
Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe lastHolder Robert Ritter von Greim
Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe positionHeldBy Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim
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