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Hans Krebs

1898 - 1945

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Hans Otto Wilhelm Eugen Krebs (4 March 1898 – 2 May 1945) was a German Army general of infantry who served during World War II. A career soldier, he served in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht. He served as the last Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) during the final phase of the war in Europe (1 April to 1 May 1945). Krebs tried to open surrender negotiations with the Red Army; he committed suicide in the Führerbunker during the early hours of 2 May 1945, two days after Adolf Hitler killed himself. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Krebs is the 168th most popular military personnel (up from 178th in 2019), the 435th most popular biography from Germany (up from 438th in 2019) and the 36th most popular German Military Personnel.

Hans Krebs is most famous for his discovery of the citric acid cycle, or the Krebs cycle.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hans Krebs ranks 168 out of 2,058. Before him are Jean Lannes, Alexander Selkirk, Robert Peary, Draža Mihailović, Louis-Alexandre Berthier, and William Stuart-Houston. After him are Khalifa Haftar, Antipater, George Armstrong Custer, Anton Denikin, Louis, Grand Condé, and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Hans Krebs ranks 24. Before him are Herbert Marcuse, Liu Shaoqi, Karl Ziegler, Trofim Lysenko, Gunnar Myrdal, and Julius Evola. After him are Tamara de Lempicka, Karl Hermann Frank, Rudolf Dassler, Isidor Isaac Rabi, Rodion Malinovsky, and Henry Moore. Among people deceased in 1945, Hans Krebs ranks 37. Before him are David Lloyd George, August von Mackensen, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Käthe Kollwitz, Emil Hácha, and Hermann Fegelein. After him are Stefan Banach, Ernst Busch, Friedrich Fromm, Roland Freisler, Josef Kramer, and Wied, Prince of Albania.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Krebs ranks 435 out of 7,253. Before him are Sepp Maier (1944), Ernst Abbe (1840), Otto Loewi (1873), Otto Lilienthal (1848), Leo von Caprivi (1831), and Pina Bausch (1940). After him are Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805), Ernst Bloch (1885), Michael Haneke (1942), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), Karl Drais (1785), and Conradin (1252).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Hans Krebs ranks 36. Before him are Ludwig Beck (1880), August von Mackensen (1849), Franz Halder (1884), Helmuth Weidling (1891), Hermann Fegelein (1906), and Michael Wittmann (1914). After him are Maurice de Saxe (1696), Ernst Busch (1885), Joachim Peiper (1915), Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (1848), Paul Hausser (1880), and Georg von Küchler (1881).

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