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Felix von Luckner

1881 - 1966

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Felix Nikolaus Alexander Georg Graf von Luckner (9 June 1881, Dresden – 13 April 1966, Malmö), sometimes called Count Luckner in English, was a German nobleman, naval officer, author, and sailor who earned the epithet Der Seeteufel (the Sea Devil), and his crew that of Die Piraten des Kaisers (the Emperor's Pirates), for his exploits in command of the sailing commerce raider SMS Seeadler (Sea Eagle) during the First World War. After the war, Luckner became a war hero in Germany and was renowned around the world for his seamanship and chivalrous conduct during the war, which resulted in a minimal loss of life on both sides. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Felix von Luckner is the 1,282nd most popular military personnel (up from 1,291st in 2019), the 3,207th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,131st in 2019) and the 239th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Felix von Luckner ranks 1,282 out of 2,058. Before him are Mikhail Kovalyov, Teutobod, Caupolicán, J. F. C. Fuller, John C. Woods, and Maksim Purkayev. After him are Gustav Lombard, Joachim Lemelsen, Violette Szabo, Max Wünsche, Demetrios Ypsilantis, and Ernst-Günther Baade.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Felix von Luckner ranks 116. Before him are Grigory Kotovsky, María Blanchard, Yakov Protazanov, Ber Borochov, Albert Austin, and Nuri Killigil. After him are Giuseppe Amisani, August Hlond, Madge Syers, Vlas Chubar, Harry Hillman, and Jānis Balodis. Among people deceased in 1966, Felix von Luckner ranks 111. Before him are Gaspar Cassadó, Otto von Knobelsdorff, Fritz Bleyl, Guillermo Gorostiza, J. F. C. Fuller, and Reino Ragnar Lehto. After him are Lenny Bruce, Agostinho Fortes Filho, Natacha Rambova, Julie Manet, Vicente Rojo Lluch, and Joe Spence.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Felix von Luckner ranks 3,209 out of 7,253. Before him are Olga Benário Prestes (1908), Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp (1649), Emil Warburg (1846), Caspar Netscher (1639), Theodor Meynert (1833), and Anna of Hesse (1529). After him are Karl Rapp (1882), Hans Meyer (1858), Karl Neukirch (1864), Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell (1886), Susanna of Bavaria (1502), and Princess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen (1710).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Felix von Luckner ranks 239. Before him are Heinrich von Bellegarde (1756), George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (1892), Eduard Wagner (1894), Josias von Heeringen (1850), Otto von Knobelsdorff (1886), and Heinrich Ehrler (1917). After him are Gustav Lombard (1895), Joachim Lemelsen (1888), Max Wünsche (1914), Ernst-Günther Baade (1897), Walter Krüger (1892), and Helmut Kunz (1910).

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