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Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach

1888 - 1976

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Walther Kurt von Seydlitz-Kurzbach (German: [ˈvaltɐ fɔn ˈzaɪdlɪts ˈkʊʁtsbax]; 22 August 1888 – 28 April 1976) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LI Army Corps during the Battle of Stalingrad. At the end of the battle, he gave his officers freedom of action and was relieved of command. He assisted the Soviet Union as a prisoner-of-war as one of the leaders of the National Committee for a Free Germany formed mostly of the German prisoners of war in the USSR. After the war, he was convicted by the Soviets of war crimes. In 1996, he was posthumously pardoned by Russia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach is the 621st most popular military personnel (up from 624th in 2019), the 1,589th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,532nd in 2019) and the 112th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach ranks 621 out of 2,058. Before him are Müezzinzade Ali Pasha, Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Charles Sweeney, Christian de Castries, Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours, and Frederick Browning. After him are Yoshijirō Umezu, Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Adem Jashari, Kurt Franz, Gyula Cseszneky, and Eberhard von Mackensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach ranks 63. Before him are W. O. Bentley, Henry A. Wallace, Hans Knappertsbusch, Louis Durey, Tôn Đức Thắng, and Masaharu Homma. After him are Antonio Sant'Elia, Harald Sverdrup, Clara Campoamor, Franz Pfeffer von Salomon, Werner Jaeger, and Vicki Baum. Among people deceased in 1976, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach ranks 64. Before him are Ivan Yakubovsky, Michael Polanyi, Gilbert Ryle, David Elazar, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and Walter Warlimont. After him are Arnold Gehlen, Harry Nyquist, Adolph Zukor, Walter H. Schottky, Abdul Razak Hussein, and Alexandros Panagoulis.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach ranks 1,589 out of 7,253. Before him are Christoph Cellarius (1638), Matilda of Frisia (1024), Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg (1617), Michael Schenker (1955), Hans Scharoun (1893), and Mary Wigman (1886). After him are Johann Friedrich von Brandt (1802), Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1752), Emil du Bois-Reymond (1818), Andreas Libavius (1555), Hans Schäfer (1927), and Pascual Jordan (1902).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach ranks 112. Before him are Ernst Lindemann (1894), Walter Rauff (1906), Günther Blumentritt (1892), Herta Bothe (1921), Alexander von Kluck (1846), and Anton Dostler (1891). After him are Kurt Franz (1914), Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (1911), Hans Speidel (1897), Heinz Lammerding (1905), Kurt von Tippelskirch (1891), and Fritz Bayerlein (1899).

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