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Robert Ritter von Greim

1892 - 1945

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Robert Ritter von Greim (born Robert Greim; 22 June 1892 – 24 May 1945) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field marshal) and First World War flying ace. In April 1945, in the last days of World War II in Europe, Adolf Hitler appointed Greim commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe (German air force) after Hermann Göring had been dismissed for treason. He was the last person to have been promoted to field marshal in the German armed forces. After the surrender of Nazi Germany in May 1945, Greim was captured by the Allies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Ritter von Greim is the 2,264th most popular politician (down from 1,985th in 2019), the 609th most popular biography from Germany (down from 549th in 2019) and the 176th most popular German Politician.

Robert Ritter von Greim was a German field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. In April 1945, he was named commander of the Luftwaffe.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert Ritter von Greim ranks 2,264 out of 19,576Before him are Ephialtes of Trachis, Géza II of Hungary, Michel Barnier, Óscar Arias, Danjong of Joseon, and Dorgon. After him are Léon Bourgeois, Moinuddin Chishti, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Isma'il ibn Ahmad, Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, and Agathocles of Syracuse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Robert Ritter von Greim ranks 38Before him are Corneille Heymans, Arthur Friedenreich, J. Paul Getty, Marina Tsvetaeva, Shirō Ishii, and Ernst Lubitsch. After him are Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Bruno Schulz, Martin Niemöller, Erhard Milch, Bolesław Bierut, and Władysław Anders. Among people deceased in 1945, Robert Ritter von Greim ranks 50Before him are Robert Ley, Hans Geiger, Giovanni Agnelli, Odilo Globočnik, Karl Hanke, and Yun Chi-ho. After him are Edgar Cayce, Theodore Dreiser, Franz Werfel, Robert H. Goddard, Karl-Otto Koch, and Wilhelm Burgdorf.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Robert Ritter von Greim ranks 609 out of 7,253Before him are Hermann Kolbe (1818), Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743), August Weismann (1834), Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837), Gustav Heinemann (1899), and Samuel von Pufendorf (1632). After him are Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892), Katherine Oppenheimer (1910), Erich Hoepner (1886), Emile Berliner (1851), Horst Wessel (1907), and Paul Breitner (1951).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Robert Ritter von Greim ranks 176Before him are Werner von Fritsch (1880), August Bebel (1840), Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (1727), Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (1839), Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837), and Gustav Heinemann (1899). After him are Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892), Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908), Elsa Einstein (1876), Walther Rathenau (1867), Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen (1738), and John of Saxony (1801).