Otto von Emmich

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Otto von Emmich was a German general best known for leading the early World War I assault on the Belgian fortress city of Liège in 1914.

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Otto von Emmich canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German general
human
allegiance German Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
awardReceived Iron Cross (1870)
linked to: Iron Cross

Iron Cross (1914)
linked to: Iron Cross

Order of the Crown (Prussia)
Order of the Red Eagle
Pour le Mérite
burialPlace Hanover
causeOfDeath natural causes
commanded Army of the Meuse
German forces attacking Liège
X Army Corps
conflict Franco-Prussian War
World War I
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
countryOfDeath German Empire
dateOfBirth 1848-08-04
dateOfDeath 1915-12-22
employer Imperial German Army
Prussian Army
era World War I era
linked to: World War I
ethnicGroup Germans
familyName von Emmich
givenName Otto
honorificTitle von
militaryBranch Imperial German Army
Prussian Army
militaryRank General der Infanterie
militaryUnit X Army Corps
name Otto von Emmich
nativeLanguage German
notableEvent German assault on Liège
notableFor leading the early World War I assault on Liège in 1914
notableWork assault on Liège
linked to: Battle of Liège
occupation military officer
participantIn Battle of Liège
placeOfBirth Minden
Province of Westphalia
placeOfDeath Hanover
Province of Hanover
residence Hanover
serviceEndYear 1915
serviceEntryYear 1866
sexOrGender male
spouse Marie von Emmich

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Battle of Liège commanderForGermany Otto von Emmich
Otto von Emmich name Otto von Emmich