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Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski

1899 - 1966

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Hermann Leopold August von Oppeln-Bronikowski (2 January 1899 – 19 September 1966) was an Olympic equestrian, winning a gold medal in the team dressage at the 1936 Olympics. He later served as a panzer general during World War II. As a lieutenant during World War I, he was awarded the Iron Cross in 1918. During World War II, he served with distinction in Poland in 1939 and then on the Russian Front, commanding several tanks that were knocked out and personally leading several ad hoc attacks. Oppeln-Bronikowski led the desperate attack of the 22nd Panzer Division on the 19th of November 1943 in an attempt to forestall the encirclement of German forces in Stalingrad. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski is the 1,048th most popular military personnel (down from 1,023rd in 2019), the 2,635th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,497th in 2019) and the 189th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski ranks 1,048 out of 2,058. Before him are Robert Blake, Teruo Nakamura, Achillas, Philip Sheridan, Pavel Rotmistrov, and Dame Gruev. After him are Franz Moritz von Lacy, Oreste Baratieri, Vasily Petrov, Quintus Salvidienus Rufus, Nikephoros Phokas the Elder, and Viktor Dankl von Krasnik.

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Among people born in 1899, Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski ranks 122. Before him are Udham Singh, Noël Coward, Oscar Zariski, Norman Taurog, Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, and Café Filho. After him are Helge Ingstad, Max Simon, Jimmie Angel, Maria Yudina, Domingo Tejera, and Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria. Among people deceased in 1966, Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski ranks 85. Before him are Bud Powell, Robert Rossen, Homi J. Bhabha, Boris Podolsky, Camilo Torres Restrepo, and Wieland Wagner. After him are Georges Theunis, Albert W. Hull, Alfred Neuland, Heimito von Doderer, Frank Lentini, and Stanisław Mikołajczyk.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski ranks 2,636 out of 7,253. Before him are Gisèle Freund (1908), Poppo von Osterna (1200), Roger Schmidt (1967), John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony (1529), Friedrich Stromeyer (1776), and Rolf Hochhuth (1931). After him are Sami Khedira (1987), Gisela Mauermayer (1913), Herms Niel (1888), C. W. Ceram (1915), Louis X, Duke of Bavaria (1495), and Friedrich Pollock (1894).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski ranks 189. Before him are Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (1900), Hans Hartwig von Beseler (1850), Karl Ernst (1904), Otto von Lossow (1868), Eugen Ritter von Schobert (1883), and Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch (1888). After him are Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow (1782), Eugen Meindl (1892), Martin Gottfried Weiss (1905), Max Pauly (1907), August Schmidhuber (1901), and Walter Heitz (1878).

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