1880 - 1944
Ludwig August Theodor Beck (German: [ˈluːt.vɪç bɛk] ; 29 June 1880 – 20 July 1944) was a German general and Chief of the German General Staff during the early years of the Nazi regime in Germany before World War II. Although Beck never became a member of the Nazi Party, in the early 1930s he supported Adolf Hitler's forceful denunciation of the Treaty of Versailles and the need to re-arm, although he believed Germany needed more time to rearm before starting a war. In serving as Chief of Staff of the German Army between 1935 and 1938, Beck became increasingly disillusioned and stood in opposition to the rising totalitarianism of the Nazi regime and to Hitler's aggressive foreign policy. Public foreign-policy disagreements with Hitler made Beck resign as Chief of Staff in August 1938. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludwig Beck has received more than 1,222,648 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Ludwig Beck is the 121st most popular military personnel (down from 114th in 2019), the 300th most popular biography from Germany (down from 296th in 2019) and the 27th most popular German Military Personnel.
Ludwig Beck was a German general who was head of the army and chief of the general staff. He was one of the conspirators in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944.
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Among military personnels, Ludwig Beck ranks 121 out of 1,468. Before him are Erich von Falkenhayn, Narses, Theodor Eicke, Yi Sun-sin, Stilicho, and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. After him are Nero Claudius Drusus, George S. Patton, Michael Wittmann, Bohemond I of Antioch, Louis-Nicolas Davout, and Walther von Brauchitsch.
1861 - 1922
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 115
478 - 574
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 116
1892 - 1943
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 117
1545 - 1598
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 118
359 - 408
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 119
1742 - 1819
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 120
1880 - 1944
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 121
38 BC - 9 BC
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 122
1885 - 1945
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 123
1914 - 1944
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 124
1054 - 1111
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 125
1770 - 1823
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 126
1881 - 1948
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 127
Among people born in 1880, Ludwig Beck ranks 11. Before him are Fedor von Bock, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Oswald Spengler, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Robert Musil, and George Marshall. After him are Franz Marc, André Derain, Paul Hausser, Manuel Azaña, Wilhelm List, and Werner von Fritsch. Among people deceased in 1944, Ludwig Beck ranks 18. Before him are Günther von Kluge, Reza Shah, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Alexis Carrel, and Marc Bloch. After him are Michael Wittmann, Galeazzo Ciano, Friedrich Olbricht, Chūichi Nagumo, Ernst Thälmann, and Milena Jesenská.
1880 - 1945
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 5
1880 - 1962
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 6
1880 - 1936
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 7
1880 - 1938
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 8
1880 - 1942
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 9
1880 - 1959
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 10
1880 - 1944
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 11
1880 - 1916
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 12
1880 - 1954
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 13
1880 - 1972
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 14
1880 - 1940
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 15
1880 - 1971
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 16
1880 - 1939
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 17
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 12
1878 - 1944
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 13
1882 - 1944
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 14
1876 - 1944
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 15
1873 - 1944
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 16
1886 - 1944
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 17
1880 - 1944
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 18
1914 - 1944
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 19
1903 - 1944
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 20
1888 - 1944
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 21
1887 - 1944
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 22
1886 - 1944
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 23
1896 - 1944
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 24
Among people born in Germany, Ludwig Beck ranks 300 out of 6,142. Before him are Athanasius Kircher (1602), Alexandra Feodorovna (1798), Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175), Albrecht Altdorfer (1480), Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742), and Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850). After him are Carl Ritter (1779), Franz Marc (1880), Samuel Hahnemann (1755), Ernst Ruska (1906), Michael Wittmann (1914), and Johannes Stark (1874).
1602 - 1680
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 294
1798 - 1860
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 295
1175 - 1218
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 296
1480 - 1538
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 297
1742 - 1819
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 298
1850 - 1909
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 299
1880 - 1944
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 300
1779 - 1859
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 301
1880 - 1916
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 302
1755 - 1843
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 303
1906 - 1988
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 304
1914 - 1944
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 305
1874 - 1957
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 306
Among military personnels born in Germany, Ludwig Beck ranks 27. Before him are John of Austria (1547), Hermann Hoth (1885), Heinrich Müller (1900), Klaus Barbie (1913), Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742). After him are Michael Wittmann (1914), Walther von Brauchitsch (1881), Hermann Fegelein (1906), August von Mackensen (1849), Franz Halder (1884), and Friedrich Olbricht (1888).
1547 - 1578
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 21
1885 - 1971
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 22
1900 - 1945
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 23
1913 - 1991
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 24
1881 - 1954
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 25
1742 - 1819
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 26
1880 - 1944
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 27
1914 - 1944
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 28
1881 - 1948
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 29
1906 - 1945
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 30
1849 - 1945
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 31
1884 - 1972
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 32
1888 - 1944
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 33