MILITARY PERSONNEL

Johannes Block

1894 - 1945

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Johannes Block (17 November 1894 – 26 January 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at division and corps level. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Block was killed on 26 January 1945 near Kielce, Poland during the Soviet Vistula-Oder Offensive. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johannes Block is the 1,865th most popular military personnel (down from 1,768th in 2019), the 1,099th most popular biography from Poland (down from 979th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Polish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Johannes Block ranks 1,865 out of 2,058. Before him are Miles Dempsey, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Boston Corbett, Musa Gareyev, Marcellinus, and Martin Dempsey. After him are Mariya Smirnova, Israel Putnam, Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer, Michael Mullen, Adasi, and Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Johannes Block ranks 225. Before him are Billy Bishop, Tommy Green, Raymond Schwartz, Yan Gamarnik, Mikhail Suslin, and André Jousseaume. After him are Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, Tay Garnett, Arthur Freed, Oliver Leese, Peter Warlock, and Robert Benson. Among people deceased in 1945, Johannes Block ranks 322. Before him are Xian Xinghai, Klaus Junge, Blind Willie Johnson, Stefan Mazurkiewicz, Frederick Hovey, and Giovanni Palatucci. After him are Boris Galerkin, El-Registan, Rudolf Lippert, Pietro Speciale, John R. Commons, and Cecil Griffiths.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Johannes Block ranks 1,099 out of 1,694. Before him are Jan Twardowski (1915), Erwin Geschonneck (1906), Stefan Mazurkiewicz (1888), Nikodem Caro (1871), Jerzy Pawłowski (1932), and Käthe Kruse (1883). After him are Józef Kozłowski (1757), Władysław Rubin (1917), Dariusz Wolski (1956), Józef Pińkowski (1929), Kornel Morawiecki (1941), and Lucyna Winnicka (1928).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Poland

Among military personnels born in Poland, Johannes Block ranks 80. Before him are Karl Decker (1897), Maria Wittek (1899), Hyman G. Rickover (1900), John Shalikashvili (1936), Walter Krueger (1881), and August Emil Fieldorf (1895). After him are Franciszek Gągor (1951).

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