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Helmuth Weidling

1891 - 1955

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Helmuth Otto Ludwig Weidling (2 November 1891 – 17 November 1955) was a German three-star general during the Second World War. He was the last commander of the Berlin Defence Area during the Battle of Berlin, led the defence of the city against Soviet forces and finally surrendered just before the end of World War II in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helmuth Weidling is the 150th most popular military personnel (up from 170th in 2019), the 397th most popular biography from Germany (up from 422nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular German Military Personnel.

Helmuth Weidling was the commander of the Berlin Defense Area during the Battle of Berlin. He is most famous for his role in the Battle of Berlin, where he commanded the defense of Berlin against Soviet forces.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Helmuth Weidling ranks 150 out of 2,058. Before him are Bohemond I of Antioch, André Masséna, Erwin von Witzleben, Yakov Dzhugashvili, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, and Erich von Falkenhayn. After him are Perdiccas, John Hawkins, Pyotr Bagration, Zhang Fei, Hermann Fegelein, and Michael Wittmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Helmuth Weidling ranks 17. Before him are Edith Stein, Pär Lagerkvist, John Howard Northrop, Walther Bothe, Henry Miller, and Rudolf Carnap. After him are Otto Dix, Rafael Trujillo, Fritz Todt, Genrikh Yagoda, Ilya Ehrenburg, and Osip Mandelstam. Among people deceased in 1955, Helmuth Weidling ranks 13. Before him are Arthur Honegger, Sadako Sasaki, James B. Sumner, Alberto Ascari, Fernand Léger, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. After him are António Egas Moniz, Jim Corbett, Charlie Parker, Paul Claudel, Rodolfo Graziani, and Maurice Utrillo.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Helmuth Weidling ranks 397 out of 7,253. Before him are Lothar Matthäus (1961), Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (1655), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551), Samuel Hahnemann (1755), Gerhard Domagk (1895), and Jürgen Klopp (1967). After him are Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864), Ilse Koch (1906), Rupert, King of Germany (1352), Max Bruch (1838), Wilhelm Maybach (1846), and Einhard (770).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Helmuth Weidling ranks 33. Before him are Ferdinand Schörner (1892), Hermann Hoth (1885), Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), Ludwig Beck (1880), August von Mackensen (1849), and Franz Halder (1884). After him are Hermann Fegelein (1906), Michael Wittmann (1914), Hans Krebs (1898), Maurice de Saxe (1696), Ernst Busch (1885), and Joachim Peiper (1915).

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