MILITARY PERSONNEL

Werner Mölders

1913 - 1941

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Werner Mölders (18 March 1913 – 22 November 1941) was a World War II German Luftwaffe pilot, wing commander, and the leading German fighter ace in the Spanish Civil War. He became the first pilot in aviation history to shoot down 100 enemy aircraft and was highly decorated for his achievements. Mölders developed fighter tactics that led to the finger-four formation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Werner Mölders has received more than 636,635 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Werner Mölders is the 279th most popular military personnel (down from 247th in 2019), the 653rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 570th in 2019) and the 60th most popular German Military Personnel.

Mölders is most famous for being the first pilot in history to shoot down 100 enemy aircraft.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Werner Mölders ranks 279 out of 2,058. Before him are Hasso von Manteuffel, Raimondo Montecuccoli, Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Hans-Joachim Marseille, Svetozar Boroević, and Okita Sōji. After him are Usama ibn Zayd, Lothar Rendulic, Roman Shukhevych, Federico da Montefeltro, Titus Labienus, and Nicolas Oudinot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Werner Mölders ranks 36. Before him are Stanford Moore, Trevor Howard, Frances Farmer, Irwin Shaw, Wolfgang Paul, and Leônidas. After him are Albert Ellis, Jimmy Hoffa, Artur Axmann, René Clément, Witold Lutosławski, and Erich Priebke. Among people deceased in 1941, Werner Mölders ranks 25. Before him are Marina Tsvetaeva, Frederick Banting, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Edward Rydz-Śmigły, Ernst Udet, and Prajadhipok. After him are Werner Sombart, Kurt Koffka, Ludwig Quidde, Günther Prien, Alexej von Jawlensky, and Sherwood Anderson.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Werner Mölders ranks 653 out of 7,253. Before him are John of Saxony (1801), Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919), Herbert Kroemer (1928), Magda Schneider (1909), Bettina von Arnim (1785), and Werner Forssmann (1904). After him are Andreas Baader (1943), Carl Gustav Hempel (1905), Gerhard Ertl (1936), Ottmar Hitzfeld (1949), Rudolf Bultmann (1884), and Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Werner Mölders ranks 60. Before him are Otto Carius (1922), Karl Wolff (1900), Otto Günsche (1917), Erich Hoepner (1886), Hasso von Manteuffel (1897), and Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919). After him are Maurice de Saxe (1696), Karl-Otto Koch (1897), Kurt Meyer (1910), Walther Wenck (1900), Georg von Frundsberg (1473), and Erich Priebke (1913).

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