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Walter Schellenberg

1910 - 1952

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Walter Friedrich Schellenberg (16 January 1910 – 31 March 1952) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. He rose through the ranks of the SS, becoming one of the highest ranking men in the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) and eventually assumed the position as head of foreign intelligence for Nazi Germany following the abolition of the Abwehr in 1944. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Schellenberg is the 2,016th most popular politician (down from 1,849th in 2019), the 525th most popular biography from Germany (down from 511th in 2019) and the 151st most popular German Politician.

Walter Schellenberg was a German intelligence officer and Nazi during World War II. He was the head of the foreign intelligence service of the SS, and he was most famous for his role in Operation Bernhard, which was a plan to destabilize the British economy by flooding the country with forged banknotes.

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Among politicians, Walter Schellenberg ranks 2,016 out of 19,576. Before him are Ferdinand VI of Spain, Manfred, King of Sicily, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Marie Walewska, Emperor Xian of Han, and Ahmet Necdet Sezer. After him are Yuri Dolgorukiy, Offa of Mercia, Martin Rees, Néstor Kirchner, Aurelius Victor, and Prince Maximilian of Baden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Walter Schellenberg ranks 20. Before him are Jean Genet, Dominique Pire, Jacques Monod, Django Reinhardt, Konrad Zuse, and David Niven. After him are Paul Flory, Kurt Meyer, Gerda Taro, Chiang Ching-kuo, Eric Berne, and Katherine Oppenheimer. Among people deceased in 1952, Walter Schellenberg ranks 14. Before him are Wilm Hosenfeld, Paul Éluard, Karen Horney, Benedetto Croce, Sven Hedin, and Elena of Montenegro. After him are Khorloogiin Choibalsan, Paramahansa Yogananda, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Ferenc Molnár, Kiichiro Toyoda, and Jürgen Stroop.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Walter Schellenberg ranks 525 out of 7,253. Before him are F. W. Murnau (1888), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574), Bernhard von Bülow (1849), Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (1801), Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (1793), and Caroline of Baden (1776). After him are Uwe Seeler (1936), Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867), Gerhard Ertl (1936), Wassily Leontief (1906), Bruno of Cologne (1030), and Alfred von Schlieffen (1833).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Walter Schellenberg ranks 151. Before him are Johannes Rau (1931), Wied, Prince of Albania (1876), Hans Luther (1879), Robert Ley (1890), Bernhard von Bülow (1849), and Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (1801). After him are Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867), Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (1546), Walter Scheel (1919), Hans Fritzsche (1900), Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817), and Maria Josepha of Bavaria (1739).

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