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Ludwig Beck

1880 - 1944

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Ludwig August Theodor Beck (German: [ˈluːt.vɪç bɛk] ; 29 June 1880 – 20 July 1944) was a German general who served as Chief of the German General Staff from 1933 to 1938. Beck was one of the main conspirators of the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Beck was a staff officer in the Truppenamt of the Reichswehr and became a fellow traveller of the Nazis during the Weimar Republic. Beck was appointed Chief of Staff of the German Army shortly after the Nazi rise to power, supporting Hitler's rearmament of Germany and forceful denunciation of the Treaty of Versailles, although he believed Germany needed more time to prepare for another war. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig Beck is the 139th most popular military personnel (up from 149th in 2019), the 364th most popular biography from Germany (down from 363rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular German Military Personnel.

Ludwig Beck was a German general who was head of the army and chief of the general staff. He was one of the conspirators in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ludwig Beck ranks 139 out of 2,058. Before him are Hermann Hoth, Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Axel von Fersen the Younger, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, and Narses. After him are Abu Muslim, August von Mackensen, Werner von Blomberg, Franz Halder, Bohemond I of Antioch, and André Masséna.

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Among people born in 1880, Ludwig Beck ranks 15. Before him are Robert Musil, Oswald Spengler, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Franz Marc, Gideon Sundback, and André Derain. After him are Manuel Azaña, Paul Hausser, Wilhelm List, Werner von Fritsch, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, and Premchand. Among people deceased in 1944, Ludwig Beck ranks 19. Before him are Richard Sorge, Hilma af Klint, Reza Shah, Bertha Benz, Lou Henry Hoover, and Alexis Carrel. After him are Thomas Midgley Jr., Galeazzo Ciano, Erwin von Witzleben, Manuel L. Quezon, Ernst Thälmann, and Michael Wittmann.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ludwig Beck ranks 364 out of 7,253. Before him are Julius Streicher (1885), Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850), Rudolf Carnap (1891), Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662), and Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (1868). After him are Rudolf Mössbauer (1929), August von Mackensen (1849), Ernst Otto Fischer (1918), Martin Waldseemüller (1470), Thomas Müntzer (1489), and Hermann Müller (1876).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Ludwig Beck ranks 30. Before him are Heinrich Müller (1900), Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876), Erich Hartmann (1922), Ferdinand Schörner (1892), Hermann Hoth (1885), and Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881). After him are August von Mackensen (1849), Franz Halder (1884), Helmuth Weidling (1891), Hermann Fegelein (1906), Michael Wittmann (1914), and Hans Krebs (1898).

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