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Kriegsmarine

naval warfare branch of Germany's armed forces (1935–1945)
Organization navy Q151701
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Summary

Kriegsmarine is a navy[1]. Kriegsmarine ranks in the top 4% of navy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,917 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Nazi Germany[3]
  • Follows: German Navy[4]
  • Followed by: German Navy[5]
  • Headquarters location: Shell-Haus[6]
  • Part of: Wehrmacht[7]
  • Commons category: Kriegsmarine[8]
  • Inception: June 1, 1935[9]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: July 21, 1945[10]
  • Participated in conflict: Spanish Civil War[11], World War II[12]
  • Parent organization or unit: Wehrmacht[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Kriegsmarine[14]
  • Allegiance: Nazi Germany[15]
  • Native label: Kriegsmarine[16]
  • Commanded by: Erich Raeder[17], Karl Dönitz[18], Hans-Georg von Friedeburg[19], Walter Warzecha[20]
  • Watercraft prefix: KMS[21], DKM[22]

Why It Matters

Kriegsmarine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Kriegsmarine is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Erich Raeder Ernst Lindemann Günter Behnisch Günther Prien Hans-Georg von Friedeburg Karl Dönitz Nazi Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Commanded by → Erich Raeder, Karl Dönitz, Hans-Georg von Friedeburg +1
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