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Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt

1887 - 1943

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Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt (13 July 1887 – 9 May 1943) was a German general (General of the Infantry) during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt became ill in November 1942 and returned to Germany. He died in a hospital in Berlin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt has received more than 57,105 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt is the 1,309th most popular military personnel (up from 1,336th in 2019), the 3,174th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,480th in 2019) and the 244th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt ranks 1,309 out of 2,058. Before him are Friedrich Kirchner, Nam Il, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus, Fayruz al-Daylami, Meleager, and Adolphe Pégoud. After him are Laomedon of Mytilene, Aliagha Shikhlinski, Kiyonao Ichiki, Maksim Purkayev, János Pálffy, and Hubert Lanz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt ranks 134. Before him are Salama Moussa, M. N. Roy, Rudolf Beran, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., August Kork, and Antonio Moreno. After him are Georges Vézina, Hermann Rauschning, Sydir Kovpak, Radasłaŭ Astroŭski, Dmitry Bogrov, and Heino Eller. Among people deceased in 1943, Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt ranks 113. Before him are Gyula Peidl, Kostis Palamas, Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Ludwig von Reuter, Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia, and Aleš Hrdlička. After him are Aliagha Shikhlinski, Ernst Trygger, George Washington Carver, Winnaretta Singer, Yury Tynyanov, and Walther von Hünersdorff.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt ranks 3,174 out of 7,253. Before him are Johannes Agricola (1494), Juan José Linz (1926), Erich Neumann (1905), Louis Paulsen (1833), Ferdinand Reich (1799), and Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg (1479). After him are Franz Nissl (1860), Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel (1796), Eric Braeden (1941), Paul Julius Möbius (1853), Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1910), and William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1651).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt ranks 244. Before him are Adolf Diekmann (1914), Felix von Luckner (1881), Hans Graf von Sponeck (1888), Ludwig von Reuter (1869), Rolf Carls (1885), and Friedrich Kirchner (1885). After him are August Karl von Goeben (1816), Paul Bader (1883), Gustav Fehn (1892), Joachim Lemelsen (1888), Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen (1815), and Maximilian Fretter-Pico (1892).

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