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Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg

1886 - 1974

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Leo Dietrich Franz Reichsfreiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg (2 March 1886 – 27 January 1974) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, noted for his pioneering stance and expertise in the field of armoured warfare. He commanded the 5th Panzer Army (formalised as Panzer Group West) during the Invasion of Normandy, and later served as Inspector General of Armoured Troops. After the war he was involved in the development of the newly built German Army (Bundeswehr). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg is the 718th most popular military personnel (down from 716th in 2019), the 1,823rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,770th in 2019) and the 128th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg ranks 718 out of 2,058Before him are August Hirt, Jules Brunet, Sigismund Korybut, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, Wilhelm Schepmann, and Billy Mitchell. After him are Lothar von Trotha, Eduard Roschmann, Domnica, Heinz Harmel, Taira no Masakado, and Arnold Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg ranks 69Before him are Raoul Hausmann, Tsuguharu Foujita, Raymond A. Spruance, Werner Kempf, Sessue Hayakawa, and Georg Stumme. After him are Nobutake Kondō, Walter H. Schottky, Joe Masseria, Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., Franz Josef Popp, and Olaf Stapledon. Among people deceased in 1974, Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg ranks 55Before him are Franz Jonas, Salvador Puig Antich, Helmuth Koinigg, Everaldo, Vannevar Bush, and Marcel Achard. After him are Junio Valerio Borghese, Agnes Moorehead, Anne Sexton, Pietro Germi, Vladimir Fock, and Candy Darling.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg ranks 1,823 out of 7,253Before him are Conrad, Margrave of Meissen (1097), Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld (1651), Carl Loewe (1796), Hans-Hermann Hoppe (1949), Wilhelm Schepmann (1894), and Peter Henlein (1479). After him are Lothar von Trotha (1848), Armin Meiwes (1961), Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (1789), Carl Ludwig Blume (1796), Louis VI, Elector Palatine (1539), and Christoph Graupner (1683).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg ranks 128Before him are Matthias Kleinheisterkamp (1893), Walter Stennes (1895), Nicolaus von Below (1907), August Hirt (1898), Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld (1651), and Wilhelm Schepmann (1894). After him are Lothar von Trotha (1848), Hans Langsdorff (1894), Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (1759), Karl-Adolf Hollidt (1891), Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma (1891), and Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1737).