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Lothar Rendulic

1887 - 1971

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Lothar Rendulic (Croatian: Rendulić; 23 October 1887 – 17 January 1971) was an Austrian war criminal and army group commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Rendulic was one of three Austrians who rose to the rank of Generaloberst (colonel general) in the German armed forces. The other two were Romanian-born Alexander Löhr and Erhard Raus from Moravia. Rendulic was tried at the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials in 1948. Though acquitted of deliberate scorched earth tactics in Finland during the Lapland War, he was convicted of killing hostages in Yugoslavia at the Hostages Trial and imprisoned. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lothar Rendulic is the 272nd most popular military personnel (up from 281st in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Austria (down from 170th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Austrian Military Personnel.

Lothar Rendulic was a general in the Croatian army during World War II. He was most famous for being the commander of the Croatian forces in the Battle of Kozara.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Lothar Rendulic ranks 272 out of 2,058. Before him are Karl-Otto Koch, Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, Wilhelm Burgdorf, Han Xin, Sejanus, and Tadamichi Kuribayashi. After him are Karl Wolff, Oskar Dirlewanger, Robert Nivelle, Otto Carius, Otto Günsche, and Johannes Blaskowitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Lothar Rendulic ranks 36. Before him are Felix Yusupov, Ruth Benedict, Jack Phillips, August Macke, Wolfgang Köhler, and Nikolai Vavilov. After him are Alvin York, Alexander Archipenko, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Erich Mendelsohn, Kurt Schwitters, and George Pólya. Among people deceased in 1971, Lothar Rendulic ranks 31. Before him are Rudolf Abel, Lin Biao, Franz Stangl, Donald Winnicott, Jacobo Árbenz, and Arne Jacobsen. After him are Marcel Dupré, Violet Jessop, Bernardo Houssay, Yrjö Väisälä, Max Steiner, and Johannes Frießner.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Lothar Rendulic ranks 173 out of 1,424. Before him are Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (1529), Max Perutz (1914), Otto Weininger (1880), Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643), Ernst Gombrich (1909), and Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (1751). After him are Maria Theresa of Austria (1816), Leopold V, Duke of Austria (1157), Victor Weisskopf (1908), Paul Ehrenfest (1880), Helmut Marko (1943), and Karl Polanyi (1886).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Austria

Among military personnels born in Austria, Lothar Rendulic ranks 8. Before him are Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (1852), Roman von Ungern-Sternberg (1886), Józef Poniatowski (1763), Alois Brunner (1912), Franz Stangl (1908), and Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643). After him are Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1771), Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705), Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1865), Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817), Gustav Wagner (1911), and Walter Nowotny (1920).

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