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Gerd von Rundstedt

1875 - 1953

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Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December 1875 – 24 February 1953) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II. Born into a Prussian family with a long military tradition, von Rundstedt entered the Prussian Army in 1892. During World War I, he served mainly as a staff officer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerd von Rundstedt has received more than 3,246,101 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. Gerd von Rundstedt is the 55th most popular military personnel (down from 46th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 120th in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Military Personnel.

Gerd von Rundstedt was a German field marshal who was in charge of the German army during World War II. He is most famous for being the commander of the German army during the Battle of France in 1940.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 55 out of 2,058. Before him are Roland, Baron Munchausen, Mikhail Kutuzov, Flavius Aetius, Erich Ludendorff, and Prince Eugene of Savoy. After him are Vasily Zaitsev, Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, Ernst Röhm, Albrecht von Wallenstein, Miltiades, and Seleucus I Nicator.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 10. Before him are Maurice Ravel, Albert Schweitzer, Ibn Saud, Ferdinand Porsche, Mileva Marić, and Syngman Rhee. After him are Jeanne Calment, Albert I of Belgium, Aleister Crowley, Mikhail Kalinin, Vallabhbhai Patel, and Gilbert N. Lewis. Among people deceased in 1953, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 6. Before him are Joseph Stalin, Sergei Prokofiev, Ibn Saud, Edwin Hubble, and Lavrentiy Beria. After him are Francis Picabia, Robert Andrews Millikan, Carol II of Romania, Klement Gottwald, Guccio Gucci, and Django Reinhardt.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 143 out of 7,253. Before him are Christian IX of Denmark (1818), Meister Eckhart (1260), Otto Hahn (1879), Max Müller (1823), Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805), and Frederick William III of Prussia (1770). After him are Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767), Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846), Ernst Röhm (1887), Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), and Friedrich Ebert (1871).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 11. Before him are Friedrich Paulus (1890), Arminius (-17), Heinz Guderian (1888), Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Michel Ney (1769), and Baron Munchausen (1720). After him are Ernst Röhm (1887), Alfred Jodl (1890), Walter Model (1891), Erich Raeder (1876), Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742), and Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800).

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