Kurt Meyer

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:associated_with Nazi ideology
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkbp:birth_date December 24, 1910
gptkbp:burial_place Cemetery in Lübeck
gptkbp:captures gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:12th_SS_Panzer_Division_Hitlerjugend
Panzergrenadier Regiment 26
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:controversy war crimes allegations
gptkbp:death_date December 23, 1961
gptkbp:depicted_in historical documentaries
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:family married with children
gptkbp:fought_against Allied forces in Europe
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkbp:historical_impact studied in military history courses
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kurt Meyer
gptkbp:influence Nazi military strategy
gptkbp:influence_on modern military studies
gptkbp:influenced_by Hitler's military directives
gptkbp:involved_in post-war German military discussions
gptkbp:known_as the ' Butcher of Normandy'
gptkbp:known_for his role in the Normandy campaign
gptkbp:legacy divided opinions on his actions
gptkbp:military_unit SS Panzer Battalion 12
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Caen
gptkbp:notable_case War Crimes Trial
gptkbp:notable_for commanding the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkbp:participated_in defense of Berlin
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Lübeck,_Germany
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Lübeck,_Germany
gptkbp:portrayed_by actors in films about WWII
gptkbp:post_war_career lived in Germany after release
gptkbp:rank gptkb:SS-Brigadeführer
gptkbp:reputation polarizing figure in history
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Heinrich_Himmler
gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkbp:service_years 1931–1945
gptkbp:was_executed_by gptkb:1954
gptkbp:writings memoirs on military tactics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kaufmann_House
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5