MILITARY PERSONNEL

Artur Phleps

1881 - 1944

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Artur Gustav Martin Phleps (German pronunciation: [ˈaʁtuːɐ̯ ˈɡʊstaf ˈmaʁtiːn ˈflɛps]; 29 November 1881 – 21 September 1944) was an Austro-Hungarian, Romanian and Nazi German army officer who held the rank of SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS (lieutenant general) in the Waffen-SS during World War II. An Austro-Hungarian Army officer before and during World War I, Phleps specialised in mountain warfare and logistics, and had been promoted to Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) by the end of the war. During the interwar period he joined the Romanian Army, reaching the rank of General de divizie (major general), and also became an adviser to King Carol. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Artur Phleps has received more than 399,613 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Artur Phleps is the 739th most popular military personnel (down from 627th in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Romania (down from 98th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Romanian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Artur Phleps ranks 739 out of 2,058. Before him are Köten, Minamoto no Yorimasa, Herberts Cukurs, Osami Nagano, Boris Sheremetev, and Herbert Kappler. After him are Iosif Gurko, Artabazos II, George B. McClellan, Julius von Payer, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, and Jean II Le Maingre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Artur Phleps ranks 66. Before him are H. H. Kung, Günther Quandt, Muhammad VIII al-Amin, Ramón Grau, Ernst Gräfenberg, and Mikhail Larionov. After him are Max Pechstein, Otozō Yamada, Albert Gleizes, Ulrich von Hassell, Hans Wilsdorf, and Kim Kyu-sik. Among people deceased in 1944, Artur Phleps ranks 98. Before him are Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Peter Deunov, Manuel L. Quezon, Aliya Moldagulova, Hannah Szenes, and Agustín Barrios. After him are Kurt Gerron, Nikolai Polikarpov, Ulrich von Hassell, Andrey Sheptytsky, Ethel Smyth, and Petr Ginz.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Artur Phleps ranks 113 out of 844. Before him are Serge Klarsfeld (1935), Petru Rareș (1487), László Tőkés (1952), Radu Lupu (1945), Arnold Hauser (1892), and Anghel Iordănescu (1950). After him are Tudor Vladimirescu (1780), Petre Roman (1946), Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza (1854), Lajos Zilahy (1891), Victor Stănculescu (1928), and Vlad Călugărul (1425).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Romania

Among military personnels born in Romania, Artur Phleps ranks 4. Before him are Alexander Löhr (1885), Petre Dumitrescu (1882), and Ion Mihai Pacepa (1928). After him are Constantin Prezan (1861), Arthur Arz von Straußenburg (1857), Michael von Melas (1729), Constantin Constantinescu-Claps (1884), Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia (1859), Ecaterina Teodoroiu (1894), Franz Rohr von Denta (1854), and Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten (1860).

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