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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Hermann Priess

1901 - 1985

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Hermann August Fredrich Priess (24 May 1901 – 2 February 1985) was a German general in the Waffen-SS and a war criminal during World War II. He commanded the SS Division Totenkopf ("Death's Head") following the death of Theodor Eicke in February 1943. On 30 October 1944 he was appointed commander of the I SS Panzer Corps and led it during the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, Priess was convicted of war crimes for his involvement in the Malmedy massacre, and was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hermann Priess has received more than 123,356 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Priess is the 993rd most popular military personnel, the 2,509th most popular biography from Germany and the 195th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hermann Priess ranks 993 out of 1,468. Before him are Bonifacius, Carl Hilpert, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Arthur Percival, Joseph Trumpeldor, and Maximilian de Angelis. After him are Henry Tandey, Matteo I Visconti, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, Walter Krüger, Magnus Stenbock, and Manshuk Mametova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Hermann Priess ranks 120. Before him are Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt, Claude Autant-Lara, Ludolf von Alvensleben, Princess Yolanda of Savoy, Wolfgang Schmieder, and Raúl Prebisch. After him are Jean Guitton, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Lee Hoi-chuen, Ismail al-Azhari, Zeppo Marx, and Karl-August Fagerholm. Among people deceased in 1985, Hermann Priess ranks 82. Before him are Anton Karas, Vladimir Jankélévitch, Karl Menger, Tapio Wirkkala, Alfredo Foni, and Lovro von Matačić. After him are Kenny Clarke, Evgeny Lifshitz, Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria, Julia Robinson, Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, and André Hunebelle.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hermann Priess ranks 2,509 out of 6,142. Before him are Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria (1271), Christoph, Duke of Württemberg (1515), William Louis, Duke of Württemberg (1647), Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (1602), Cornelia Funke (1958), and Michael Maestlin (1550). After him are Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg (1445), Carl Ludwig Siegel (1896), Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1622), Christine of Saxony (1505), Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner (1834), and Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach (1662).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Hermann Priess ranks 195. Before him are Reiner Stahel (1892), Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein (1870), Adelbert Schulz (1903), Ernst-Günther Baade (1897), Carl Hilpert (1888), and Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (1922). After him are Walter Krüger (1892), Alexander von Linsingen (1850), Hans Hartwig von Beseler (1850), Hajo Herrmann (1913), Erwin Jaenecke (1890), and Wilhelm Marschall (1886).

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