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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Herbert Kappler

1907 - 1978

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Herbert Kappler (23 September 1907 – 9 February 1978) was a key German SS functionary and war criminal during the Nazi era. He served as head of German police and security services (Sicherheitspolizei and SD) in Rome during the Second World War and was responsible for the Ardeatine massacre. Following the end of the war, Kappler stood trial in Italy and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herbert Kappler has received more than 562,618 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Herbert Kappler is the 636th most popular military personnel (down from 631st in 2019), the 1,553rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,580th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular German Military Personnel.

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  • 16

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  • 1.70

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Herbert Kappler ranks 636 out of 1,468. Before him are Ivan Panfilov, Henri de la Rochejaquelein, Yevhen Konovalets, Dominique Vandamme, Zhou Tai, and Hans Langsdorff. After him are Georg Stumme, Wild Bill Hickok, Köten, Müezzinzade Ali Pasha, Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, and Xu Da.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Herbert Kappler ranks 81. Before him are Ko Takamoro, Cab Calloway, Junji Nishikawa, U Nu, Run Run Shaw, and John Mauchly. After him are Pierre Mendès France, Franz Jägerstätter, Trường Chinh, Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, Anne Desclos, and Mehdi Bazargan. Among people deceased in 1978, Herbert Kappler ranks 55. Before him are Charles Eames, Shozo Tsugitani, Hannah Höch, Arnold Hauser, Giovanni Gronchi, and Prince Nicholas of Romania. After him are Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia, Hubert Humphrey, Henry Corbin, Tetsu Katayama, Jack L. Warner, and Philibert Tsiranana.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Herbert Kappler ranks 1,553 out of 6,142. Before him are Ludwig Borchardt (1863), Max Pechstein (1881), Hans Hartung (1904), Bernhardus Varenius (1622), Hans Langsdorff (1894), and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt (1752). After him are Georg Stumme (1886), Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906), Hermann Goldschmidt (1802), George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1484), Eduard Heine (1821), and Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1826).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Herbert Kappler ranks 122. Before him are Hans Speidel (1897), Günther Blumentritt (1892), Adolf Strauss (1879), Wilhelm Rediess (1900), Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld (1651), and Hans Langsdorff (1894). After him are Georg Stumme (1886), Wilhelm Schepmann (1894), Lothar von Trotha (1848), Hans Hermann von Katte (1704), Oswald Boelcke (1891), and Adolf Heusinger (1897).

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