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Otto Ruge

1882 - 1961

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Otto Ruge (9 January 1882 – 15 August 1961) was a Norwegian general. Ruge was Commander-in-chief of the Royal Norwegian Armed Forces after Nazi Germany's assault on Norway in April 1940. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto Ruge is the 1,026th most popular military personnel (up from 1,359th in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Norway (up from 196th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Otto Ruge ranks 1,026 out of 2,058Before him are Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, Ding Ruchang, Hans Hartwig von Beseler, Ivan Isakov, and Karl Ernst. After him are Georges Guynemer, Richard Dannatt, Aleksandr Dvornikov, Fukushima Masanori, Leontius, and Otto von Lossow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Otto Ruge ranks 114Before him are Raymonde de Laroche, Kâzım Karabekir, Christian Mortensen, Kamo, Walther Meissner, and Anna Schäffer. After him are Infanta María Teresa of Spain, Shigenori Tōgō, Inayat Khan, Joseph Cardijn, James F. Byrnes, and Volin. Among people deceased in 1961, Otto Ruge ranks 61Before him are Paul Ramadier, Grandma Moses, Herbert Pitman, Hélène Dutrieu, Howard P. Robertson, and Robert Garrett. After him are Ludwik Fleck, Bulbul, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Morris Travers, Max Simon, and Princess Dagmar of Denmark.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Otto Ruge ranks 159 out of 1,039Before him are Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), Ivar Ballangrud (1904), Peter Tordenskjold (1690), Thorbjørn Jagland (1950), Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718), and Kjell Magne Bondevik (1947). After him are Anne Holt (1958), Naddodd (900), Magnus Carlsen (1990), Frits Thaulow (1847), Carl Anton Larsen (1860), and Helge Ingstad (1899).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Norway

Among military personnels born in Norway, Otto Ruge ranks 2Before him are Peter Tordenskjold (1690). After him are Niels Juel (1629), Cort Adeler (1622), and Carl Gustav Fleischer (1883).