MILITARY PERSONNEL
Franz Hössler
1906 - 1945

Franz Hössler
Franz Hößler, also Franz Hössler (German: [ˈfʁants ˈhœslɐ] ; 4 February 1906 – 13 December 1945) was a Nazi German SS-Obersturmführer and Schutzhaftlagerführer at the Auschwitz-Birkenau, Dora-Mittelbau and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps during World War II. Captured by the Allies at the end of the war, Hößler was charged with war crimes in the First Bergen-Belsen Trial, found guilty, and sentenced to death. He was executed by hanging at Hameln Prison in 1945. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Hössler is the 682nd most popular military personnel (down from 636th in 2019), the 1,717th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,570th in 2019) and the 119th most popular German Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Franz Hössler ranks 682 out of 2,058. Before him are Pierre Cambronne, Ashraf Marwan, Fritz Bayerlein, Kawakami Gensai, Callimachus, and Bardas Skleros. After him are Jean Maximilien Lamarque, Justinian, Markian Popov, Sadao Araki, Hugh S. Johnson, and Yue Jin.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierre Cambronne
1770 - 1842
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 676
Ashraf Marwan
1944 - 2007
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 677
Fritz Bayerlein
1899 - 1970
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 678
Kawakami Gensai
1834 - 1872
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 679
Callimachus
600 BC - 489 BC
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 680
Bardas Skleros
1000 - 991
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 681
Franz Hössler
1906 - 1945
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 682
Jean Maximilien Lamarque
1770 - 1832
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 683
Justinian
525 - 582
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 684
Markian Popov
1902 - 1969
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 685
Sadao Araki
1877 - 1966
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 686
Hugh S. Johnson
1882 - 1942
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 687
Yue Jin
200 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 688
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Franz Hössler ranks 94. Before him are Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Primo Carnera, Nazim al-Qudsi, Muzafer Sherif, John Carradine, and Joaquín Balaguer. After him are Piero Taruffi, Heinz Harmel, Junio Valerio Borghese, Curtis LeMay, Eleanor Hibbert, and Louise Brooks. Among people deceased in 1945, Franz Hössler ranks 116. Before him are Richard Glücks, Takeichi Nishi, Walter Krüger, Takijirō Ōnishi, Lord Alfred Douglas, and Constanze Manziarly. After him are Robert Brasillach, Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, Robert Desnos, August Hirt, Le Pétomane, and Rudolf Lange.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsIvan Chernyakhovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1945
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 88
Primo Carnera
BOXER
1906 - 1967
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 89
Nazim al-Qudsi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 90
Muzafer Sherif
PSYCHOLOGIST
1906 - 1988
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 91
John Carradine
ACTOR
1906 - 1988
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 92
Joaquín Balaguer
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2002
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 93
Franz Hössler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1945
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 94
Piero Taruffi
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1988
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 95
Heinz Harmel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 2000
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 96
Junio Valerio Borghese
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1974
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 97
Curtis LeMay
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1990
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 98
Eleanor Hibbert
WRITER
1906 - 1993
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 99
Louise Brooks
ACTOR
1906 - 1985
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 100
Others Deceased in 1945
Go to all RankingsRichard Glücks
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1945
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 110
Takeichi Nishi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1945
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 111
Walter Krüger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1945
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 112
Takijirō Ōnishi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 113
Lord Alfred Douglas
WRITER
1870 - 1945
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 114
Constanze Manziarly
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1945
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 115
Franz Hössler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1945
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 116
Robert Brasillach
WRITER
1909 - 1945
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 117
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1945
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 118
Robert Desnos
WRITER
1900 - 1945
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 119
August Hirt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1945
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 120
Le Pétomane
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1945
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 121
Rudolf Lange
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1945
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 122
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Franz Hössler ranks 1,717 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto Rasch (1891), Fritz Bayerlein (1899), Elisabeth of Schönau (1129), Friedrich Kellner (1885), Amalia of Solms-Braunfels (1602), and Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758). After him are Hans Staden (1525), Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (1774), Georg Ebers (1837), Siegfried Marcus (1831), Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg (1785), and Franz Pfeffer von Salomon (1888).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsOtto Rasch
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1948
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 1,711
Fritz Bayerlein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1970
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 1,712
Elisabeth of Schönau
WRITER
1129 - 1164
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 1,713
Friedrich Kellner
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1970
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 1,714
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
COMPANION
1602 - 1675
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 1,715
Carl Friedrich Zelter
COMPOSER
1758 - 1832
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 1,716
Franz Hössler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1945
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 1,717
Hans Staden
EXPLORER
1525 - 1579
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 1,718
Salomon Mayer von Rothschild
BUSINESSPERSON
1774 - 1855
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 1,719
Georg Ebers
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1898
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 1,720
Siegfried Marcus
INVENTOR
1831 - 1898
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 1,721
Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1846
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 1,722
Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1968
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 1,723
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany
Among military personnels born in Germany, Franz Hössler ranks 119. Before him are Kurt Franz (1914), Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (1911), Hans Speidel (1897), Heinz Lammerding (1905), Kurt von Tippelskirch (1891), and Fritz Bayerlein (1899). After him are Georg Stumme (1886), Wilhelm Adam (1877), Matthias Kleinheisterkamp (1893), Walter Stennes (1895), Nicolaus von Below (1907), and August Hirt (1898).
Kurt Franz
1914 - 1998
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 113
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
1911 - 1986
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 114
Hans Speidel
1897 - 1984
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 115
Heinz Lammerding
1905 - 1971
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 116
Kurt von Tippelskirch
1891 - 1957
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 117
Fritz Bayerlein
1899 - 1970
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 118
Franz Hössler
1906 - 1945
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 119
Georg Stumme
1886 - 1942
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 120
Wilhelm Adam
1877 - 1949
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 121
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
1893 - 1945
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 122
Walter Stennes
1895 - 1983
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 123
Nicolaus von Below
1907 - 1983
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 124
August Hirt
1898 - 1945
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 125