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Franz Ritter von Epp

1868 - 1947

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Franz Ritter von Epp (born Franz Epp; from 1918 as Ritter von Epp; 16 October 1868 – 31 January 1947) was a German general and politician who started his military career in the Bavarian Army. Successful wartime military service earned him a knighthood in 1916. After the end of World War I and the dissolution of the German Empire, Epp was a commanding officer in the Freikorps and the Reichswehr. His unit, the Freikorps Epp, was responsible for numerous massacres during the crushing of the Bavarian Soviet Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Ritter von Epp is the 5,562nd most popular politician (down from 5,255th in 2019), the 1,465th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,444th in 2019) and the 426th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 5,562 out of 19,576. Before him are Werner Best, Hashim Thaçi, Léon M'ba, Emperor Go-Hanazono, Peter, Duke of Coimbra, and William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent. After him are Bayan I, Josef Bühler, Prusias I of Bithynia, Jón Sigurðsson, Assef Shawkat, and Yoshirō Mori.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 61. Before him are Alfred Weber, Myrtle Corbin, Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, Paul Otlet, and Harvey S. Firestone. After him are Princess Anastasia of Montenegro, Olga Knipper, Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria, Noe Zhordania, Empress Dowager Longyu, and Kantarō Suzuki. Among people deceased in 1947, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 60. Before him are Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Karel Čurda, Black Dahlia, Franz Böhme, Franz Seldte, and Alfredo Casella. After him are Dorothea Binz, Hermine Reuss of Greiz, P. D. Ouspensky, Victor Serge, Ananda Coomaraswamy, and Slavko Kvaternik.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 1,465 out of 7,253. Before him are Jupp Derwall (1927), Karl Löwith (1897), Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1729), Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach (1682), Werner Best (1903), and Princess Sophie of Saxony (1845). After him are Josef Bühler (1904), Beno Gutenberg (1889), Hans Knappertsbusch (1888), Adolph Wagner (1835), Uli Stielike (1954), and Johann Eck (1486).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 426. Before him are Princess Margaretha of Saxony (1840), Ernst vom Rath (1909), Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1848), Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1723), Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896), and Werner Best (1903). After him are Josef Bühler (1904), William I, Elector of Hesse (1743), Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1826), Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1724), Julius Schaub (1898), and Dorothea Binz (1920).

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