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Henry Tandey

1891 - 1977

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Private Henry James Tandey VC, DCM, MM (born Tandy, 30 August 1891 – 20 December 1977) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the second most highly decorated British private of the First World War and is most commonly remembered as the soldier who allegedly spared Adolf Hitler's life during the war. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Tandey has received more than 1,510,251 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Henry Tandey is the 885th most popular military personnel (up from 994th in 2019), the 1,545th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,847th in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Henry Tandey ranks 885 out of 2,058. Before him are Siegfried von Feuchtwangen, Nikolay Shchors, Artaphernes, Carmine Crocco, Hans von Salmuth, and Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. After him are Heinrich Eberbach, Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Boris Gromov, Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, Oda Nobutaka, and Charles II, Duke of Guelders.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Henry Tandey ranks 74. Before him are Bruno Loerzer, Jose P. Laurel, Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma, Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin, Werner Lorenz, and Shizo Kanakuri. After him are Diana Budisavljević, Evgeny Pashukanis, Yrjö Väisälä, Tin Ujević, Walter Eucken, and Yvan Goll. Among people deceased in 1977, Henry Tandey ranks 81. Before him are Eduard Roschmann, Fawzi al-Qawuqji, Džemal Bijedić, Miloš Crnjanski, Arsenio Erico, and Hamazasp Babadzhanian. After him are Carl Zuckmayer, James M. Cain, Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Giorgio Pessina, Kinuyo Tanaka, and Marie-Thérèse Walter.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Tandey ranks 1,545 out of 8,785. Before him are Ian Kershaw (1943), Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild (1840), Anne Conway (1631), Jack W. Szostak (1952), Karen Armstrong (1944), and William Walton (1902). After him are James Dyson (1947), David Icke (1952), Lionel Robbins (1898), Norman Davies (1939), Boy George (1961), and John Maynard Smith (1920).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Henry Tandey ranks 29. Before him are William Bligh (1754), Joseph Boxhall (1884), Bertram Ramsay (1883), Andrew Parker Bowles (1939), Jack Phillips (1887), and Robert Maynard (1684). After him are Henry Allingham (1896), Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852), Robert Blake (1599), Paddy Roy Bates (1921), and George Rooke (1650).

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