1901 - 1985
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, 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.
350 - 432
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 987
1888 - 1947
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 988
1922 - 1950
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 989
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 990
1880 - 1920
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 991
1889 - 1974
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 992
1901 - 1985
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 993
1891 - 1977
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 994
1250 - 1322
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 995
1467 - 1538
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 996
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 997
1664 - 1717
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 998
1922 - 1943
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 999
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.
1901 - 1947
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 114
1901 - 2000
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 115
1901 - 1970
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 116
1901 - 1986
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 117
1901 - 1990
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 118
1901 - 1986
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 119
1901 - 1985
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 120
1901 - 1999
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 121
1901 - 1961
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 122
1901 - 1965
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 123
1901 - 1969
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 124
1901 - 1979
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 125
1901 - 1984
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 126
1906 - 1985
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 76
1903 - 1985
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 77
1902 - 1985
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 78
1915 - 1985
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 79
1911 - 1985
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 80
1899 - 1985
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 81
1901 - 1985
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 82
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 83
1915 - 1985
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 84
1898 - 1985
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 85
1919 - 1985
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 86
1927 - 1985
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 87
1896 - 1985
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 88
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).
1271 - 1310
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 2,503
1515 - 1568
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 2,504
1647 - 1677
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 2,505
1602 - 1651
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 2,506
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,507
1550 - 1631
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,508
1901 - 1985
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,509
1445 - 1496
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,510
1896 - 1981
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 2,511
1622 - 1665
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 2,512
1505 - 1549
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 2,513
1834 - 1882
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 2,514
1662 - 1696
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 2,515
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).
1892 - 1955
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 189
1870 - 1948
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 190
1903 - 1944
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 191
1897 - 1945
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 192
1888 - 1947
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 193
1922 - 1950
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 194
1901 - 1985
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 195
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 196
1850 - 1935
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 197
1850 - 1921
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 198
1913 - 2010
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 199
1890 - 1960
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 200
1886 - 1976
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 201