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Dietrich von Choltitz

1894 - 1966

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Dietrich Hugo Hermann von Choltitz (ur. 9 listopada 1894 w Łące Prudnickiej, zm. 5 listopada 1966 w Baden-Baden) – niemiecki wojskowy w stopniu generała piechoty (General der Infanterie), wojenny gubernator Paryża w czasie II wojny światowej. Służył w Wehrmachcie (siłach zbrojnych) III Rzeszy, a także w Reichswehrze Republiki Weimarskiej i Armii saskiej podczas I wojny światowej. Czytaj więcej w Wikipedii

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Dietrich von Choltitz is the 207th most popular żołnierz (down from 197th in 2024), the 542nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 487th in 2019) and the 45th most popular German ŻOłnierz.

Dietrich von Choltitz was a German general who was in charge of the defence of Paris during World War II. He is most famous for his refusal to obey Adolf Hitler's order to destroy Paris.

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Among Żołnierzs

Among żołnierzs, Dietrich von Choltitz ranks 207 out of 2,058Before him are Chūichi Nagumo, Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Alfred von Schlieffen, Syagrius, Chester W. Nimitz, and Henning von Tresckow. After him are Alexandre de Beauharnais, Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, William Halsey Jr., Gotthard Heinrici, Auguste de Marmont, and Kurt Meyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Dietrich von Choltitz ranks 22Before him are Fritz Sauckel, Moshe Sharett, Kim Hyong-jik, Isaac Babel, Gala Dalí, and Alexander Oparin. After him are Karl Böhm, Pyotr Kapitsa, Heinrich Lübke, Harold Macmillan, Kiichiro Toyoda, and Alfred Kinsey. Among people deceased in 1966, Dietrich von Choltitz ranks 22Before him are Cemal Gürsel, Felix Steiner, Ken Miles, L. E. J. Brouwer, Montgomery Clift, and Chester W. Nimitz. After him are Vincent Auriol, Guillermo Stábile, Chang Myon, Paul Reynaud, Célestin Freinet, and Albert Göring.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Dietrich von Choltitz ranks 542 out of 7,253Before him are Maria Anna of Neuburg (1667), Hans Baldung (1484), Ulrike Meinhof (1934), Theodor Morell (1886), Hans Fritzsche (1900), and Henning von Tresckow (1901). After him are Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774), Kurt Meyer (1910), Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817), Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858), Jochen Rindt (1942), and Maria Josepha of Bavaria (1739).

Among Żołnierzs In Germany

Among żołnierzs born in Germany, Dietrich von Choltitz ranks 45Before him are Joachim Peiper (1915), Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (1848), Paul Hausser (1880), Georg von Küchler (1881), Alfred von Schlieffen (1833), and Henning von Tresckow (1901). After him are Kurt Meyer (1910), Friedrich Olbricht (1888), Wilhelm List (1880), Erich Hoepner (1886), Hans von Seeckt (1866), and Maximilian von Weichs (1881).

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