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Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke

1889 - 1968

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Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke (24 January 1889 – 4 July 1968) was a German general of paratroop forces during World War II. He led units in Crete, North Africa, Italy, the Soviet Union and France, and was captured by American forces at the conclusion of the Battle for Brest in September 1944. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, one of only 27 people in the German military so decorated. Ramcke's career was unusual in that he served in all three branches of the German Wehrmacht. Ramcke was an ardent Nazi who committed war crimes in Crete and France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke is the 932nd most popular military personnel (down from 776th in 2019), the 2,365th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,911th in 2019) and the 172nd most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke ranks 932 out of 2,058. Before him are Esmail Ghaani, Fritz von Below, Karl Frenzel, Fritz Freitag, Mario Roatta, and Princess Pingyang. After him are Khalil al-Wazir, Friedrich Hossbach, Sosthenes of Macedon, Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Boris Gromov, and Nakano Takeko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke ranks 93. Before him are Reşat Nuri Güntekin, Fritz Pfeffer, Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, Richard Boleslawski, Mile Budak, and Kenwa Mabuni. After him are Emil Brunner, Lev Karakhan, Amadeo Bordiga, Subhi Bey Barakat, Ernst Reuter, and Dietrich Kraiss. Among people deceased in 1968, Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke ranks 81. Before him are Tivadar Soros, Fyodor Okhlopkov, Santos Iriarte, Thomas Merton, Tullio Serafin, and Mario Roatta. After him are Darío Moreno, Sergei Natanovich Bernstein, Charles Munch, Gabriel Hanot, Cornell Woolrich, and Camille Huysmans.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke ranks 2,366 out of 7,253. Before him are Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia (1746), Fritz Müller (1822), August Hermann Francke (1663), Karl Frenzel (1911), John Sutter (1803), and Magdalene of Bavaria (1587). After him are Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria (1439), Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1700), Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1888), Johann Andreas Stein (1728), Sigmund Rascher (1909), and Friedrich Hossbach (1894).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke ranks 172. Before him are Prince Franz of Bavaria (1875), Ludwig Crüwell (1892), Michael Lippert (1897), Heinrich Eberbach (1895), Otto Wöhler (1894), and Karl Frenzel (1911). After him are Friedrich Hossbach (1894), Reiner Stahel (1892), Dietrich Kraiss (1889), Wilhelm Marschall (1886), Fritz Klingenberg (1912), and Hans von Obstfelder (1886).

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