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Hans von Obstfelder

1886 - 1976

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Hans von Obstfelder (6 September 1886 – 20 December 1976) was a German general (General of the Infantry) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. In September 1941, during Operation Babarossa, the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, Obstfelder commanded the 29th Army Corps, which was among the first units of the Wehrmacht to reach Kyiv. In October 2021, against the background of official commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Babi Yar Massacre, Obstfelder's name appeared among the 161 names of the perpetrators of that crime, released by the Babi Year Holocaust Memorial Center. Obstfelder was never tried for his involvement in the Babi Yar massacre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans von Obstfelder is the 978th most popular military personnel (down from 956th in 2019), the 2,481st most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,328th in 2019) and the 178th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hans von Obstfelder ranks 978 out of 2,058. Before him are Thomas J. Hudner Jr., Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, Maria Bochkareva, Federico Gravina, and Paik Sun-yup. After him are Yağısıyan, Yazid ibn al-Muhallab, Leo of Tripoli, Manshuk Mametova, Gainas, and Burkhard Christoph von Münnich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Hans von Obstfelder ranks 103. Before him are Manuel Ponce, Victor McLaglen, Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, Wilhelm Marschall, Frank Nitti, and Olga Rozanova. After him are Sholem Schwarzbard, George Cœdès, Stefania Wilczyńska, Victor Boin, Princess Patricia of Connaught, and Salvatore Maranzano. Among people deceased in 1976, Hans von Obstfelder ranks 85. Before him are David Jacobs, Gregor Piatigorsky, Zhang Wentian, Rudolf Kempe, Mickey Cohen, and Wilhelm Marschall. After him are Tommy Bolin, Alexander Lippisch, Evert Taube, Orlando Letelier, Gottfried von Cramm, and Mohammed Ben Aarafa.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans von Obstfelder ranks 2,482 out of 7,253. Before him are Eugen Weidmann (1908), Thomas Fincke (1561), Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1789), Caroline of Hesse-Homburg (1771), Franz von Sickingen (1481), and Heino (1938). After him are Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1857), Friedrich Hoffmann (1660), Frederick William, Elector of Hesse (1802), Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg (1486), Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (1865), and Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1683).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Hans von Obstfelder ranks 178. Before him are Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke (1889), Friedrich Hossbach (1894), Reiner Stahel (1892), Dietrich Kraiss (1889), Wilhelm Marschall (1886), and Fritz Klingenberg (1912). After him are Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1683), Heinrich Bär (1913), Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz (1796), Joachim Schepke (1912), Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (1900), and Hans Hartwig von Beseler (1850).

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