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Erich Raeder

1876 - 1960

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Erich Johann Albert Raeder (24 April 1876 – 6 November 1960) was a German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II and was convicted of war crimes after the war. He attained the highest possible naval rank, that of grand admiral, in 1939. Raeder led the Kriegsmarine for the first half of the war; he resigned in January 1943 and was replaced by Karl Dönitz. At the Nuremberg trials he was sentenced to life imprisonment but was released early owing to failing health in 1955. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. Erich Raeder is the 74th most popular military personnel (down from 72nd in 2024), the 202nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 181st in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Military Personnel.

Erich Raeder was a German admiral who served as the commander-in-chief of the Kriegsmarine from 1928 to 1943. He is most famous for his role in the planning and execution of the Battle of the Atlantic.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Erich Raeder ranks 74 out of 2,058. Before him are Eugène de Beauharnais, Manfred von Richthofen, Yi Sun-sin, Walter Model, T. E. Lawrence, and Stanislav Petrov. After him are Hasdrubal Barca, Ferdinand Foch, Michel Ney, Eli Cohen, Günther von Kluge, and Albrecht von Wallenstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Erich Raeder ranks 9. Before him are Mata Hari, Konrad Adenauer, Jack London, Adolf Windaus, John Macleod, and Róbert Bárány. After him are Zewditu, Otto Diels, Wilhelm Pieck, Constantin Brâncuși, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, and Manuel de Falla. Among people deceased in 1960, Erich Raeder ranks 5. Before him are Albert Camus, Boris Pasternak, Max von Laue, and Clark Gable. After him are Albert Kesselring, Amanullah Khan, Wilhelm Pieck, Melanie Klein, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Paula Hitler, and Walther Funk.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Erich Raeder ranks 202 out of 7,253. Before him are Ernst Röhm (1887), Friedrich Ebert (1871), Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990), Jupp Heynckes (1945), Walter Model (1891), and Nico (1938). After him are Frederick Trump (1869), Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756), Gottlob Frege (1848), Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808), Hans Zimmer (1957), and Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Erich Raeder ranks 14. Before him are Arminius (-17), Alfred Jodl (1890), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), Baron Munchausen (1720), Ernst Röhm (1887), and Walter Model (1891). After him are Michel Ney (1769), Klaus Barbie (1913), Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800), Albert Kesselring (1885), Walther von Brauchitsch (1881), and Wilhelm Canaris (1887).

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