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Kurt Meyer

1910 - 1961

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Kurt Meyer (23 December 1910 – 23 December 1961) was an SS commander and convicted war criminal of Nazi Germany. He served in the Waffen-SS (the combat branch of the SS) and participated in the Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, and other engagements during World War II. Meyer commanded the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend during the Allied invasion of Normandy, and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. After ordering the mass murder of civilians and prisoners of war (POWs) several times during the conflict, Meyer was convicted of war crimes for his role in the Ardenne Abbey massacre (the murder of Canadian POWs in Normandy). He was sentenced to death, but the sentence was later commuted to life in prison. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt Meyer is the 213th most popular military personnel (up from 307th in 2019), the 544th most popular biography from Germany (up from 707th in 2019) and the 46th most popular German Military Personnel.

Kurt Meyer is most famous for his role in the Malmedy Massacre during World War II.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Kurt Meyer ranks 213 out of 2,058. Before him are Dietrich von Choltitz, Alexandre de Beauharnais, Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, William Halsey Jr., Gotthard Heinrici, and Auguste de Marmont. After him are Jean-Baptiste Kléber, Andrey Vlasov, Josip Jelačić, Yūsuf Balasaguni, Friedrich Olbricht, and Wilhelm List.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Kurt Meyer ranks 22. Before him are Jacques Monod, Django Reinhardt, Konrad Zuse, David Niven, Walter Schellenberg, and Paul Flory. After him are Gerda Taro, Chiang Ching-kuo, Eric Berne, Katherine Oppenheimer, Michel Aflaq, and Helenio Herrera. Among people deceased in 1961, Kurt Meyer ranks 20. Before him are Edith Wilson, Mohammed V of Morocco, Maria of Yugoslavia, Frantz Fanon, Otto Loewi, and Rafael Trujillo. After him are Adnan Menderes, Dashiell Hammett, Sergio Osmeña, Luigi Einaudi, Paul Landowski, and Akiba Rubinstein.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Kurt Meyer ranks 544 out of 7,253. Before him are Ulrike Meinhof (1934), Theodor Morell (1886), Hans Fritzsche (1900), Henning von Tresckow (1901), Dietrich von Choltitz (1894), and Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774). After him are Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817), Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858), Jochen Rindt (1942), Maria Josepha of Bavaria (1739), Pyotr Stolypin (1862), and Louis II, Prince of Monaco (1870).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Kurt Meyer ranks 46. Before him are Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (1848), Paul Hausser (1880), Georg von Küchler (1881), Alfred von Schlieffen (1833), Henning von Tresckow (1901), and Dietrich von Choltitz (1894). After him are Friedrich Olbricht (1888), Wilhelm List (1880), Erich Hoepner (1886), Hans von Seeckt (1866), Maximilian von Weichs (1881), and Wilhelm Mohnke (1911).

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