General Jacob L. Devers

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Army_War_College
gptkb:United_States_Army_Command_and_General_Staff_College
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1887-02-14
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Sixth_Army_Group
gptkb:U.S._Army_Ground_Forces
gptkbp:deathDate 1979-10-09
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Jacob L. Devers
gptkbp:influenced World_War_II_strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:General_Douglas_MacArthur
gptkb:General_Henry_H._Arnold
gptkb:General_George_C._Marshall
gptkb:General_John_J._Pershing
gptkb:General_Omar_Bradley
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Post-war_occupation_of_Germany
gptkb:Liberation_of_France
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Overlord
Operation Dragoon
Cold_War_military_strategy
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname Jake
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:U.S._Army_Forces_in_the_European_Theater
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Palm_Beach,_Florida
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Military_history_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:World_War_II
International relations
Military tactics
Military education
Military training
Military operations
Allied Forces
Military doctrine
Military strategy
Military alliances
Military logistics
Military command structure
Military planning
Military leadership development
Army_leadership
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1911-1947
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Devers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_George_S._Patton