MILITARY PERSONNEL
Max Pauly
1907 - 1946

Max Pauly
Max Pauly (1 June 1907 – 8 October 1946) was an SS-Standartenführer who was the commandant of Stutthof concentration camp from September 1939 to August 1942 and commandant of Neuengamme concentration camp and the associated subcamps from September 1942 until liberation in May 1945. He lived on site with his family. Prior to his assignment at the camps, Pauly had presided over the executions of Polish POWs captured after the Defence of the Polish Post Office in Danzig. Pauly was tried by the British for war crimes with 13 others in the Curio Haus in Hamburg which was located in the British occupied sector of Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max Pauly is the 1,080th most popular military personnel (up from 1,128th in 2019), the 2,715th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,760th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular German Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Max Pauly ranks 1,080 out of 2,058. Before him are Arthur Rostron, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, Charles Eugène de Croÿ, Thomas Nelson Jr., and Danylo Apostol. After him are Rasim Delić, August Schmidhuber, Khiuaz Dospanova, Gaston Billotte, Emilio Eduardo Massera, and Walter Heitz.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArthur Rostron
1869 - 1940
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 1,074
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
1936 - 2021
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 1,075
Manuel Erotikos Komnenos
901 - 1020
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 1,076
Charles Eugène de Croÿ
1651 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 1,077
Thomas Nelson Jr.
1738 - 1789
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 1,078
Danylo Apostol
1654 - 1734
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 1,079
Max Pauly
1907 - 1946
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 1,080
Rasim Delić
1949 - 2010
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 1,081
August Schmidhuber
1901 - 1947
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 1,082
Khiuaz Dospanova
1922 - 2008
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,083
Gaston Billotte
1875 - 1940
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,084
Emilio Eduardo Massera
1925 - 2010
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,085
Walter Heitz
1878 - 1944
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,086
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, Max Pauly ranks 139. Before him are Enrique Líster, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, Yasushi Inoue, Bruno Munari, John Anderson, and Bo Gu. After him are Yves Allégret, Rudolf Peierls, Ethel Smith, Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and Sergei Kruglov. Among people deceased in 1946, Max Pauly ranks 99. Before him are Béla Imrédy, Robert Heinrich Wagner, Johannes Vares, Martin Gottfried Weiss, Claus Schilling, and Bo Gu. After him are Harry Hopkins, Elisabeth Becker, Jack Johnson, Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Max von Oppenheim, and Madan Mohan Malaviya.
Others Born in 1907
Go to all RankingsEnrique Líster
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1994
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 133
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1951
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 134
Yasushi Inoue
WRITER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 135
Bruno Munari
ARTIST
1907 - 1998
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 136
John Anderson
ATHLETE
1907 - 1948
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 137
Bo Gu
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1946
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 138
Max Pauly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1946
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 139
Yves Allégret
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1987
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 140
Rudolf Peierls
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1995
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 141
Ethel Smith
ATHLETE
1907 - 1979
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 142
Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1948
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 143
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
WRITER
1907 - 2003
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 144
Sergei Kruglov
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1977
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 145
Others Deceased in 1946
Go to all RankingsBéla Imrédy
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1946
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 93
Robert Heinrich Wagner
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1946
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 94
Johannes Vares
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1946
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 95
Martin Gottfried Weiss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1946
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 96
Claus Schilling
PHYSICIAN
1871 - 1946
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 97
Bo Gu
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1946
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 98
Max Pauly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1946
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 99
Harry Hopkins
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1946
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 100
Elisabeth Becker
EXTREMIST
1923 - 1946
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 101
Jack Johnson
BOXER
1878 - 1946
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 102
Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1946
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 103
Max von Oppenheim
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1860 - 1946
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 104
Madan Mohan Malaviya
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1946
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 105
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Max Pauly ranks 2,716 out of 7,253. Before him are Alfred Meyer (1891), Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (1676), Prince Louis Charles of Prussia (1773), William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1662), Christine of Hesse (1543), and Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst (1679). After him are August Schmidhuber (1901), Christian Gottlob Heyne (1729), Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen (1751), Charlotte von Stein (1742), Carl Hagenbeck (1844), and Walter Heitz (1878).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAlfred Meyer
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1945
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 2,710
Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1676 - 1733
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 2,711
Prince Louis Charles of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1796
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 2,712
William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1662 - 1728
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 2,713
Christine of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1543 - 1604
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 2,714
Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
NOBLEMAN
1679 - 1740
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,715
Max Pauly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1946
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,716
August Schmidhuber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1947
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,717
Christian Gottlob Heyne
HISTORIAN
1729 - 1812
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,718
Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1827
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,719
Charlotte von Stein
NOBLEMAN
1742 - 1827
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,720
Carl Hagenbeck
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1913
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,721
Walter Heitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1944
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,722
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany
Among military personnels born in Germany, Max Pauly ranks 193. Before him are Eugen Ritter von Schobert (1883), Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch (1888), Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski (1899), Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow (1782), Eugen Meindl (1892), and Martin Gottfried Weiss (1905). After him are August Schmidhuber (1901), Walter Heitz (1878), Siegfried von Feuchtwangen (1300), Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1632), Otto Baum (1911), and Oskar von Hutier (1857).
Eugen Ritter von Schobert
1883 - 1941
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 187
Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch
1888 - 1971
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 188
Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski
1899 - 1966
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 189
Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow
1782 - 1834
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 190
Eugen Meindl
1892 - 1951
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 191
Martin Gottfried Weiss
1905 - 1946
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 192
Max Pauly
1907 - 1946
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 193
August Schmidhuber
1901 - 1947
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 194
Walter Heitz
1878 - 1944
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 195
Siegfried von Feuchtwangen
1300 - 1311
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 196
Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
1632 - 1668
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 197
Otto Baum
1911 - 1998
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 198
Oskar von Hutier
1857 - 1934
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 199