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Walther von Brauchitsch

1881 - 1948

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Walther Heinrich Alfred Hermann von Brauchitsch (4 October 1881 – 18 October 1948) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) and Commander-in-Chief (Oberbefehlshaber) of the German Army during the first two years of World War II. Born into an aristocratic military family, he entered army service in 1901. During World War I, he served with distinction on the corps-level and division-level staff on the Western Front. After the 1933 Nazi seizure of power, Brauchitsch was put in charge of Wehrkreis I, the East Prussian military district. He borrowed immense sums of money from Adolf Hitler and became dependent on his financial help. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walther von Brauchitsch is the 94th most popular military personnel (down from 90th in 2019), the 267th most popular biography from Germany (down from 243rd in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Military Personnel.

Walther von Brauchitsch was a German field marshal and commander-in-chief of the army. He is most famous for his role in the Battle of France in 1940.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Walther von Brauchitsch ranks 94 out of 2,058. Before him are Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, José de San Martín, Subutai, Alexander Suvorov, Albert Kesselring, and Hans-Ulrich Rudel. After him are Wilhelm Canaris, George S. Patton, Edward Smith, Ahmad Sanjar, Nestor Makhno, and Andrea Doria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Walther von Brauchitsch ranks 15. Before him are Lu Xun, Cecil B. DeMille, Anna Pavlova, Enver Pasha, William Boeing, and Kliment Voroshilov. After him are Hans Kelsen, Clinton Davisson, Guccio Gucci, Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, Hermann Staudinger, and Ludwig von Mises. Among people deceased in 1948, Walther von Brauchitsch ranks 12. Before him are Hideki Tojo, Mileva Marić, Edvard Beneš, Franz Lehár, Osamu Dazai, and Edith Roosevelt. After him are Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Antonin Artaud, Andrei Zhdanov, Hugo Boss, Witold Pilecki, and Tamam Shud case.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Walther von Brauchitsch ranks 267 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans Holbein the Younger (1497), Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838), Ludwig Erhard (1897), Konstantin von Neurath (1873), Albert Kesselring (1885), and Friedrich Bessel (1784). After him are Max Stirner (1806), Max Scheler (1874), Wilhelm Canaris (1887), Oswald Spengler (1880), Leopold von Ranke (1795), and Irma Grese (1923).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Walther von Brauchitsch ranks 19. Before him are Walter Model (1891), Erich Raeder (1876), Michel Ney (1769), Klaus Barbie (1913), Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800), and Albert Kesselring (1885). After him are Wilhelm Canaris (1887), John of Austria (1547), Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742), Walther von Reichenau (1884), Heinrich Müller (1900), and Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876).

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