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Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz

1893 - 1968

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Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz (also known as Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz; 30 July 1893 – 25 April 1968) was a German officer of aristocratic descent in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Strachwitz was born in 1893 on his family estate in Silesia. He was educated at various Prussian military academies and served in World War I, during which he was taken prisoner by French forces in October 1914. He made numerous failed attempts to escape custody while held prisoner. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz is the 703rd most popular military personnel (up from 796th in 2019), the 358th most popular biography from Poland (up from 409th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Polish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz ranks 703 out of 2,058. Before him are Wilhelm Adam, Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria, Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, Tatya Tope, Walter Stennes, and Nicolaus von Below. After him are Israel Tal, Husband E. Kimmel, Sergey Akhromeyev, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Vitalian, and Zhuge Jin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz ranks 71. Before him are Paul van Zeeland, Wilhelm Zaisser, Federico Mompou, Carl Værnet, Conrad Veidt, and Matthias Kleinheisterkamp. After him are Dean Acheson, Richard Dix, Nicholas J. Spykman, Roman Ingarden, William Dieterle, and Kurt Huber. Among people deceased in 1968, Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz ranks 58. Before him are Fritz Bauer, Boris Lyatoshinsky, John Heartfield, Franz Pfeffer von Salomon, Jean Hyppolite, and István Dobi. After him are Husband E. Kimmel, Augustin Bea, Eben Dönges, Konstantin Paustovsky, Upton Sinclair, and Giovannino Guareschi.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz ranks 358 out of 1,694. Before him are Lukas Podolski (1985), Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff (1699), Józef Cyrankiewicz (1911), Muazzez Sultan (1628), Henry the Bearded (1163), and Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702). After him are Bolesław IV the Curly (1120), Johannes Bugenhagen (1485), Andreas Gryphius (1616), Avraham Stern (1907), Ernst Wilimowski (1916), and Ewald Georg von Kleist (1700).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Poland

Among military personnels born in Poland, Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz ranks 32. Before him are Erich Fellgiebel (1886), Rüdiger von der Goltz (1865), Eberhard von Mackensen (1889), Heinz Reinefarth (1903), Maximilian von Prittwitz (1848), and Walther Nehring (1892). After him are Karol Świerczewski (1897), Casimir Pulaski (1745), Helmuth von Pannwitz (1898), Hans Karl von Diebitsch (1785), Max von Gallwitz (1852), and Hellmuth Stieff (1901).

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