1892 - 1972
Erhard Milch (30 March 1892 – 25 January 1972) was a German general field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) who oversaw the development of the German air force (Luftwaffe) as part of the re-armament of Nazi Germany following World War I. He was State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Aviation and Inspector General of the Air force. During most of World War II, he was in charge of all aircraft production and supply. He was convicted of war crimes during the Milch Trial, which was held before a U.S. military court in 1947, and sentenced to life imprisonment, although he was released in 1954. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erhard Milch has received more than 697,965 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Erhard Milch is the 217th most popular military personnel (down from 200th in 2019), the 503rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 461st in 2019) and the 49th most popular German Military Personnel.
Erhard Milch was a German general in the Luftwaffe and Minister of Aviation during the Nazi era. He is most famous for his service as the head of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
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Among military personnels, Erhard Milch ranks 217 out of 1,466. Before him are Josip Jelačić, Otto Carius, Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Sejanus, and Kurt Student. After him are Otto Liman von Sanders, Friedrich Olbricht, Maximilian von Weichs, Alfred von Tirpitz, Craterus, and Zhang Liao.
1801 - 1859
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 211
1922 - 2015
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 212
1766 - 1847
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 213
268 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 214
20 BC - 31
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 215
1890 - 1978
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 216
1892 - 1972
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 217
1855 - 1929
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 218
1888 - 1944
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 219
1881 - 1954
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 220
1849 - 1930
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 221
370 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 222
169 - 222
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 223
Among people born in 1892, Erhard Milch ranks 32. Before him are George Paget Thomson, Robert Ritter von Greim, Edward Victor Appleton, Darius Milhaud, Mátyás Rákosi, and Shirō Ishii. After him are Arthur Friedenreich, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Erwin Panofsky, Stefan Banach, Andrey Yeryomenko, and Amanullah Khan. Among people deceased in 1972, Erhard Milch ranks 17. Before him are Igor Sikorsky, Kwame Nkrumah, Franz Halder, Paul Hausser, Paul-Henri Spaak, and Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski. After him are Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Dino Buzzati, Andrei Tupolev, Talal of Jordan, Asta Nielsen, and Athenagoras I of Constantinople.
1892 - 1975
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 26
1892 - 1945
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 27
1892 - 1965
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 28
1892 - 1974
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 29
1892 - 1971
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 30
1892 - 1959
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 31
1892 - 1972
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 32
1892 - 1969
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 33
1892 - 1980
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 34
1892 - 1968
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 35
1892 - 1945
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 36
1892 - 1970
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 37
1892 - 1960
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 38
1889 - 1972
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 11
1909 - 1972
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 12
1884 - 1972
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 13
1880 - 1972
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 14
1899 - 1972
HPI: 74.27
Rank: 15
1899 - 1972
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 16
1892 - 1972
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 17
1908 - 1972
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 18
1906 - 1972
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 19
1888 - 1972
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 20
1909 - 1972
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 21
1881 - 1972
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 22
1886 - 1972
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 23
Among people born in Germany, Erhard Milch ranks 503 out of 5,289. Before him are Albert, Duke of Prussia (1490), Louis II, Prince of Monaco (1870), Caroline Herschel (1750), Jochen Rindt (1942), Caroline of Baden (1776), and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (1655). After him are Rabanus Maurus (780), Friedrich Mohs (1773), Hans Baldung (1484), Friedrich Olbricht (1888), Maximilian von Weichs (1881), and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908).
1490 - 1568
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 497
1870 - 1949
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 498
1750 - 1848
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 499
1942 - 1970
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 500
1776 - 1841
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 501
1655 - 1720
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 502
1892 - 1972
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 503
780 - 856
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 504
1773 - 1839
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 505
1484 - 1545
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 506
1888 - 1944
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 507
1881 - 1954
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 508
1908 - 1972
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 509
Among military personnels born in Germany, Erhard Milch ranks 49. Before him are Wilhelm Burgdorf (1895), Kurt Meyer (1910), Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (1848), Dietrich von Choltitz (1894), Hasso von Manteuffel (1897), and Otto Carius (1922). After him are Friedrich Olbricht (1888), Maximilian von Weichs (1881), Hans von Seeckt (1866), Karl-Otto Koch (1897), Wilhelm Mohnke (1911), and Werner Mölders (1913).
1895 - 1945
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 43
1910 - 1961
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 44
1848 - 1916
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 45
1894 - 1966
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 46
1897 - 1978
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 47
1922 - 2015
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 48
1892 - 1972
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 49
1888 - 1944
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 50
1881 - 1954
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 51
1866 - 1936
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 52
1897 - 1945
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 53
1911 - 2001
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 54
1913 - 1941
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 55