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Carl Gustav Fleischer

1883 - 1942

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Carl Gustav Fleischer (28 December 1883 – 19 December 1942) was a Norwegian general and the first land commander to win a major victory against the Germans in the Second World War. Having followed the Norwegian government into exile at the end of the Norwegian Campaign, Fleischer committed suicide after being bypassed for appointment as commander-in-chief of the Norwegian Armed Forces in exile and being sent to the insignificant post as commander of Norwegian forces in Canada. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Gustav Fleischer is the 1,932nd most popular military personnel (down from 1,901st in 2019), the 484th most popular biography from Norway (down from 423rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Norwegian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Carl Gustav Fleischer ranks 1,932 out of 2,058. Before him are Don Carlos Buell, Eugene Bullard, Lloyd Fredendall, Frederick E. Morgan, William Rosecrans, and William Hood Simpson. After him are Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Anthony Wayne, Kyrylo Budanov, Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Chesty Puller, and Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Carl Gustav Fleischer ranks 263. Before him are S. Z. Sakall, Lili Bech, Victor Johnson, Aurelio Mosquera, Georg de Laval, and Lloyd Fredendall. After him are Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith, Gyula Juhász, Ercole Olgeni, Henry Robertson Bowers, Edna May Oliver, and Lesley Ashburner. Among people deceased in 1942, Carl Gustav Fleischer ranks 234. Before him are Laura Hope Crews, Sidney Fox, Marcellin Boule, August von Gödrich, John Goodall, and William Carr. After him are Birger Cederin, James Cruze, Dmitry Ushakov, Edna May Oliver, William Gott, and Jamnalal Bajaj.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Carl Gustav Fleischer ranks 484 out of 1,039. Before him are Bjørn Paulson (1923), Kjell Ola Dahl (1958), Frithjof Sælen (1892), Harald Natvig (1872), Natassia Malthe (1974), and Kjetil Rekdal (1968). After him are Alf Hansen (1948), Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (1961), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (1996), Sigurd Moen (1897), Halvdan Koht (1873), and Petter Northug (1986).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Norway

Among military personnels born in Norway, Carl Gustav Fleischer ranks 5. Before him are Peter Tordenskjold (1690), Otto Ruge (1882), Niels Juel (1629), and Cort Adeler (1622).

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