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Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach

1888 - 1976

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Walther Kurt von Seydlitz-Kurzbach (German: [ˈvaltɐ fɔn ˈzaɪdlɪts ˈkʊʁtsbax]; 22 August 1888 – 28 April 1976) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LI Army Corps during the Battle of Stalingrad. At the end of the battle, he gave his officers freedom of action and was relieved of command. He assisted the Soviet Union as a prisoner-of-war as one of the leaders of the National Committee for a Free Germany formed mostly of the German prisoners of war in the USSR. After the war, he was convicted by the Soviets of war crimes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach has received more than 392,417 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach is the 624th most popular military personnel (down from 563rd in 2019), the 1,532nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,362nd in 2019) and the 115th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach ranks 624 out of 2,058. Before him are Johan Laidoner, Hubert Lyautey, Wolfgang Lüth, Takeichi Nishi, Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt, and Heinz Reinefarth. After him are Matthäus Hetzenauer, Heraclius the Elder, Viktor Pavičić, Antonio Tejero, Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, and Lady Triệu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach ranks 61. Before him are Tôn Đức Thắng, Nuri al-Said, W. O. Bentley, Fritz Klein, Giuseppe Ungaretti, and Nikolay Shvernik. After him are Vicki Baum, Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, Soong Ai-ling, Hans Knappertsbusch, Antonio Sant'Elia, and Wellington Koo. Among people deceased in 1976, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach ranks 63. Before him are Michael Polanyi, Lin Yutang, Lee J. Cobb, Mikhail Gurevich, Arnold Gehlen, and Walter Warlimont. After him are Abdul Razak Hussein, Alexandros Panagoulis, Adolph Zukor, Walter H. Schottky, Orlando Letelier, and Gottfried von Cramm.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach ranks 1,532 out of 7,253. Before him are Ruth Fuchs (1946), Reinhart Koselleck (1923), Joachim von Sandrart (1606), Karl Albrecht (1920), Jenny-Wanda Barkmann (1922), and Karl August von Hardenberg (1750). After him are Golo Mann (1909), Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia (1887), Carl Heinrich Graun (1704), Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge (1795), John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (1455), and Christian Friedrich Hebbel (1813).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach ranks 115. Before him are Adolf Heusinger (1897), Otto Kumm (1909), Georg Stumme (1886), Anton Dostler (1891), Günther Blumentritt (1892), and Nicolaus von Below (1907). After him are Hans Hermann von Katte (1704), Franz Hössler (1906), Hans Speidel (1897), Matthias Kleinheisterkamp (1893), Max Immelmann (1890), and Herta Bothe (1921).

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