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Wilhelm Gideon

German Schutzstaffel officer and Nazi concentration camp commandant (1898-1977)
Person Human Q89610

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
November 15, 1898
Date of death
February 23, 1977
Place of birth
Oldenburg, Osternburg[6]
Place of death
Oldenburg
Country of citizenship
German Empire, Nazi Germany, West Germany[7][8][9]
Occupation
military personnel
Member of political party
Nazi Party[12]
Work location
Gross-Rosen concentration camp, Oldenburg[17][18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[20]
Affiliation
Schutzstaffel[21]
Convicted of
war crime[19]
Family name
Gideon[15]
Given name
Wilhelm[16]
Member of
Schutzstaffel[10]
Military, police or special rank
Hauptsturmführer[13]
Name in native language
Wilhelm Gideon[22]
Participated in conflict
World War II[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wilhelm Gideon ar ويلهلم جدعون de Wilhelm Friedrich Franz Hermann Gideon he וילהלם גדעון ru Вильгельм Гидеон ru Гидеон, Вильгельм
🔖 Identifiers · 9
VIAF cluster ID
301149615
GND ID
1034732722
DDB person (GND) ID
1034732722
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1034732722
FactGrid item ID
Meridian
Freebase ID
/m/0dr_20w
NSDAP membership number (1925–1945)
4432258
Niedersächsische Personen ID
178681045X
Prabook ID
1744371

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 3
Nazi Germany, German Empire, West Germany
Affiliation 1
Schutzstaffel
Convicted of 1
war crime
FactGrid item ID 1
Meridian
Given name 1
Wilhelm
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of 1
Schutzstaffel
Member of political party 1
Nazi Party
Military, police or special rank 1
Hauptsturmführer
Occupation 1
military personnel
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Oldenburg
Place of death 1
Oldenburg
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Gross-Rosen concentration camp
← FactGrid item ID 1
Obercunnersdorf
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Summary

Wilhelm Gideon was born on November 15, 1898[1], in Oldenburg[2]. He died on February 23, 1977[3], in Oldenburg[4]. He worked as a military personnel[5].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Gideon born?

Wilhelm Gideon's place of birth was Oldenburg[2].

Where did Wilhelm Gideon die?

Wilhelm Gideon died in Oldenburg[4].

What did Wilhelm Gideon do for work?

Wilhelm Gideon worked as a military personnel[5].

Related Entities

German Empire Nazi Germany West Germany

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65780: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Gross-Rosen concentration camp, Oldenburg
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #61911: Import places from Lower Saxony Biography"
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