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Władysław Anders

1892 - 1970

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Władysław Albert Anders (11 August 1892 – 12 May 1970) was a Polish military officer and politician, and prominent member of the Polish government-in-exile in London. Born in Krośniewice-Błonie, then part of the Russian Empire, he served in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and later joined the Polish Land Forces after Poland regained its independence in 1918. During World War II, Anders was captured by Soviet forces and imprisoned, but he was later released to form a Polish Army to fight against the Germans alongside the Red Army. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Władysław Anders has received more than 464,818 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Władysław Anders is the 2,827th most popular politician (down from 2,761st in 2019), the 167th most popular biography from Poland (down from 160th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Polish Politician.

Władysław Anders was a Polish general and commander-in-chief of the Polish Armed Forces during the Second World War. He led the Polish II Corps in the Battle of Monte Cassino, the liberation of Rome, and the Battle of Ancona.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Władysław Anders ranks 2,827 out of 19,576. Before him are Anastasio Somoza García, John, King of Denmark, Kārlis Ulmanis, Manuel Godoy, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, and Louis Barthou. After him are Maria Anna of Bavaria, Emperor Go-Daigo, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, Narseh, Gevherhan Sultan, and Wei Yan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Władysław Anders ranks 44. Before him are Darius Milhaud, Corneille Heymans, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Arthur Friedenreich, Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, and Bolesław Bierut. After him are Richard Neutra, Alexandre Koyré, Nikolai Kondratiev, V. Gordon Childe, Mary Pickford, and József Mindszenty. Among people deceased in 1970, Władysław Anders ranks 37. Before him are Bruce McLaren, Heinrich Brüning, Frances Farmer, Bourvil, Arthur Adamov, and John Dos Passos. After him are Fritz Perls, Nina Ricci, Francis Peyton Rous, Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, Richard Neutra, and Italo Gariboldi.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Władysław Anders ranks 167 out of 1,694. Before him are Hermann Balck (1893), Georg Michaelis (1857), Robert Lewandowski (1988), Witold Lutosławski (1913), Bolesław Bierut (1892), and Daniel Libeskind (1946). After him are Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1884), Jan Potocki (1761), Andrzej Duda (1972), Günther Anders (1902), Isabella Jagiellon (1519), and John I Albert (1459).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Władysław Anders ranks 44. Before him are Bolesław III Wrymouth (1086), Arthur Liebehenschel (1901), Maxim Litvinov (1876), William I of Württemberg (1781), Georg Michaelis (1857), and Bolesław Bierut (1892). After him are Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1884), Andrzej Duda (1972), Isabella Jagiellon (1519), John I Albert (1459), Casimir I the Restorer (1016), and Mykhailo Hrushevsky (1866).

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