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Hans-Georg von Friedeburg

1895 - 1945

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Hans-Georg Friedrich Ludwig Robert von Friedeburg (15 July 1895 – 23 May 1945) was a German admiral, the deputy commander of the U-boat Forces of Nazi Germany and the second-to-last Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine. He was the only representative of the armed forces to be present at the signing of the German instruments of surrender in Luneburg Heath on 4 May 1945, in Reims on 7 May and in Berlin on 8 May 1945. Von Friedeburg committed suicide shortly afterwards, upon the dissolution of the Flensburg Government. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans-Georg von Friedeburg is the 3,725th most popular politician (down from 3,242nd in 2019), the 1,124th most popular biography from France (down from 1,034th in 2019) and the 267th most popular French Politician.

Hans-Georg von Friedeburg was a German admiral who was the commander of the German Navy from 1943 to 1945. He was also the last commander-in-chief of the German Navy.

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Among politicians, Hans-Georg von Friedeburg ranks 3,725 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Ahmet Davutoğlu, Raymond of Poitiers, Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, Andrew Dickson White, and Fanny Elssler. After him are Bahram II, Rugila, Moncef Marzouki, Licinius II, Jacob Le Maire, and George, King of Saxony.

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Among people born in 1895, Hans-Georg von Friedeburg ranks 63. Before him are Nedeljko Čabrinović, Lázaro Cárdenas, Kurt Zeitzler, Wilhelm Kempff, Kiril, Prince of Preslav, and Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia. After him are Lewis Milestone, Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, Edna Purviance, Clara Haskil, Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria, and Pavel Sukhoi. Among people deceased in 1945, Hans-Georg von Friedeburg ranks 78. Before him are Margot Frank, Boris Shaposhnikov, Fumimaro Konoe, Kurt Knispel, Kiril, Prince of Preslav, and Edith Frank. After him are Georg Elser, Josef Terboven, Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Harry Daghlian, Franz Ziereis, and Plutarco Elías Calles.

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In France

Among people born in France, Hans-Georg von Friedeburg ranks 1,124 out of 6,770. Before him are Hector Guimard (1867), Francis Lai (1932), Juliette Récamier (1777), Jean Marc Gaspard Itard (1774), Raymond of Poitiers (1115), and Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756). After him are Vincent d'Indy (1851), Jean Giraudoux (1882), Charibert II (618), Gaston Maspero (1846), Sonia Rykiel (1930), and François Leclerc du Tremblay (1577).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Hans-Georg von Friedeburg ranks 267. Before him are Edmond Debeaumarché (1906), Christina of Lorraine (1565), Francis Phoebus of Navarre (1467), Anne Marie d'Orléans (1669), Charles, Duke of Berry (1686), and Raymond of Poitiers (1115). After him are Charibert II (618), François Leclerc du Tremblay (1577), Hugh of Italy (880), James II of Majorca (1243), Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818), and Daniel Cohn-Bendit (1945).

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