Ernst Jünger

Ernst Jünger

male, deceased (1998)
Centenarian, writer, German, Recipient of the Pour le Mérite, World War I, Conservative Revolutionary movement…Pour le Mérite, storm of steel, Recipient of the Iron Cross
Ernst Jünger was a German author of novels and accounts of his war experiences. Many regard him as one of Germany's greatest modern writers and a h...
Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

male, deceased (1946)
German Military, Holocaust perpetrator, convicted of aggression, prisoner sentenced to death, died in prison, Arsonist…Recipient of the Pour le Mérite, Field Marshal of Nazi Germany, Recipient of the Iron Cross, convicted in the Nuremberg Trials, German veteran of World War I
Hermann Wilhelm Göring was a German politician and military leader, a leading member of the Nazi Party, second in command of the Third Reich, and c...
Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel

male, 118 years old
German Military, vichy france, Occupied France, ALLIED, Allies of World War II, battle of normandy…Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Axis powers of World War II, German veteran of World War I, The Desert Fox, Recipient of the Iron Cross
Erwin Rommel (Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel, 1891-1944) | The famous "Desert Fox" commander of the North African campaign was born in Heidenheim,...
Manfred von Richthofen

Manfred von Richthofen

male, deceased (1918)
The Red Baron, German nobility, German, Aviator killed in shootdown, Luftstreitkräfte personnel, fighter pilot…German native of Silesia, Recipient of the Pour le Mérite, Recipient of the Iron Cross, German natives of Silesia, Le Diable Rouge
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (May 2, 1892 - April 21, 1918) was a German fighter pilot known as The Red Baron. He was the most...
Alfred von Tirpitz

Alfred von Tirpitz

male, deceased (1930)
World War I, German Military, dreadnought, Rear Admiral, German Empire, Imperial German Navy admiral…Recipient of the Pour le Mérite, Wilhelm II of Germany, Naval history of Germany
Alfred von Tirpitz was a German Admiral, Secretary of State of the Imperial Naval Office, the powerful administrative branch of the Kaiserliche...
Fedor von Bock

Fedor von Bock

male, deceased (1945)
German Military, Army Group South, German, World War I, quagmire, world war 2…Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Invasion of France, Recipient of the Iron Cross, Recipient of the Pour le Mérite, German veteran of World War I
Fedor von Bock (December 3, 1880 - May 4, 1945) was an officer in the German military from 1898 to 1942, attaining the rank of...
Heino von Heimburg

Heino von Heimburg

male
World War II, Vice Admiral, U-boat commander, kriegsmarine, u-boat, World War I…Recipient of the Pour le Mérite
Heino von Heimburg (1889 - 1945) was a successful and highly decorated German U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I and...
Werner Voss

Werner Voss

male, deceased (1917)
Kampfstaffel, Luftstreitkräfte personnel, Aviator killed in shootdown, Luftstreitkräfte, hussar, ace…Recipient of the Pour le Mérite, Recipient of the Iron Cross
Werner Voss was a World War I German fighter pilot and ace. Born in Krefeld, the first son of an industrial dyer, Voss was at one time a friend and...
Reinhold Saltzwedel

Reinhold Saltzwedel

male, deceased (1917)
German, World War I, kriegsmarine, u-boat, U-boat commander, commander…Recipient of the Pour le Mérite, Recipient of the Iron Cross
Reinhold Saltzwedel (November 23, 1889 - December 2, 1917) was a successful and highly decorated German U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine...