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Ferdinand Schörner

1892 - 1973

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Ferdinand Schörner (12 June 1892 – 2 July 1973) was a German military commander who held the rank of Generalfeldmarschall in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He commanded several army groups and was the last Commander-in-chief of the German Army. Schörner was a dedicated Nazi and became well known for his ruthlessness. By the end of World War II, he was Hitler's favourite commander. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferdinand Schörner has received more than 1,216,793 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Ferdinand Schörner is the 137th most popular military personnel (up from 152nd in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Germany (up from 366th in 2019) and the 30th most popular German Military Personnel.

Ferdinand Schörner was a German general who was most famous for being the commander of the 7th Army.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 137 out of 2,058. Before him are Alexandre de Beauharnais, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, Dong Zhuo, Narses, Franz Halder, and Eli Cohen. After him are Robert Peary, August von Mackensen, Chester W. Nimitz, Ubba, Hamilcar Barca, and Zhou Yu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 19. Before him are Louis de Broglie, Theodor Eicke, Oliver Hardy, Sepp Dietrich, Engelbert Dollfuss, and Edward Victor Appleton. After him are Martin Niemöller, Arthur Honegger, J. Paul Getty, Mátyás Rákosi, Stefan Banach, and Gregor Strasser. Among people deceased in 1973, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 25. Before him are Paavo Nurmi, Pearl S. Buck, Henri Charrière, Max Horkheimer, Pablo Casals, and Víctor Jara. After him are Charles Greeley Abbot, Gabriel Marcel, Semyon Budyonny, Anna Magnani, Ragnar Frisch, and Hans Albert Einstein.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 338 out of 7,253. Before him are Fritz Sauckel (1894), Albrecht Altdorfer (1480), Adolf von Baeyer (1835), Ludolph van Ceulen (1540), Adolf Butenandt (1903), and Ferdinand I of Romania (1865). After him are Emil Nolde (1867), Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652), Jürgen Klinsmann (1964), Katharina von Bora (1498), Valdemar I of Denmark (1131), and Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 30. Before him are Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876), Klaus Barbie (1913), Hermann Hoth (1885), Michael Wittmann (1914), Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), and Franz Halder (1884). After him are August von Mackensen (1849), Ludwig Beck (1880), Alfred von Schlieffen (1833), Hermann Fegelein (1906), Joachim Peiper (1915), and Paul Hausser (1880).

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