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Paul von Rennenkampf

1854 - 1918

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Paul Georg Edler von Rennenkampf (Russian: Па́вел Ка́рлович Ренненка́мпф, romanized: Pavel Karlovich Rennenkampf, IPA: [ˈpavʲɪl ˈkarləvʲɪtɕ ˌrʲenʲːɪnˈkampf]; 29 April [O.S. 17 April] 1854 – 1 April 1918) was a Baltic German nobleman, statesman and general of the Imperial Russian Army who commanded the 1st Army in the invasion of East Prussia during the initial stage of the Eastern front of World War I. He also served as the last commander of the Vilna Military District. Rennenkampf gained a reputation as an effective cavalry commander during the Boxer Rebellion and the Russo-Japanese War. Following service in the latter, he led the detachment that suppressed the Chita Republic during the 1905 Russian Revolution. This earned him further promotion, and by the outbreak of World War I Rennenkampf was commander of the Vilna Military District, whose forces were used to form the 1st Army under his command. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul von Rennenkampf is the 370th most popular military personnel (up from 504th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 22nd in 2019) and the most popular Estonian Military Personnel.

Paul von Rennenkampf was a Russian general during World War I. He is most famous for his invasion of East Prussia and his eventual defeat at the Battle of Tannenberg.

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Among military personnels, Paul von Rennenkampf ranks 370 out of 2,058. Before him are Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, Guillaume Brune, Walther Wenck, and Ban Chao. After him are Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen, Hans-Joachim Marseille, Götz von Berlichingen, George Maniakes, and Kurt Knispel.

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Among people born in 1854, Paul von Rennenkampf ranks 18. Before him are James George Frazer, George Eastman, Milan I of Serbia, Johannes Rydberg, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Hertha Ayrton. After him are Salomon August Andrée, Albert Edelfelt, Moritz Moszkowski, Paul Natorp, Léo Taxil, and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Among people deceased in 1918, Paul von Rennenkampf ranks 38. Before him are Edmond Rostand, Arrigo Boito, Fanny Kaplan, Hermann Cohen, Lili Boulanger, and Paul Vidal de La Blache. After him are Aleksandr Lyapunov, Frank Wedekind, Andrew Dickson White, Eusebi Güell, Julius Wellhausen, and Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Paul von Rennenkampf ranks 15 out of 351. Before him are Lennart Meri (1929), Wolfgang Köhler (1887), Paul Keres (1916), Kaja Kallas (1977), Louis Kahn (1901), and Alar Karis (1958). After him are Siim Kallas (1948), Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow (1929), Jakob von Uexküll (1864), Adolf von Harnack (1851), Felix Kersten (1898), and Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (1803).

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Among military personnels born in Estonia, Paul von Rennenkampf ranks 1. After him are Johan Laidoner (1884), Otto von Kotzebue (1787), Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven (1914), August Kork (1887), Arnold Meri (1919), and Alfons Rebane (1908).

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