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Hans Jeschonnek

1899 - 1943

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Hans Jeschonnek (9 April 1899 – 18 August 1943) was a German military aviator in the Luftstreitkräfte during World War I, a general staff officer in the Reichswehr in the inter–war period and Generaloberst (Colonel-General) and a Chief of the General Staff in the Luftwaffe, the aerial warfare branch of the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was born in 1899 and joined the military as a cadet in 1909. Trained as an officer at a military academy, he was granted his commission in 1914 and served in the infantry on the Western Front. In 1916 he transferred to the Luftstreitkräfte and trained as a fighter pilot. Jeschonnek shot down two enemy aircraft by the time of the German defeat in November 1918, earning the Iron Cross 2nd and 1st class. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Jeschonnek is the 6,294th most popular politician (up from 7,740th in 2019), the 344th most popular biography from Poland (up from 457th in 2019) and the 89th most popular Polish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hans Jeschonnek ranks 6,294 out of 19,576Before him are Ferenc Deák, Samuel Huntington, Emperor Muzong of Tang, Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Jamasp, and Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona. After him are Somchai Wongsawat, Anytus, Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé, Hadım Suleiman Pasha, Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh, and Adil Abdul-Mahdi.

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Among people born in 1899, Hans Jeschonnek ranks 76Before him are Ernst-Robert Grawitz, Franz Jonas, John Christie, Zaki al-Arsuzi, Aksel Sandemose, and Princess Margaretha of Sweden. After him are Fritz Bayerlein, Hayato Ikeda, Marcel Achard, Raoul Salan, Ida Kamińska, and Martin Luther King Sr.. Among people deceased in 1943, Hans Jeschonnek ranks 55Before him are Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Vito Cascio Ferro, Aimo Cajander, Ugo Cavallero, Viktor Pavičić, and Marina Raskova. After him are Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord, Franz Jägerstätter, Conrad Veidt, Nicholas J. Spykman, R. G. Collingwood, and Kurt Huber.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Hans Jeschonnek ranks 344 out of 1,694Before him are Barbara Brylska (1941), Roman Dmowski (1864), Maximilian von Prittwitz (1848), Walther Nehring (1892), Lestek (870), and Kurt Schumacher (1895). After him are Alfred Flatow (1869), Wojciech Szczęsny (1990), Moïse Kisling (1891), Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (1797), Martin Opitz (1597), and Hugo Steinhaus (1887).

Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Hans Jeschonnek ranks 89Before him are Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden (1116), Bolesław V the Chaste (1226), Ivan Vyhovsky (1608), Roman Dmowski (1864), Lestek (870), and Kurt Schumacher (1895). After him are Józef Cyrankiewicz (1911), Muazzez Sultan (1628), Henry the Bearded (1163), Bolesław IV the Curly (1120), Stanislav Kosior (1889), and Leszek II the Black (1241).