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Eduard Dietl

1890 - 1944

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Eduard Wohlrat Christian Dietl (21 July 1890 – 23 June 1944) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 20th Mountain Army. He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eduard Dietl is the 333rd most popular military personnel (up from 344th in 2019), the 817th most popular biography from Germany (down from 795th in 2019) and the 65th most popular German Military Personnel.

Edvard Dietl was a German Nazi commander during World War II. He was most famous for his role in the Battle of Stalingrad.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Eduard Dietl ranks 333 out of 2,058. Before him are Nearchus, Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Georg von Trapp, Hugo Sperrle, Nikolai Yudenich, and William D. Leahy. After him are Kul Tigin, Arthur Nebe, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, Wilhelm Bittrich, Charles François Dumouriez, and Valery Gerasimov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Eduard Dietl ranks 33. Before him are Kurt Student, Maria Goretti, Hermann Joseph Muller, Victor Lustig, Giorgio Morandi, and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. After him are Fanny Kaplan, Karl Harrer, Ronald Fisher, Elsa Schiaparelli, Rachele Mussolini, and Anthony Fokker. Among people deceased in 1944, Eduard Dietl ranks 52. Before him are Glenn Miller, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Mohammed Alim Khan, Werner von Haeften, Giovanni Gentile, and Max Jacob. After him are Nikolai Vatutin, Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, Princess Mafalda of Savoy, Florence Foster Jenkins, Leo Baekeland, and Ida Tarbell.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Eduard Dietl ranks 817 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (1722), Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700), Peter Kürten (1883), Hugo Sperrle (1885), Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865), and Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1851). After him are Karl Ludwig Harding (1765), Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (1869), Arthur Nebe (1894), Friedrich List (1789), Wilhelm Bittrich (1894), and Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg (1414).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Eduard Dietl ranks 65. Before him are Otto Carius (1922), Otto Günsche (1917), Hasso von Manteuffel (1897), Reinhard Gehlen (1902), Werner Mölders (1913), and Hugo Sperrle (1885). After him are Arthur Nebe (1894), Wilhelm Bittrich (1894), Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (1905), Georg von Frundsberg (1473), Walther Wenck (1900), and Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919).

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