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Günther Prien

1908 - 1941

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Günther Prien (16 January 1908 – presumed 8 March 1941) was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was the first U-boat commander to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the first member of the Kriegsmarine to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Günther Prien has received more than 673,143 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Günther Prien is the 354th most popular military personnel (down from 350th in 2019), the 817th most popular biography from Germany (down from 800th in 2019) and the 74th most popular German Military Personnel.

Günther Prien is most famous for being the first person to successfully enter the naval base at Scapa Flow during World War II.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Günther Prien ranks 354 out of 2,058. Before him are Rudolf Abel, James Paul Moody, Henri Giraud, Hugo Sperrle, Huang Zhong, and Francisco de Miranda. After him are Maximilian von Spee, Ivan Paskevich, Jozef Gabčík, Omar Pasha, Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, and Levin August von Bennigsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Günther Prien ranks 42. Before him are Arthur Adamov, Dmitry Ustinov, Carole Lombard, Cesare Pavese, Willard Libby, and Tameo Ide. After him are John Kenneth Galbraith, Alfred Hershey, Chivu Stoica, Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia, Józef Gosławski, and Victor Ambartsumian. Among people deceased in 1941, Günther Prien ranks 29. Before him are Ernst Udet, Prajadhipok, Werner Mölders, Werner Sombart, Kurt Koffka, and Ludwig Quidde. After him are Alexej von Jawlensky, Sherwood Anderson, Christian Rakovsky, Henri Lebesgue, Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli, and Pál Teleki.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Günther Prien ranks 817 out of 7,253. Before him are Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1441), Michael Praetorius (1571), Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1504), Walter Hallstein (1901), Albert of Brandenburg (1490), and Wilhelm Windelband (1848). After him are Hermann of Reichenau (1013), Klaus Nomi (1944), Peter Weiss (1916), Frei Otto (1925), Thomas Bach (1953), and George, King of Saxony (1832).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Günther Prien ranks 74. Before him are Reinhard Gehlen (1902), Wilhelm Bittrich (1894), Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870), Eduard Dietl (1890), Hans-Valentin Hube (1890), and Hugo Sperrle (1885). After him are Levin August von Bennigsen (1745), Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755), Götz von Berlichingen (1480), Günther Rall (1918), Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887), and Reinhard Scheer (1863).

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