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MILITARY PERSONNEL

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 1,433,568 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Henry Tandey is the 994th most popular military personnel (up from 1,203rd in 2019), the 1,852nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,505th in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Henry Tandey ranks 994 out of 1,468. Before him are Carl Hilpert, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Arthur Percival, Joseph Trumpeldor, Maximilian de Angelis, and Hermann Priess. After him are Matteo I Visconti, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, Walter Krüger, Magnus Stenbock, Manshuk Mametova, and William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Henry Tandey ranks 94. Before him are Hermann Scherchen, Yrjö Väisälä, Maksim Bahdanovič, Ronald Colman, Boris Iofan, and Jose P. Laurel. After him are Maria Skobtsova, Seth Barnes Nicholson, Damaskinos of Athens, Otto Ciliax, Ivan Vinogradov, and Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia. Among people deceased in 1977, Henry Tandey ranks 92. Before him are Alexander Rodimtsev, Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Dietrich von Hildebrand, Zózimo, Pierre Clastres, and Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten. After him are Jim Thompson, Carl Zuckmayer, Sergei Kruglov, Pan Yuliang, Kōichi Kido, and Sumitranandan Pant.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Tandey ranks 1,852 out of 7,765. Before him are Hamnet Shakespeare (1585), Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836), Lady Hester Stanhope (1776), Tony Sheridan (1940), George Meredith (1828), and Jojo Moyes (1969). After him are Richard Long (1945), Charles Boycott (1832), Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478), Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1310), Henry Maudslay (1771), and Hilton Valentine (1943).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Henry Tandey ranks 41. Before him are FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788), Arthur Rostron (1869), Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), J. F. C. Fuller (1878), John Fastolf (1380), and Arthur Percival (1887). After him are William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729), John Paul Jones (1747), Gregor MacGregor (1786), John Alcock (1892), Captain Tom (1920), and Henry Allingham (1896).

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