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Fritz Bayerlein

1899 - 1970

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Fritz Hermann Michael Bayerlein (14 January 1899 – 30 January 1970) was a German general in the Wehrmacht, during World War II. He initially served as a staff officer, including with Erwin Rommel in the Afrika Korps. He then commanded the 3rd Panzer Division, the Panzer Lehr Division and LIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht) in the European theatre. Bayerlein was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Prior to the second world war, Bayerlein served in the 9th Bavarian Reserve Division in 1917. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fritz Bayerlein is the 678th most popular military personnel (down from 549th in 2019), the 1,712th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,340th in 2019) and the 118th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Fritz Bayerlein ranks 678 out of 2,058. Before him are Abner Doubleday, Conon, Choe Yeong, Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, Pierre Cambronne, and Ashraf Marwan. After him are Kawakami Gensai, Callimachus, Bardas Skleros, Franz Hössler, Jean Maximilien Lamarque, and Justinian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Fritz Bayerlein ranks 77. Before him are Franz Jonas, John Christie, Zaki al-Arsuzi, Aksel Sandemose, Princess Margaretha of Sweden, and Hans Jeschonnek. After him are Hayato Ikeda, Marcel Achard, Raoul Salan, Ida Kamińska, Martin Luther King Sr., and Lotte Reiniger. Among people deceased in 1970, Fritz Bayerlein ranks 68. Before him are Barnett Newman, Tarjei Vesaas, Gyula Cseszneky, Marie-Pierre Kœnig, Elyesa Bazna, and Zeki Velidi Togan. After him are Sheng Shicai, Friedrich Kellner, Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, Giuseppe Ungaretti, Michael Balint, and Wilhelm Schepmann.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Fritz Bayerlein ranks 1,712 out of 7,253. Before him are Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg (1623), Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814), Matthias Jabs (1955), Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel (1766), Edmund Landau (1877), and Otto Rasch (1891). After him are Elisabeth of Schönau (1129), Friedrich Kellner (1885), Amalia of Solms-Braunfels (1602), Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758), Franz Hössler (1906), and Hans Staden (1525).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Fritz Bayerlein ranks 118. Before him are Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach (1888), Kurt Franz (1914), Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (1911), Hans Speidel (1897), Heinz Lammerding (1905), and Kurt von Tippelskirch (1891). After him are Franz Hössler (1906), Georg Stumme (1886), Wilhelm Adam (1877), Matthias Kleinheisterkamp (1893), Walter Stennes (1895), and Nicolaus von Below (1907).

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