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Joseph Berchtold

1897 - 1962

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Joseph Berchtold (6 March 1897 – 23 August 1962) was a German Nazi official and journalist who was the 2nd Reichsführer-SS from 1926 to 1927. An early senior Nazi Party member, he was a co-founder of the Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS). Berchtold served in World War I and upon Germany's defeat joined the German Workers' Party (DAP), a small extremist organization at the time. He remained in the party after it became known as the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi Party; NSDAP) and went on to become the second commander of the Schutzstaffel (SS) from April 1926 to March 1927. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Berchtold is the 4,028th most popular politician (down from 3,166th in 2019), the 1,051st most popular biography from Germany (down from 851st in 2019) and the 304th most popular German Politician.

Joseph Berchtold was a politician in Austria-Hungary who was the Foreign Minister from 1912 to 1916. He is most famous for his role in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which led to World War I.

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Among politicians, Joseph Berchtold ranks 4,028 out of 19,576. Before him are Christian Michelsen, Gevherhan Sultan, Emperor Ōgimachi, Shapur III, Ramiro II of León, and Gotthard Kettler. After him are Nakşidil Sultan, Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Vitold Fokin, Boris Shcherbina, Philip I, Prince of Taranto, and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi.

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Among people born in 1897, Joseph Berchtold ranks 52. Before him are Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Margaret Mahler, Kirill Meretskov, and Vasily Sokolovsky. After him are Leonid Govorov, Wilfred Bion, Vito Genovese, Vlado Chernozemski, Emil Maurice, and Gershom Scholem. Among people deceased in 1962, Joseph Berchtold ranks 34. Before him are Ronald Fisher, Shunroku Hata, Georgios Papanikolaou, Hans Lammers, Therese Neumann, and C. Wright Mills. After him are Hanns Eisler, Jacques Ibert, Killing of Peter Fechter, Ivan Meštrović, Dušan Simović, and Archduke Joseph August of Austria.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Joseph Berchtold ranks 1,051 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Kuhlau (1786), Klaus Nomi (1944), Bruno of Querfurt (970), Albert of Riga (1165), Gotthard Kettler (1517), and Reinhard Scheer (1863). After him are August von Kotzebue (1761), Marianne Bachmeier (1950), Charles De Coster (1827), Bert Trautmann (1923), Elisabeth of the Palatinate (1618), and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (1792).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Joseph Berchtold ranks 304. Before him are Wilhelm Gustloff (1895), Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (1831), Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (1774), Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1831), William II of Württemberg (1848), and Gotthard Kettler (1517). After him are Elisabeth of the Palatinate (1618), Caroline of Brunswick (1768), Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513), Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1370), Franz Ziereis (1905), and Franz, Duke of Bavaria (1933).

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