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Ernst Busch

1885 - 1945

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Ernst Bernhard Wilhelm Busch (6 July 1885 – 17 July 1945) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) during World War II who commanded the 16th Army (as a Generaloberst) and Army Group Centre. During World War I, Busch served as an infantry officer and was retained in the postwar army of the Weimar Republic. He steadily rose in seniority and by 1936 was a general and commander of the 23rd Infantry Division. During the invasion of Poland, he commanded VIII Army Corps. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Busch is the 183rd most popular military personnel (up from 189th in 2019), the 468th most popular biography from Germany (up from 475th in 2019) and the 38th most popular German Military Personnel.

Ernst Busch was a German singer who was most famous for his performances in operas.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ernst Busch ranks 183 out of 2,058. Before him are Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Pittacus of Mytilene, Giovanni Giustiniani, Józef Poniatowski, Michiel de Ruyter, and Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne. After him are Alois Brunner, Joachim Peiper, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, Felix Steiner, and Aleksandr Vasilevsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Ernst Busch ranks 22. Before him are Robert Delaunay, George de Hevesy, Karen Horney, André Maurois, Ernst Bloch, and Umberto Nobile. After him are Heinrich Hoffmann, Mikhail Frunze, Heinrich Brüning, Vladimir Tatlin, Chester W. Nimitz, and Kato Svanidze. Among people deceased in 1945, Ernst Busch ranks 39. Before him are Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Käthe Kollwitz, Emil Hácha, Hermann Fegelein, Hans Krebs, and Stefan Banach. After him are Friedrich Fromm, Roland Freisler, Josef Kramer, Wied, Prince of Albania, Robert Ley, and Hans Geiger.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernst Busch ranks 468 out of 7,253. Before him are Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724), Martin Behaim (1459), Fritz Todt (1891), Julius von Mayer (1814), Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911), and Joachim Löw (1960). After him are Ananda Mahidol (1925), Erich Kästner (1899), Herbert Kroemer (1928), Maria Alexandrovna (1824), Friedrich Fromm (1888), and Heinrich Mann (1871).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Ernst Busch ranks 38. Before him are Franz Halder (1884), Helmuth Weidling (1891), Hermann Fegelein (1906), Michael Wittmann (1914), Hans Krebs (1898), and Maurice de Saxe (1696). After 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).

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