General von Falkenhayn

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_leadership
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:German_High_Command
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_of_Italy
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Eagle
gptkbp:birth_date 1861-11-11
gptkbp:career_end gptkb:1920
gptkbp:career_start 1880
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:9th_Army
gptkbp:death_date 1922-04-08
1922-09-05
gptkbp:education gptkb:Prussian_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famous_for defensive strategies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General von Falkenhayn
gptkbp:influence_on German military strategy
modern warfare
World War I tactics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Elder
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:Battle_of_Tannenberg
gptkb:Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aisne
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_Gallipoli
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkb:Battle_of_Caporetto
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military leaders
controversial military leader
studied in military academies
responsible for high casualties
strategic failures in WWI
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Imperial_German_Army
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkb:Colonel
General Staff Officer
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Tannenberg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Gallipoli
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Potsdam,_Germany
gptkb:Breslau
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Berlin
gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Author
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:military_history
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Younger
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:service_years 1880-1920
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_von_Falkenhayn
gptkbp:strategic_goals attrition warfare
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Erich_von_Falkenhayn
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Lys
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4