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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 20,617 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Gustaf Dyrssen is the 1,566th most popular military personnel (down from 1,361st in 2019), the 847th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 678th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swedish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Gustaf Dyrssen ranks 1,566 out of 1,468Before him are Aviv Kochavi, Zhanna Yorkina, Don Carlos Buell, Isaac Brock, Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, and Oliver Leese. After him are John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, William Alexander Morgan, John Sedgwick, John Abizaid, and John Dill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Gustaf Dyrssen ranks 223Before him are Isak Abrahamsen, Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch, Nella Larsen, Katherine MacDonald, Ernest Leonard Johnson, and Ellen Wilkinson. After him are Erik Lindahl, Willy Birgel, Lorenzo Mangiante, August Gailit, Jetta Goudal, and René Barbier. Among people deceased in 1981, Gustaf Dyrssen ranks 203Before him are Karl Struss, Roy Cochran, Guy Butler, Carleton S. Coon, Wilfried Puis, and Henry Eyring. After him are Paddy Chayefsky, Harry Warren, Big Walter Horton, Humberto Tomasina, Vera-Ellen, and Jakob Bender.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gustaf Dyrssen ranks 847 out of 1,612Before him are Signe Hasso (1915), Sven Utterström (1901), Kurt Pettersén (1916), Arne Sucksdorff (1917), Christian Wilhelmsson (1979), and Anders Johansson (1962). After him are Assar Rönnlund (1935), Stefan Holm (1976), Hugo Jahnke (1886), Axel Nordlander (1879), Martha Norelius (1909), and Bengt Berndtsson (1933).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Sweden

Among military personnels born in Sweden, Gustaf Dyrssen ranks 9Before him are Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613), Gustav Horn, Count of Pori (1592), Johan Banér (1596), Magnus Stenbock (1664), Henri Saint Cyr (1902), and Hans von Rosen (1888).