Most Famous German Military figures

Germany has produced 1,107 notable military figures throughout history, led by Erwin Rommel. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Erwin Rommel — German Officer (1891–1944) , ranked #528
  2. Adolf Eichmann — German Officer (1906–1962) , ranked #712
  3. Paul von Hindenburg — German Generalfeldmarschall (1847–1934) , ranked #719
  4. Karl Dönitz — German Soldier (1891–1980) , ranked #1360
  5. Carl von Clausewitz — German Officer (1780–1831) , ranked #2030
  6. Heinz Guderian — German Militar (1888–1954) , ranked #2423
  7. Claus von Stauffenberg — German Officer (1907–1944) , ranked #2633
  8. Wilhelm Keitel — German Marshal (1882–1946) , ranked #3255
  9. Rudolf Höss — German Officer (1900–1947) , ranked #3788
  10. Helmuth von Moltke the Elder — German Marshal (1800–1891) , ranked #3795
  11. Wilhelm Canaris — German Admiral (1887–1945) , ranked #3821
  12. Albert Kesselring — German Militar (1885–1960) , ranked #4772
  13. Friedrich Paulus — German Officer (1890–1957) , ranked #5180
  14. Erich Raeder — German Navy (1876–1960) , ranked #5212
  15. Sepp Dietrich — German Militar (1892–1966) , ranked #6328
  16. Gerd von Rundstedt — German Officer (1875–1953) , ranked #7378
  17. Alfred von Tirpitz — German Admiral (1849–1930) , ranked #7601
  18. August von Mackensen — German Officer (1849–1945) , ranked #9534
  19. Hans von Seeckt — German Militar (1866–1936) , ranked #9802
  20. Werner von Blomberg — German Generalfeldmarschall (1878–1946) , ranked #9814