MILITARY PERSONNEL

Gustaf Dyrssen

1891 - 1981

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Lieutenant General Gustaf Peder Wilhelm Dyrssen (24 November 1891 – 13 May 1981) was a Swedish Army officer and Olympic modern pentathlete. Dyrssen had an extensive and distinguished military career, starting as a second lieutenant in the Svea Artillery Regiment in 1912. Over the years, he rose through the ranks, serving in various capacities, including as a captain in the General Staff and as the commander of the Svea Artillery Regiment. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gustaf Dyrssen has received more than 22,484 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Gustaf Dyrssen is the 1,775th most popular military personnel (down from 1,563rd in 2019), the 725th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 846th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swedish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Gustaf Dyrssen ranks 1,775 out of 2,058. Before him are Eddie Chapman, Ruben Lagus, John Shalikashvili, Bazilio Olara-Okello, Paul von Plehwe, and John Pope. After him are Richard Bong, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Robert Anderson, Kanhoji Angre, Yekaterina Zelenko, and Irvin McDowell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Gustaf Dyrssen ranks 210. Before him are Audrey Munson, Eino Leino, Stanley Spencer, Archie Mayo, Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch, and Hitoshi Sasaki. After him are Fanny Brice, Willy Birgel, Hélène Sparrow, Isak Abrahamsen, Yvette Andréyor, and William Christian Bullitt Jr.. Among people deceased in 1981, Gustaf Dyrssen ranks 183. Before him are Richard O'Connor, Constantin Rădulescu, Cláudio Coutinho, Nils Asther, Sergio Amidei, and Crisant Bosch. After him are Benjamin Sheares, Aleksandra Beļcova, Esteban Canal, Julio Quintana, Bob Hite, and Donald Wills Douglas Sr..

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gustaf Dyrssen ranks 725 out of 1,879. Before him are Glenn Hysén (1959), Stig Sundqvist (1922), Charlotte Perrelli (1974), Katarina Frostenson (1953), Johan Andreas Murray (1740), and Christina Schollin (1937). After him are Thomas Nordahl (1946), Gerhard Louis De Geer (1854), Gösta Löfgren (1923), Elisabeth Andreassen (1958), Axel Norling (1884), and Max Martin (1971).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Sweden

Among military personnels born in Sweden, Gustaf Dyrssen ranks 8. Before him are Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755), Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613), Johan Banér (1596), Gustav Horn, Count of Pori (1592), Magnus Stenbock (1664), and Henri Saint Cyr (1902). After him are Hans von Rosen (1888).

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