MILITARY PERSONNEL

Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb

1876 - 1956

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Wilhelm Josef Franz Ritter von Leeb (5 September 1876 – 29 April 1956) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War, who was subsequently convicted of war crimes. Leeb was a highly decorated officer in World War I and was awarded the Military Order of Max Joseph which granted him the title of nobility. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb has received more than 723,713 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb is the 103rd most popular military personnel (down from 90th in 2019), the 269th most popular biography from Germany (down from 219th in 2019) and the 24th most popular German Military Personnel.

Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb was a German general during World War II. He is most famous for his command of the German forces in the invasion of the Soviet Union.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb ranks 103 out of 2,058. Before him are Bernard Montgomery, Wilhelm Canaris, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Saigō Takamori, John of Austria, and Miloš Obilić. After him are George S. Patton, Zhang Fei, Andrea Doria, Theodor Eicke, Perdiccas, and Robert E. Lee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb ranks 7. Before him are Pope Pius XII, Jack London, Konrad Adenauer, Mata Hari, Erich Raeder, and Zewditu. After him are Wilhelm Pieck, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Constantin Brâncuși, Pablo Casals, Alexander I of Serbia, and Manuel de Falla. Among people deceased in 1956, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb ranks 6. Before him are Bertolt Brecht, Irène Joliot-Curie, B. R. Ambedkar, Jackson Pollock, and Konstantin von Neurath. After him are Pietro Badoglio, Jules Rimet, Emil Nolde, Frederick Soddy, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, and Lucien Febvre.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb ranks 269 out of 7,253. Before him are Arnulf of Carinthia (850), Konstantin von Neurath (1873), Ernst Jünger (1895), Wilm Hosenfeld (1895), John of Austria (1547), and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744). After him are Wilhelm Pieck (1876), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1691), Michael Ende (1929), Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928), Wilhelm Frick (1877), and Lothar Matthäus (1961).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb ranks 24. Before him are Erich Hartmann (1922), Walther von Brauchitsch (1881), Albert Kesselring (1885), Heinrich Müller (1900), Wilhelm Canaris (1887), and John of Austria (1547). After him are Klaus Barbie (1913), Hermann Hoth (1885), Michael Wittmann (1914), Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), Franz Halder (1884), and Ferdinand Schörner (1892).

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