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Günther Lütjens

1889 - 1941

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Johann Günther Lütjens (25 May 1889 – 27 May 1941) was a German admiral whose military service spanned more than 30 years and two world wars. Lütjens is best known for his actions during World War II and his command of the battleship Bismarck during her foray into the Atlantic Ocean in 1941. Born in 1889, he entered into the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in 1907. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Günther Lütjens has received more than 566,721 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Günther Lütjens is the 420th most popular military personnel (down from 343rd in 2019), the 977th most popular biography from Germany (down from 822nd in 2019) and the 88th most popular German Military Personnel.

Günther Lütjens was a German admiral during World War II. He is most famous for commanding the battleship Bismarck in 1941.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Günther Lütjens ranks 420 out of 1,468Before him are Nathan Bedford Forrest, Lü Meng, Johannes Frießner, Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Alexander von Falkenhausen, and Heinrich von Vietinghoff. After him are Xu Huang, Alfred von Waldersee, Uqba ibn Nafi, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Gan Ning, and Mitsuru Ushijima.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Günther Lütjens ranks 37Before him are Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Walter Lippmann, Abel Gance, Zalman Shazar, and Taha Hussein. After him are Philip Noel-Baker, Hannes Kolehmainen, Hannes Meyer, Olave Baden-Powell, Frank Lentini, and Otto Georg Thierack. Among people deceased in 1941, Günther Lütjens ranks 40Before him are Frederick Griffith, Émile Bernard, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, Kurt Koffka, Louis Chevrolet, and Dmitry Pavlov. After him are Mikhail Kirponos, Pál Teleki, Sisowath Monivong, Ernst Lindemann, Rudolf Hilferding, and Ludwig Quidde.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Günther Lütjens ranks 977 out of 6,142Before him are Johannes Frießner (1892), Hans Oster (1887), John, Elector of Saxony (1468), Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719), Georg Bednorz (1950), and Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887). After him are John B. Goodenough (1922), Felix Magath (1953), Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (1636), Godigisel (359), Alfred von Waldersee (1832), and Christian Thomasius (1655).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Günther Lütjens ranks 88Before him are Günther Rall (1918), Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755), Reinhard Scheer (1863), Herbert Gille (1897), Johannes Frießner (1892), and Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887). After him are Alfred von Waldersee (1832), August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760), Karl Mack von Leiberich (1752), Josef Harpe (1887), Karl von Bülow (1846), and Levin August von Bennigsen (1745).