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Wilhelm Bittrich

1894 - 1979

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Wilhelm Bittrich (26 February 1894 – 19 April 1979) was a high-ranking Waffen-SS commander of Nazi Germany. Between August 1942 and February 1943, Bittrich commanded the SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer, in rear security operations (Bandenbekämpfung, literally: "gang fighting") in the Soviet Union. From July 1944 until the end of the war Bittrich commanded the 2nd SS Panzer Corps in Normandy, during Market Garden and in Hungary. After his arrest in May 1945, Bittrich was extradited to France to stand trial for allegedly ordering the executions of 17 members of the French Resistance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Bittrich is the 337th most popular military personnel (down from 336th in 2019), the 822nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 777th in 2019) and the 67th most popular German Military Personnel.

Wilhelm Bittrich was a German SS-Obergruppenführer and General der Panzertruppe during World War II. He was the commander of the II SS Panzer Corps during the Battle of Normandy and the Battle of Arnhem.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Wilhelm Bittrich ranks 337 out of 2,058. Before him are Nikolai Yudenich, William D. Leahy, Eduard Dietl, Kul Tigin, Arthur Nebe, and Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia. After him are Charles François Dumouriez, Valery Gerasimov, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Matthew C. Perry, François Joseph Lefebvre, and Kim Philby.

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Among people born in 1894, Wilhelm Bittrich ranks 36. Before him are Hermann Oberth, Otto Grotewohl, Satyendra Nath Bose, Dashiell Hammett, Benjamin Graham, and Arthur Nebe. After him are Fyodor Tolbukhin, Alexander Dovzhenko, Wäinö Aaltonen, Martha Graham, Josef von Sternberg, and Elisabeth of Romania. Among people deceased in 1979, Wilhelm Bittrich ranks 35. Before him are Bertil Ohlin, Werner Forssmann, Nur Muhammad Taraki, Jean Seberg, Reinhard Gehlen, and Yukio Tsuda. After him are Abul A'la Maududi, Francisco Macías Nguema, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Rachele Mussolini, Giulio Natta, and Edvard Kardelj.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Bittrich ranks 822 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1851), Eduard Dietl (1890), Karl Ludwig Harding (1765), Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (1869), Arthur Nebe (1894), and Friedrich List (1789). After him are Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg (1414), Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (1636), Johann Tetzel (1460), Ferdinand von Lindemann (1852), Carl Spitzweg (1808), and Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1750).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Wilhelm Bittrich ranks 67. Before him are Hasso von Manteuffel (1897), Reinhard Gehlen (1902), Werner Mölders (1913), Hugo Sperrle (1885), Eduard Dietl (1890), and Arthur Nebe (1894). After him are Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (1905), Georg von Frundsberg (1473), Walther Wenck (1900), Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919), Götz von Berlichingen (1480), and Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870).

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