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Günther von Kluge

1882 - 1944

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Günther Adolf Ferdinand von Kluge (30 October 1882 – 19 August 1944) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) during World War II. Kluge held commands on the Eastern and Western Fronts, until his suicide in connection with the 20 July plot. He commanded the 4th Army of the Wehrmacht during the invasion of Poland in 1939 and the Battle of France in 1940, earning a promotion to Generalfeldmarschall. Kluge went on to command the 4th Army in Operation Barbarossa (the invasion of the Soviet Union) and the Battle for Moscow in 1941. Amid the crisis of the Soviet counter-offensive in December 1941, Kluge was promoted to command Army Group Centre replacing Field Marshal Fedor von Bock. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Günther von Kluge is the 79th most popular military personnel, the 38th most popular biography from Poland (down from 34th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Polish Military Personnel.

Günther von Kluge was most famous for his role in the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Moscow, and the Battle of Kursk.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Günther von Kluge ranks 79 out of 2,058. Before him are Stanislav Petrov, Erich Raeder, Hasdrubal Barca, Ferdinand Foch, Michel Ney, and Eli Cohen. After him are Albrecht von Wallenstein, Nero Claudius Drusus, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Klaus Barbie, and Wild Bill Hickok.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Günther von Kluge ranks 14. Before him are Sigrid Undset, Max Born, Georgi Dimitrov, Ion Antonescu, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, and Emmy Noether. After him are Percy Williams Bridgman, Abdullah I of Jordan, Kurt von Schleicher, Mohammad Mosaddegh, Melanie Klein, and Abd el-Krim. Among people deceased in 1944, Günther von Kluge ranks 12. Before him are Erwin Rommel, Claus von Stauffenberg, Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, William James Sidis, Charles Glover Barkla, and Abdulmejid II. After him are Richard Sorge, Hilma af Klint, Reza Shah, Bertha Benz, Lou Henry Hoover, and Alexis Carrel.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Günther von Kluge ranks 38 out of 1,694. Before him are Manfred von Richthofen (1892), Gerhart Hauptmann (1862), Rudolf Clausius (1822), Zygmunt Bauman (1925), Władysław IV Vasa (1595), and Sigismund II Augustus (1520). After him are Walther Nernst (1864), Arthur Rubinstein (1887), Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923), Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456), Rudolf Virchow (1821), and Bronisław Malinowski (1884).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Poland

Among military personnels born in Poland, Günther von Kluge ranks 4. Before him are Erich Ludendorff (1865), Fedor von Bock (1880), and Manfred von Richthofen (1892). After him are Hans-Ulrich Rudel (1916), Konstantin Rokossovsky (1896), Werner von Blomberg (1878), Erwin von Witzleben (1881), Erich von Falkenhayn (1861), Anton Denikin (1872), Władysław Sikorski (1881), and Alfred von Tirpitz (1849).

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