Vice Admiral Otto Ciliax

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Vice Admiral
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Nazi_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:German_Cross_in_Gold
gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
U-boat War Badge
gptkbp:birthDate 1884-05-30
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Ohlsdorf_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Naval_Group_North
gptkb:Naval_Group_West
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1965-04-17
gptkbp:education gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vice Admiral Otto Ciliax
gptkbp:influenced German_naval_strategy
gptkbp:knownFor Naval_operations_in_the_Atlantic
Naval_operations_in_the_Arctic
Leadership_during_WWII
gptkbp:legacy Subject of biographies
Studied in military academies
Controversial figure in naval history
Influence on post-war naval tactics
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Battleship_Bismarck
Battleship Tirpitz
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Breslau,_Germany
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Hamburg,_Germany
gptkbp:postWarCareer Wrote memoirs
Involved in veteran organizations
Testified at war crimes trials
Worked in shipping industry
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Karl_Dönitz
gptkbp:rank Vice Admiral
gptkbp:serviceBranch Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:serviceYears 1902-1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margarete_Ciliax
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hans-Georg_von_Friedeburg