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Werner von Fritsch

1880 - 1939

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Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 – 22 September 1939) was a German Generaloberst (full general) who served as Commander-in-Chief of the German Army from February 1934 until February 1938, when he was forced to resign after he was falsely accused of being homosexual. His and War Minister Blomberg's ousting, in the Blomberg-Fritsch affair, was a major step in Adolf Hitler's establishment of tighter control over the armed forces. Just over a year later, before the outbreak of World War II, Fritsch was recalled as Colonel-in-chief of the 12th Artillery Regiment. He died in battle in Poland early in the war, the second German general to perish in that conflict after Wilhelm Fritz von Roettig. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Werner von Fritsch is the 2,168th most popular politician (down from 1,717th in 2019), the 581st most popular biography from Germany (down from 473rd in 2019) and the 170th most popular German Politician.

Werner von Fritsch was a German field marshal who served as the commander in chief of the army from 1933 to 1938. He is most famous for his role in the invasion of Poland.

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Among politicians, Werner von Fritsch ranks 2,168 out of 19,576. Before him are Johann Friedrich Struensee, Ezana of Axum, Jahangir, Ernest, Duke of Austria, Henry II, Count of Champagne, and Yuan Shao. After him are Kavad I, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Sweyn II of Denmark, Aden Adde, Śuddhodana, and Al-Hakam II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Werner von Fritsch ranks 19. Before him are Gideon Sundback, André Derain, Ludwig Beck, Manuel Azaña, Paul Hausser, and Wilhelm List. After him are Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Premchand, Otto Weininger, Max Wertheimer, Paul Ehrenfest, and Vajiravudh. Among people deceased in 1939, Werner von Fritsch ranks 13. Before him are W. B. Yeats, Eugen Bleuler, S. P. L. Sørensen, Ghazi of Iraq, Harvey Cushing, and Philipp Scheidemann. After him are Anton Makarenko, Edward Sapir, Karl Radek, Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, Douglas Fairbanks, and James Naismith.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Werner von Fritsch ranks 581 out of 7,253. Before him are Patrick Süskind (1949), Hans Eysenck (1916), Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737), Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604), Fritz Walter (1920), and Constanze Mozart (1762). After him are Cunigunde of Luxembourg (978), Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (1668), Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (1792), Jakob Fugger (1459), Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (1687), and August Bebel (1840).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Werner von Fritsch ranks 170. Before him are Gisela of Hungary (980), Victoria of Baden (1862), Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1867), Karl Carstens (1914), Willi Stoph (1914), and Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737). After him are August Bebel (1840), Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (1727), Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (1839), Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837), Gustav Heinemann (1899), and Robert Ritter von Greim (1892).

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