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Ferdinand Schörner

1892 - 1973

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Ferdinand Schörner (12 June 1892 – 2 July 1973) was a German military commander and convicted war criminal, who held the rank of Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was the only German soldier to rise to this rank from his initial status of Einjährig-Freiwilliger (One-year volunteer). He commanded several army groups and was the final Commander-in-chief of the German Army and the last man promoted to the rank of Field Marshal in the Wehrmacht. Schörner was a dedicated Nazi and became well known for his ruthlessness. By the end of World War II, he was Hitler's favourite commander. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand Schörner is the 124th most popular military personnel (up from 137th in 2019), the 347th most popular biography from Germany (down from 338th in 2019) and the 27th most popular German Military Personnel.

Ferdinand Schörner was a German general who was most famous for being the commander of the 7th Army.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 124 out of 2,058. Before him are Erich Hartmann, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Hamilcar Barca, Theodor Eicke, Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, and Gaius Julius Caesar. After him are Miloš Obilić, Akechi Mitsuhide, Stilicho, Muhammad bin Qasim, Semyon Timoshenko, and Cimon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 21. Before him are Alexander Alekhine, Amanullah Khan, Sepp Dietrich, Arthur Compton, Arthur Honegger, and Theodor Eicke. After him are Engelbert Dollfuss, Oliver Hardy, George Paget Thomson, Jack L. Warner, Mátyás Rákosi, and William P. Murphy. Among people deceased in 1973, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 26. Before him are Abebe Bikila, John Ford, Karl Ziegler, Ludwig von Mises, Charles Greeley Abbot, and Anna Magnani. After him are Max Horkheimer, Ragnar Frisch, Pablo Casals, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Selman Waksman, and Semyon Budyonny.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 347 out of 7,253. Before him are Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868), Heinrich Louis d'Arrest (1822), Georgy Lvov (1861), Karl May (1842), Theodor Heuss (1884), and Simone Signoret (1921). After him are Max Horkheimer (1895), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1955), Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945), Christian V of Denmark (1646), Otto of Bavaria (1848), and Arno Allan Penzias (1933).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 27. Before him are John of Austria (1547), Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742), Walther von Reichenau (1884), Heinrich Müller (1900), Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876), and Erich Hartmann (1922). After him are Hermann Hoth (1885), Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), Ludwig Beck (1880), August von Mackensen (1849), Franz Halder (1884), and Helmuth Weidling (1891).

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