Blücher may refer to:

People

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt (; 21 December 1742 – 12 September 1819), ''Graf'' (count), later elevated to ''Fürst'' (sovereign prince) von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian ''Generalfeldmarschall'' (field marshal). He earned ...

(1742–1819), Prussian field marshal who led the Prussians at the Battle of Waterloo

Arts and entertainment

* ''Blücher'' (film), a 1988 Norwegian film *Frau Blücher, a character in the 1974 film ''

Young Frankenstein ''Young Frankenstein'' is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks. The screenplay was co-written by Brooks and Gene Wilder. Wilder also starred in the lead role as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor F ...

'' *"Blücher", a song by power metal band Kamelot from their 2007 album ''

Ghost Opera ''Ghost Opera'' is the eighth studio album from metal band Kamelot. It was released in 2007 by SPV GmbH/ Steamhammer Records, on June 1 in Germany and followed by releases on June 4 in Europe and June 5 in the United States. It is the first stu ...

'' *Blücher, a hand in the British card game

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

Military

Operation Blücher Operation Blücher refers to several German army operations named after Prussian Field Marshal Blücher: * Operation Blücher, a World War I alternative plan to Heilger Michael. It called for an attack on Allied forces near the Aisne River, sche ...

, one World War I and two World War II German army operations * Blücher Order, an East German decoration named after Field Marshal Blücher * Wolf pack Blücher, a German U-boat pack of World War II * List of ships named ''Blucher'', which includes warships (as well as civilian vessels)

Places

* Blucher, Saskatchewan, Canada, an unincorporated community * Rural Municipality of Blucher No. 343, Saskatchewan *Blucher, Newcastle, a small district of

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...

, England *

Blucher Creek Blucher Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 9, 2011 stream that rises in the hills south of Sebastopol, California, United States, and empties into the Lag ...

, California, United States

Transport

* List of ships named ''Blucher'' * ''Blücher'' (locomotive), an early railway locomotive

Shoes

Derby shoe A derby ( , ; also called gibson) is a style of boot or shoe characterized by quarters, with shoelace eyelets that are sewn on top of the vamp.

, called a ''blucher'' in American English, whose laces tie over the tongue on two flaps *

Blucher shoe A blucher ( or , , ) is a style of shoe with open lacing, its vamp made of a single piece of leather ("one cut"), with shoelace eyelets tabs sewn on top. The blucher is similar to a derby: both feature open lacing, in contrast to the Oxford shoe ...

, a shoe with open lacing, similar to the derby, but with vamp in one piece

Other uses

Blucher (horse) Blucher (foaled 1811, died 1841) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire named after the Prussian General Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, one of the most successful commanders of the Napoleonic Wars, but his name was invariably spelt witho ...

(died 1841), a British Thoroughbred racehorse *Blücher, a boarding house at

Wellington College, Berkshire Wellington College is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in the village of Crowthorne, Berkshire, England. Wellington is a registered charity and currently educates roughly 1,200 pupils, between the ages of 13 and ...

, England *Blücher, a manufacturer of stainless steel drainage systems