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Klaus Barbie

1913 - 1991

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Nikolaus Barbie (25 October 1913 – 25 September 1991) was a German officer of the Schutzstaffel and Sicherheitsdienst who worked in Vichy France during World War II. He became known as the "Butcher of Lyon" for having personally tortured prisoners—primarily Jews and members of the French Resistance—as the head of the Gestapo in Lyon. After the war, United States intelligence services employed him for his anti-communist efforts and aided his escape to Bolivia, where he advised the dictatorial regime on how to repress opposition through torture. In 1983, the United States apologised to France for the U.S. Counterintelligence Corps helping him escape to Bolivia, aiding Barbie's escape from an outstanding arrest warrant. In 1972, it was discovered he was in Bolivia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Klaus Barbie is the 84th most popular military personnel (up from 110th in 2019), the 246th most popular biography from Germany (up from 282nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Military Personnel.

Klaus Barbie was a high-ranking Nazi officer who was responsible for the deaths of thousands of Jews and other people in France during World War II. He was known as the Butcher of Lyon and the Gestapo's "Butcher of Lyon."

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Klaus Barbie ranks 84 out of 2,058. Before him are Eli Cohen, Günther von Kluge, Albrecht von Wallenstein, Nero Claudius Drusus, Tadeusz Kościuszko, and Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.. After him are Wild Bill Hickok, Vasily Arkhipov, Ivan Konev, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, José de San Martín, and Subutai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Klaus Barbie ranks 11. Before him are Rosa Parks, Vivien Leigh, Menachem Begin, Jean Marais, Robert Capa, and Burt Lancaster. After him are Claude Simon, Paul Ricœur, Josef Bican, Willis Lamb, Jesse Owens, and Bảo Đại. Among people deceased in 1991, Klaus Barbie ranks 10. Before him are Edwin McMillan, Dr. Seuss, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Serge Gainsbourg, Carl David Anderson, and Yves Montand. After him are Klaus Kinski, Gustáv Husák, W. Arthur Lewis, Jiang Qing, Graham Greene, and John Bardeen.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Klaus Barbie ranks 246 out of 7,253. Before him are Matthias Grünewald (1480), Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714), Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744), Eckhart Tolle (1948), Magda Goebbels (1901), and J. Hans D. Jensen (1907). After him are Johann Pachelbel (1653), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620), Alexander Van der Bellen (1944), Robert Bunsen (1811), and Justus von Liebig (1803).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Klaus Barbie ranks 16. Before him are Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), Baron Munchausen (1720), Ernst Röhm (1887), Walter Model (1891), Erich Raeder (1876), and Michel Ney (1769). After him are Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800), Albert Kesselring (1885), Walther von Brauchitsch (1881), Wilhelm Canaris (1887), John of Austria (1547), and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742).

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