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Most Famous German Explorers
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Germany 19,303
11,381 EH 
Erich Hartmann German Fighter Pilot 1922–1993
Erich Hartmann German Fighter Pilot 1922–1993 11,613 HR 
Hanna Reitsch German Test Pilot 1912–1979
Hanna Reitsch German Test Pilot 1912–1979 24,219 CP 
Carl Peters German Explorer 1856–1918
Carl Peters German Explorer 1856–1918 30,977 GN 
Gustav Nachtigal German Explorer 1834–1885
Gustav Nachtigal German Explorer 1834–1885 42,543 HM Hans Meyer (geologist) German Explorer 1858–1929
73,790 GA 
Gustav Adolf von Götzen German Explorer 1866–1910
Gustav Adolf von Götzen German Explorer 1866–1910 80,847 UJ 
Ulrich Jasper Seetzen German Explorer 1767–1811
Ulrich Jasper Seetzen German Explorer 1767–1811 80,864 JR 
Johannes Rebmann German Explorer 1820–1876
Johannes Rebmann German Explorer 1820–1876 99,694 KK 
Karl Klaus von der Decken German Explorer 1833–1865
Karl Klaus von der Decken German Explorer 1833–1865 136,070 WO 
Walter Oesau German Fighter Pilot 1913–1944
Walter Oesau German Fighter Pilot 1913–1944 139,695 OK Otto Kittel German Fighter Pilot 1917–1945
148,027 BV 
Bernhard von Breidenbach German Explorer 1440–1497
Bernhard von Breidenbach German Explorer 1440–1497 169,057 WS Wolfgang Späte German Fighter Pilot 1911–1997
169,910 JM 
Joachim Müncheberg German Fighter Pilot 1918–1943
Joachim Müncheberg German Fighter Pilot 1918–1943 175,647 AE 
August Euler German Aviator 1868–1957
August Euler German Aviator 1868–1957 182,319 LV 
Ludwig von Hagemeister German Explorer 1780–1833
Ludwig von Hagemeister German Explorer 1780–1833 216,287 RD Ralf Dujmovits German Mountaineer b. 1961
216,350 PP 
Paul Pogge German Explorer 1838–1884
Paul Pogge German Explorer 1838–1884 221,651 ED Eduard Dallmann German Explorer 1830–1896
254,792 HV 
Hermann von Barth German Mountaineer 1845–1876
Hermann von Barth German Mountaineer 1845–1876 298,957 HZ 
Hugo Zöller German Explorer 1852–1933
Hugo Zöller German Explorer 1852–1933 330,573 AS 
August Schynse German Explorer 1857–1891
August Schynse German Explorer 1857–1891 336,262 WM 
Willy Merkl German Mountaineer 1900–1934
Willy Merkl German Mountaineer 1900–1934 342,695 GA 
Gerd Achgelis German Aviator 1908–1991
Gerd Achgelis German Aviator 1908–1991 376,621 TL Theodor Lerner German Explorer 1866–1931
443,811 VV Victor von Plessen German Explorer 1900–1980
470,595 DH Dietrich Hrabak German Fighter Pilot 1914–1995
511,200 FW 
Fritz Wendel German Test Pilot 1915–1975
Fritz Wendel German Test Pilot 1915–1975 532,060 HT 
Hans Tappenbeck German Explorer 1861–1889
Hans Tappenbeck German Explorer 1861–1889 580,594 EH Elias Hesse German Explorer 1658–1689
679,646 CV 
Curt von Hagen German Explorer 1859–1897
Curt von Hagen German Explorer 1859–1897 696,702 WR Werner Roell German Aviatore 1914–2008
756,051 WV Wilfried von Engelhardt German Test Pilot 1928–2015
1,390,463 JS 
Johann Schalk German Piloto 1903–1987
Johann Schalk German Piloto 1903–1987 1,642,262 KR Konstantin Reitz German Explorer 1817–1853
1,744,371 WM Werner Machold German Piloto 1913–1968
1,794,944 EJ Erhard Jähnert German Piloto 1917–2006
2,142,111 HK Herbert Kaminski German Piloto 1909–1971
2,162,649 WJ Wilhelm Joswig German Piloto 1912–1989
2,611,871 SF Siegfried Fischer German Piloto 1918–1998
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