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Hermann Priess

1901 - 1985

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Hermann August Fredrich Priess (24 May 1901 – 2 February 1985) was a German general in the Waffen-SS and a war criminal during World War II. He commanded the SS Division Totenkopf ("Death's Head") following the death of Theodor Eicke in February 1943. On 30 October 1944 he was appointed commander of the I SS Panzer Corps and led it during the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, Priess was convicted of war crimes for his involvement in the Malmedy massacre, and was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. He was released from the Landsberg Prison in 1954. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Priess is the 802nd most popular military personnel (up from 1,063rd in 2019), the 2,014th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,588th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hermann Priess ranks 802 out of 2,058. Before him are Hans von Salmuth, Emiliano Mercado del Toro, John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan, Soemu Toyoda, and Cleombrotus. After him are Jahangir Mirza, Hiroshi Ōshima, Ernst Linder, Wilhelm Souchon, Otto Kittel, and Demosthenes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Hermann Priess ranks 92. Before him are Melvyn Douglas, Nicola Abbagnano, Ub Iwerks, Ludolf von Alvensleben, Eric Voegelin, and Marino Marini. After him are Stella Adler, Henri Cochet, Miklós Nyiszli, Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria, Margarete Buber-Neumann, and Franciszek Gajowniczek. Among people deceased in 1985, Hermann Priess ranks 65. Before him are Tapio Wirkkala, Karl-Adolf Hollidt, Louise Brooks, Michael Redgrave, Eric Voegelin, and David Byron. After him are Birabongse Bhanudej, Cus D'Amato, Jean-Marie Loret, Axel Springer, Matti Järvinen, and Wellington Koo.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hermann Priess ranks 2,015 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach (1800), Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873), Hans-Peter Briegel (1955), Gotthold Eisenstein (1823), Julius Plücker (1801), and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1667). After him are John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1666), Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1882), Max Joseph von Pettenkofer (1818), Johann Homann (1664), Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797), and Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg (1711).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Hermann Priess ranks 143. Before him are Hans Hermann von Katte (1704), Max Immelmann (1890), Erich Brandenberger (1892), Heinz Hitler (1920), Wilhelm Rediess (1900), and Oswald Boelcke (1891). After him are Wilhelm Souchon (1864), Rudolf Schmidt (1886), Theodor Wisch (1907), Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow (1755), Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730), and Georg Lindemann (1884).

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