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Maximilian von Spee

1861 - 1914

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Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubert Reichsgraf von Spee (22 June 1861 – 8 December 1914) was a German naval officer in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine), who commanded the East Asia Squadron during World War I. Spee entered the navy in 1878 and served in a variety of roles and locations, including on a colonial gunboat in German West Africa in the 1880s, the East Africa Squadron in the late 1890s, and as commander of several warships in the main German fleet in the early 1900s. During his time in Germany in the late 1880s and early 1890s, he married his wife, Margareta, and had three children, his sons Heinrich and Otto and his daughter Huberta. By 1912, he had returned to the East Asia Squadron as its commander, and was promoted to the rank of Vizeadmiral (Vice Admiral) the following year. Following the outbreak of World War I in July 1914, Spee led his squadron across the Pacific to the coast of South America. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maximilian von Spee is the 381st most popular military personnel (down from 355th in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 98th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Military Personnel.

Maximilian von Spee was a German naval officer who commanded the German East Asia Squadron. He was most famous for his victory in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Maximilian von Spee ranks 381 out of 2,058. Before him are George Maniakes, Kurt Knispel, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Albert Pike, Baiju, and Okita Sōji. After him are Omar Pasha, Henri Giraud, Iwane Matsui, Andrei Grechko, Prokop the Great, and Alexander Samsonov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Maximilian von Spee ranks 27. Before him are H. H. Holmes, James Naismith, Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, Antoine Bourdelle, Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, and Italo Svevo. After him are Nettie Stevens, William Bateson, Anton Arensky, István Tisza, Solomon R. Guggenheim, and Ranavalona III. Among people deceased in 1914, Maximilian von Spee ranks 19. Before him are Jean Jaurès, August Weismann, August Macke, Ismail Gaspirali, Eduard Suess, and Louis Couturat. After him are Alexander Samsonov, Alphonse Bertillon, Ambrose Bierce, Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria, Alain-Fournier, and Charles Péguy.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Maximilian von Spee ranks 113 out of 1,032. Before him are Sven Hassel (1917), Christopher II of Denmark (1276), Christina of Denmark (1521), Absalon (1128), Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1524), and Johan Christian Fabricius (1745). After him are Boetius of Dacia (1240), Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900), Otto Jespersen (1860), Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (1746), Michael Ancher (1849), and Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Denmark

Among military personnels born in Denmark, Maximilian von Spee ranks 2. Before him are Ubba (1000). After him are Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt (1659), Søren Kam (1921), and Bernhard Rogge (1899).

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