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Franz Bäke

1898 - 1978

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Franz Bäke (28 February 1898 – 12 December 1978) was a German officer and tank commander during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. In post-war popular culture, Bäke was memorialised in the historical fiction series Panzer Aces by German author Franz Kurowski. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Bäke is the 1,374th most popular military personnel (up from 1,509th in 2019), the 3,434th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,626th in 2019) and the 254th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Franz Bäke ranks 1,374 out of 2,058. Before him are José Enrique Varela, Theodore Van Kirk, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus, Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, Brice Oligui Nguema, and Andrés Avelino Cáceres. After him are Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Akashi Motojiro, Harukichi Hyakutake, Kanji Ishiwara, Henri Saint Cyr, and Megabyzus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Franz Bäke ranks 139. Before him are José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones, Reino Ragnar Lehto, Jacob Tullin Thams, David Jack, Dámaso Alonso, and Allen Woodring. After him are Grace Moore, Luís Carlos Prestes, Helene Engelmann, Eero Lehtonen, Joe Spence, and Walther von Hünersdorff. Among people deceased in 1978, Franz Bäke ranks 125. Before him are Warren Weaver, Raymond Braine, Jerzy Kuryłowicz, Harold Abrahams, José Gonzalvo, and Zivia Lubetkin. After him are Prince Sigismund of Prussia, Rudolf Svensson, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, Mario Varglien, Julio Jaramillo, and Leo Genn.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franz Bäke ranks 3,436 out of 7,253. Before him are Justus Jonas (1493), Karlheinz Förster (1958), Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel (1796), Gunta Stölzl (1897), Markus Merk (1962), and Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal (1730). After him are Freimut Börngen (1930), John IV, Duke of Bavaria (1437), Anna Dorothea Therbusch (1721), Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden (1347), Salomea of Berg (1093), and Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1699).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Franz Bäke ranks 254. Before him are Prince Frederick of Württemberg (1808), Rolf Carls (1885), Otto Ciliax (1891), Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen (1815), Maximilian Fretter-Pico (1892), and Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg (1661). After him are Friedrich Christiansen (1879), Erwin Rösener (1902), Hans Jordan (1892), Kurt von der Chevallerie (1891), Fritz Julius Kuhn (1896), and Karl von Einem (1853).

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