MILITARY PERSONNEL

Eddie Slovik

1920 - 1945

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Edward Donald Slovik (February 18, 1920 – January 31, 1945) was a United States Army soldier during World War II and the only American soldier to be court-martialled and executed for desertion since the American Civil War. Although over 21,000 American soldiers were given varying sentences for desertion during World War II, including 49 death sentences, Slovik's death sentence was the only one that was carried out. During World War II, 1.7 million courts-martial were held, representing one third of all criminal cases tried in the United States during the same period. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eddie Slovik has received more than 1,714,683 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Eddie Slovik is the 1,623rd most popular military personnel (down from 1,242nd in 2019), the 5,226th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,165th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 1.7M

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  • 50.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Eddie Slovik ranks 1,623 out of 2,058. Before him are Andreas Miaoulis, Charlie Wilson, Karl Allmendinger, Otto von Emmich, Manuel Goded Llopis, and Valentín González. After him are Leonid Ivashov, Domnica, Jean Reynier, Tang Enbo, Gurgen Dalibaltayan, and Philotas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Eddie Slovik ranks 253. Before him are Heleno de Freitas, Paul Mebus, Pierre Poujade, Rudolf Kárpáti, Nils Bohlin, and Anne-Cath. Vestly. After him are Jack Lord, Vera Ralston, Lydia Wideman, Gabrielle Wittkop, Franjo Mihalić, and Stéphanos II Ghattas. Among people deceased in 1945, Eddie Slovik ranks 253. Before him are Albert Taillandier, Albert Tyler, William Joseph Simmons, Henri Dentz, Alfred Saalwächter, and Nils Edén. After him are Aleksandr Khanzhonkov, John R. Commons, Aleksey Krylov, János Garay, Wilhelm Hasse, and Leonhard Kaupisch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eddie Slovik ranks 5,226 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Nieder (1933), Lester Allan Pelton (1829), Albert Gutterson (1887), Tad Williams (1957), Brian Krause (1969), and Evan Peters (1987). After him are Richard Burgi (1958), Kendall Jenner (1995), Clifton Webb (1889), Jack Lord (1920), Simon Helberg (1980), and Isaiah Washington (1963).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Eddie Slovik ranks 92. Before him are Carl Spaatz (1891), Smedley Butler (1881), Richmond K. Turner (1885), J. E. B. Stuart (1833), Carlos Hathcock (1942), and Charlie Wilson (1933). After him are Christine Jorgensen (1926), Henry Gunther (1895), Henry Halleck (1815), Frederick Townsend Ward (1831), J. D. Tippit (1924), and J. Lawton Collins (1896).

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