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Werner von Fritsch

1880 - 1939

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Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 – 22 September 1939) was a member of the German High Command. He was Commander-in-Chief of the German Army from February 1934 until February 1938, when he was forced to resign after he was falsely accused of being homosexual. His ousting was a major step in Adolf Hitler's establishment of tighter control over the armed forces. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Werner von Fritsch has received more than 706,373 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Werner von Fritsch is the 1,717th most popular politician (up from 1,781st in 2019), the 473rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 499th in 2019) and the 134th most popular German Politician.

Werner von Fritsch was a German field marshal who served as the commander in chief of the army from 1933 to 1938. He is most famous for his role in the invasion of Poland.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Werner von Fritsch ranks 1,717 out of 19,576. Before him are Sebastián Piñera, Niels, King of Denmark, Lazare Carnot, Maria Josepha of Austria, Gongmin of Goryeo, and Walther Rathenau. After him are Jehu, Fumio Kishida, Demetrius I of Macedon, Kamose, Conrad I of Germany, and Henry II of Navarre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Werner von Fritsch ranks 17. Before him are Franz Marc, André Derain, Ludwig Beck, Manuel Azaña, Paul Hausser, and Ze'ev Jabotinsky. After him are Premchand, Wilhelm List, Elton Mayo, Paul Ehrenfest, Max Wertheimer, and Otto Weininger. Among people deceased in 1939, Werner von Fritsch ranks 10. Before him are Howard Carter, Nadezhda Krupskaya, Joseph Roth, Eugen Bleuler, W. B. Yeats, and James Naismith. After him are Philipp Scheidemann, Anton Makarenko, Karl Radek, Matthias Sindelar, Douglas Fairbanks, and Edward Sapir.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Werner von Fritsch ranks 473 out of 7,253. Before him are Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817), Jakob Fugger (1459), Bernhard von Bülow (1849), Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867), Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1573), and Walther Rathenau (1867). After him are Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837), Ernst Busch (1885), Henri Nestlé (1814), Wilhelm Schickard (1592), Hermann Staudinger (1881), and Gerda Taro (1910).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Werner von Fritsch ranks 134. Before him are Maria Josepha of Bavaria (1739), Friedrich Fromm (1888), Pyotr Stolypin (1862), Bernhard von Bülow (1849), Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867), and Walther Rathenau (1867). After him are Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837), Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (1463), John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (1572), Rupert, King of Germany (1352), Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor (1075), and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908).

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