MILITARY PERSONNEL

Artur Phleps

1881 - 1944

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Artur Gustav Martin Phleps (German pronunciation: [ˈaʁtuːɐ̯ ˈɡʊstaf ˈmaʁtiːn ˈflɛps]; 29 November 1881 – 21 September 1944) was an Austro-Hungarian, Romanian and Nazi German army officer who held the rank of SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS (lieutenant general) in the Waffen-SS during World War II. An Austro-Hungarian Army officer before and during World War I, Phleps specialised in mountain warfare and logistics, and had been promoted to Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) by the end of the war. During the interwar period he joined the Romanian Army, reaching the rank of General de divizie (major general), and also became an adviser to King Carol. After he spoke out against the government, he was sidelined and asked to be dismissed from the army. In 1941, he left Romania and joined the Waffen-SS as an SS-Standartenführer (colonel) under his mother's maiden name of Stolz. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Artur Phleps is the 475th most popular military personnel (up from 739th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Romania (up from 113th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Romanian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Artur Phleps ranks 475 out of 2,058. Before him are Tamon Yamaguchi, Maher al-Assad, Theodoros Kolokotronis, Herberts Cukurs, Gusztáv Jány, and Emilio De Bono. After him are Ernst von Mansfeld, Josef Harpe, Gan Ning, Yamagata Aritomo, Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, and Lazare Hoche.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Artur Phleps ranks 53. Before him are Carlo Carrà, Sveinn Björnsson, Emil Ludwig, Alfred Radcliffe-Brown, Lewis Fry Richardson, and P. G. Wodehouse. After him are Nikolai Myaskovsky, Ludwig Binswanger, Hakaru Hashimoto, Kim Kyu-sik, Giovanni Papini, and Franz Gürtner. Among people deceased in 1944, Artur Phleps ranks 74. Before him are George Stinney, Thomas Curtis, Friedrich Dollmann, Otto von Below, E. M. Antoniadi, and Emilio De Bono. After him are Bronislav Kaminski, Christian Wirth, Milan Hodža, Martin Kutta, Kazu Naoki, and Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Artur Phleps ranks 82 out of 844. Before him are Orban (1404), Nicu Ceaușescu (1951), László Rajk (1909), David Wechsler (1896), Stephen Bocskai (1557), and Petru Groza (1884). After him are Dinu Lipatti (1917), Peter Mogila (1596), Mihnea cel Rău (1462), Horia Sima (1907), Fritz Klein (1888), and Dositej Obradović (1742).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Romania

Among military personnels born in Romania, Artur Phleps ranks 3. Before him are Alexander Löhr (1885), and Petre Dumitrescu (1882). After him are Arthur Arz von Straußenburg (1857), Ion Mihai Pacepa (1928), Constantin Prezan (1861), Michael von Melas (1729), Constantin Constantinescu-Claps (1884), Ecaterina Teodoroiu (1894), Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia (1859), Franz Rohr von Denta (1854), and Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten (1860).

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