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Richard Thomalla (German: [toˈmala]; 23 October 1903 – 12 May 1945) was a German war criminal and SS commander of Nazi Germany. A civil engineer by professionKarl Schiller (619 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Karl August Fritz Schiller (24 April 1911 – 26 December 1994) was a German economist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). From 1966 toBerndt Seite (83 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Berndt Seite (born 22 April 1940 in Hahnswalde, Trebnitz) is a German politician. He was the 2nd minister president of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern from 1992Wolfgang Birkner (400 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wolfgang Birkner (27 October 1913 – 24 March 1945) was a German SS functionary and a Holocaust perpetrator in World War II. Birkner served as the KdS WarschauPaul Ehrlich (5,192 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Paul Ehrlich (German: [ˈpaʊl ˈʔeːɐ̯lɪç] ; 14 March 1854 – 20 August 1915) was a Nobel Prize-winning German physician and scientist who worked in the fieldsKurt Alder (531 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Kurt Alder (German pronunciation: [ˈkʊʁt ˈaldɐ] ; 10 July 1902 – 20 June 1958) was a German chemist and Nobel laureate. Alder was born in the industrialViktor Hamburger (839 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Viktor Hamburger (July 9, 1900 – June 12, 2001) was a German-American professor and embryologist. His collaboration with neuroscientist Rita Levi-MontalciniJohann Martin Augustin Scholz (1,034 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johann Martin Augustin Scholz (8 February 1794 – 20 October 1852) was a German Roman Catholic orientalist, biblical scholar and academic theologian. HeAugustin Souchy (430 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Augustin Souchy Bauer (28 August 1892 – 1 January 1984) was a German anarchist, antimilitarist, labor union official and journalist. He traveled widelyKarol Kossok (273 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Karol Albert Jakub Kossok (28 January 1907 – 11 March 1946) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward. Kossok was the top scorer of the Polish FirstMargarete Kupfer (608 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress. The Canned Bride (1915) Frau Eva (1916) The Queen's SecretaryOswald Kaduk (930 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Oswald Kaduk (26 August 1906 – 31 May 1997) was a German SS member during the Nazi era. He served as Rapportführer at the Auschwitz concentration campGerd Tacke (46 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gerd Tacke (20 August 1906 in Mittel-Sohra – 23 October 1997) was the CEO of Siemens from 1968 to 1971. "The Chairmen of the Managing Board of SiemensEmanuel Schäfer (361 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Emanuel Schäfer (20 April 1900 – 4 December 1974) was a high-ranking SS functionary (SS-Oberführer) and a protégé of Reinhard Heydrich in Nazi GermanyFranz Wilhelm Prinz von Preussen (686 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Franz Wilhelm Victor Christoph Stephan Prinz von Preussen (born 3 September 1943) is a German businessman and member of the House of Hohenzollern, theLothar Fendler (682 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Lothar Fendler (13 August 1913 – 7 March 1983) was an SS-Sturmbannführer, in Sonderkommando 4b of Einsatzgruppe C, which was involved in the mass murderAlfred Gomolka (637 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Alfred Gomolka (21 July 1942 – 24 March 2020) was a German politician and member of the European Parliament for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He also servedKurt Tschenscher (315 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Kurt Waldemar Tschenscher (5 October 1928 – 13 August 2014) was a German football referee. Born in Schimischow, Weimar Germany (today Szymiszów, Poland)Bobby E. Lüthge (399 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Bobby E. Lüthge (12 September 1891 – 12 March 1964) was a German screenwriter. The Ocarina (1919) Mary Magdalene (1920) Catherine the Great (1920) TheKurt Lischka (427 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Kurt Paul Werner Lischka (16 August 1909 – 5 April 1989) was an SS official, Gestapo chief and commandant of the Security police (Sicherheitspolizei; SiPo)Adolf von Scholz (157 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Adolf Heinrich Wilhelm Scholz, since 1883 Adolf Heinrich Wilhelm von Scholz (born 1 November 1833 in Schweidnitz, died 20 March 1924 at Schloss SeeheimChristian Friedrich Lessing (191 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Christian Friedrich Lessing (10 August 1809 – 13 March 1862) was a German botanist who was a native of Groß Wartenberg, Niederschlesien. He was a brotherCarl Hoffmann (363 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Carl Hoffmann (9 June 1885, in Neisse – 13 July 1947) was a German cinematographer and film director. The Vice (1915) Dr. Hart's Diary (1917) Wedding inLouis Prang (970 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Louis Prang (March 12, 1824 – June 15, 1909) was an American printer, lithographer, publisher, and Georgist. He is sometimes known as the "father of theJoseph Schröter (351 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Joseph Schröter (14 March 1837 – 12 December 1894) was a noted German mycologist and medical doctor. He wrote several books and texts, and discovered andGerd Wolter (51 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gerd Wolter (born 22 May 1939) is a German rower. He won a gold medal at the 1962 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne with the men's coxless four. "Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (301 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline; 1 November 1797 in Carlsruhe (now Pokój), Silesia – 30 March 1855 in PestMartin Tietze (112 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Martin Tietze (23 October 1908 – 13 September 1942) was a German luger who competed during the 1930s. He won seven medals at the European luge championshipsWolfgang Liebeneiner (742 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wolfgang Georg Louis Liebeneiner (6 October 1905 – 28 November 1987) was a German actor, film director and theatre director. He was born in Liebau in PrussianMartin Kutta (207 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Martin Wilhelm Kutta (German: [ˈkʊta]; 3 November 1867 – 25 December 1944) was a German mathematician. Kutta was born in Pitschen, Upper Silesia, KingdomWilli Schur (291 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Willi Schur (22 August 1888 – 1 November 1940) was a German actor and singer. He appeared in roughly ninety feature films in a variety of supporting rolesHermann Boehm (admiral) (429 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Hermann Boehm (18 January 1884, Rybnik – 11 April 1972, Kiel) was a German naval officer who rose to the rank of General Admiral during the Second WorldTeodor Peterek (517 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Teodor Peterek (nicknames: Mietlorz and Teo; 7 November 1910, in Świętochłowice – 12 January 1969, in Słupiec), was a Polish soccer player from the interwarHerbert Hübner (959 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Herbert Hübner (6 February 1889 – 27 January 1972) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1921 and 1966. He wasHerbert Hupka (568 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Herbert Hupka (August 15, 1915 – August 24, 2006) was a German journalist, politician (SPD and later the CDU), and advocate for the Germans expelled fromHarry Winter (304 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Harry Winter (24 September 1914 - 3 December 2001), born Horst Winter, was a German-Austrian singer, musician and band director. Born in Beuthen, UpperUdo von Woyrsch (1,418 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Udo Gustav Wilhelm Egon von Woyrsch (24 July 1895 – 14 January 1983) was a Nazi Party politician and SS-Obergruppenführer in Nazi Germany who participatedGerard Wodarz (354 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gerard Wodarz (10 August 1913 – 8 November 1982) was one of the best football players of interwar Poland. He was a multiple champion of the country (representingEdmund Majowski (91 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edmund Majowski (12 November 1910 – 26 October 1982) was a Polish football player and coach. Majowski, who played as a striker, spent his professionalMoritz Moszkowski (2,028 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Moritz Moszkowski (23 August 1854 – 3 March 1925) was a German-Polish composer, pianist, and teacher. His brother Alexander Moszkowski was a famous writerDuchess Amelia of Württemberg (316 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Duchess Amelia of Württemberg (German: Amalie Therese Luise Wilhelmine Philippine von Württemberg; 28 June 1799 – 28 November 1848) was the Duchess ofJohannes Meyer (director) (184 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Johannes Meyer (13 August 1888 – 25 January 1976) was a German screenwriter and film director. He directed a number of films during the Weimar, Nazi andHerbert Weichmann (653 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Herbert Weichmann (23 February 1896 – 9 October 1983) was a German lawyer and politician (Social Democratic Party) and First Mayor of Hamburg (1965–1971)Martha Remmert (363 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Martha Remmert (4 August 1853 – 24 January 1941) was a German classical pianist, music educator, conductor and music writer. Remmert was born in GrossEdith Jacobson (1,267 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edith Jacobson (German: Edith Jacobssohn; September 10, 1897 – December 8, 1978) was a German psychoanalyst. Her major contributions to psychoanalyticEwald Cebula (254 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edward Cebula (also known as Ewald; 22 March 1917 – 1 February 2004) was a Polish football player and defender. He played in five matches for the PolandWalter Bathe (186 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Walter Bathe (1 December 1892 – 18 September 1959) was a German breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals in the 200 m and 400 m breaststroke at the 1912Alfred Saalwächter (1,009 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Alfred Saalwächter (10 January 1883 – 6 December 1945) was a high-ranking German U-boat commander during World War I and General Admiral during World WarGustav Wilhelm Körber (351 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gustav Wilhelm Körber (10 January 1817, Hirschberg – 27 January 1885, Breslau) was a German lichenologist. He studied natural sciences in Breslau and BerlinElżbieta Bieńkowska (785 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Elżbieta Ewa Bieńkowska (Polish pronunciation: [ɛlʐˈbʲiɛta bʲiɛɲˈkɔfska]; née Moycho; born on 4 February 1964 in Katowice) is a Polish politician who servedKarl Friedrich Lessing (999 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Karl Friedrich Lessing (15 February 1808, Breslau – 4 January 1880, Karlsruhe) was a German historical and landscape painter, grandnephew of Gotthold EphraimErnst Hofmann (255 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ernst Karl Heinrich Hofmann (7 December 1880 – 27 April 1945) was a German stage and film actor. The White Roses (1916) Dr. Hart's Diary (1917) CountessWalter Warzecha (610 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Walter Wilhelm Julius Warzecha (23 May 1891 – 3 August 1956) was a German naval commander and high-ranking officer of the Kriegsmarine. Serving in thePeter Thomas (composer) (868 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Peter Thomas (1 December 1925 – 17 May 2020) was a German composer and arranger with an active career of more than 50 years. He was known for his TV andWilly Fritsch (1,721 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
factory owner in Kattowitz (present-day Katowice) in the Prussian province of Silesia. After the bankruptcy of his father in 1912, the family moved toFriedrich Boser (164 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Karl Friedrich Adolf Boser (1811, at Halbau in Prussian Silesia – 1881 at Düsseldorf), was a German artist. He studied in Dresden, Berlin, and Düsseldorf;Christian Garve (598 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Christian Garve (7 January 1742 – 1 December 1798) was one of the best-known philosophers of the late Enlightenment along with Immanuel Kant and MosesGünther Schütz (1,580 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Günther Schütz (17 April 1912 – 1991) was a German citizen who worked for German Intelligence (Abwehr) during World War II, he was deployed to IrelandAdolf Engler (1,277 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (25 March 1844 – 10 October 1930) was a German botanist. He is notable for his work on plant taxonomy and phytogeography,Günther Schütz (1,580 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Günther Schütz (17 April 1912 – 1991) was a German citizen who worked for German Intelligence (Abwehr) during World War II, he was deployed to IrelandHeinrich Mücke (566 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Heinrich Karl Anton Mücke (9 April 1806 – 16 January 1891) was a prominent Realist painter known for his liturgical and genre paintings as well as frescoesJohann Gottfried Scheibel (446 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johann Gottfried Scheibel (16 September 1783 – 21 March 1843) was a German theologian and a leader of the Old Lutherans. Johann Scheibel was born in BreslauBernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne (235 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne (12 February 1848 – 12 October 1918) was a German botanist and dendrologist born near Striegau, a town known today as StrzegomHeinz Kokott (661 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Heinz Kokott (14 November 1900 – 29 May 1976) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of theFritz London (947 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Fritz Wolfgang London (March 7, 1900 – March 30, 1954) was a German born physicist and professor at Duke University. His fundamental contributions to theEdwin Graf von Rothkirch und Trach (423 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edwin Graf Rothkirch und Trach (1 November 1888 - 29 July 1980) born in Militsch, was a German general during World War II who commanded Army Group CentrePaul Cassirer (583 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Paul Cassirer (21 February 1871, in Görlitz – 7 January 1926, in Berlin) was a German art dealer and editor who played a significant role in the promotionHeinz Piontek (171 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Heinz Piontek (15 November 1925 – 26 October 2003) was a German writer. He was born in Upper Silesia. In 1976, he was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize byGünther Rittau (213 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Günther Rittau (born 7 August 1893 in Königshütte (Silesia); died 6 August 1971 in Munich) was a German cinematographer and film director. After studyFriedrich Kayssler (582 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich Martin Adalbert Kayssler, also spelled Kayßler (7 April 1874 – 30 April 1945), was a German theatre and film actor. He appeared in 56 films betweenFrank Damrosch (534 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Frank Heino Damrosch (June 22, 1859 – October 22, 1937) was a German-born American music conductor and educator. In 1905, Damrosch founded the New YorkHans Bellmer (2,043 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hans Bellmer (13 March 1902 – 24 February 1975) was a German artist, best known for his drawings, etchings that illustrates the 1940 edition of HistoireRudolf Lange (1,919 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Rudolf Lange (18 April 1910 – disappeared c. 23 February 1945) was a German SS functionary and police official during the Nazi era. With the invasionHermann Schwarz (643 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Karl Hermann Amandus Schwarz (German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈʃvaʁts]; 25 January 1843 – 30 November 1921) was a German mathematician, known for his work in complexOtto Finsch (1,358 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch (8 August 1839, Warmbrunn – 31 January 1917, Braunschweig) was a German ethnographer, naturalist and colonial explorer. HeErnst Cassirer (2,218 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ernst Alfred Cassirer (/kɑːˈsɪərər, kəˈ-/ kah-SEER-ər, kə-, German: [ˈɛʁnst kaˈsiːʁɐ]; July 28, 1874 – April 13, 1945) was a German philosopher. TrainedWilhelm Ebstein (690 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wilhelm Ebstein (27 November 1836, Jauer, Prussian Silesia – 22 October 1912) was a German physician. He proposed a low-carbohydrate high-fat diet to treatHeinz Starke (66 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Heinz Starke (27 February 1911 – 31 January 2001) was a German politician. He was born in Schweidnitz, Silesia. He was Minister of Finance of the FederalWilhelm Piec (170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wilhelm Piec (born Wilhelm Pietz; 2 November 1915 – 4 April 1954) was a Polish soccer forward player. Wilhelm was one of the best players of interwar PolandHermann Brehmer (323 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hermann Brehmer (14 August 1826 – 28 December 1889) was a German physician who established the first German sanatorium for the systematic open-air treatmentPrince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia (821 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Karl Ernst Alexander Heinrich Prinz von Preußen; 12 July 1880 – 9 March 1925) wasMax Näther (754 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Leutnant Max Näther (24 August 1899 – 8 January 1919) HOH, IC, was a German World War I ace fighter pilot who destroyed 26 enemy aircraft. He shot downJohann Samuel Ersch (451 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johann Samuel Ersch (23 June 1766 – 16 January 1828) was a German bibliographer, generally regarded as the founder of German bibliography. He was bornFriedel Tietze (93 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedel Tietze (1908–1953) was a German luger who competed in the late 1930s. She won two gold medals in the women's singles event at the European lugeAugust Borsig (1,469 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johann Karl Friedrich August Borsig (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːhan ˈkaʁl ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʔaʊɡʊst ˈbɔʁzɪç]; 23 June 1804 – 6 July 1854) was a German businessmanPaul Bartsch (1,928 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Paul Bartsch (14 August 1871 Tuntschendorf, Silesia – 24 April 1960 McLean, Virginia) was an American malacologist and carcinologist. He was named theErnst Wilimowski (2,253 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ernest Otton Wilimowski (German: Ernst Otto Wilimowski, born Ernst Otto Prandella; 23 June 1916 – 30 August 1997), nicknamed "Ezi", was a footballer whoMax Obal (126 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Max Obal (born Max David Gotthelf Sroke; 4 September 1881 – 18 May 1949) was a German actor, singer, screenwriter, and film director. He co-directed theSilesian University of Technology (321 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pronunciation: [pɔliˈtɛxɲika ˈɕlɔ̃ska]) is a university located in the Polish province of Silesia, with most of its facilities in the city of Gliwice. It was foundedRichard Knötel (290 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Richard Knötel (January 12, 1857 – April 26, 1914) was a German artist and pioneer of the study of military uniform. Knötel was born in Glogau in 1857Kurt Daluege (2,693 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Kurt Max Franz Daluege (15 September 1897 – 24 October 1946) was a German SS and police official who served as chief of Ordnungspolizei (Order Police)Michael Jary (981 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Michael Jary (born Maximilian Michael Andreas Jarczyk; 24 September 1906 in Laurahütte, Siemianowitz (today Siemianowice Śląskie) – 12 July 1988 in Munich)Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe (2,116 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe (30 August 1895 – 25 December 1993) was a socialite and writer who was active in Nazi Germany. As the wife of Hanno KonopathCarl Wernicke (1,858 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Carl (or Karl) Wernicke (/ˈvɛərnɪkə/; German: [ˈvɛɐ̯nɪkə]; 15 May 1848 – 15 June 1905) was a German physician, anatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologistKurt Wünsche (347 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Kurt Wünsche (14 December 1929 – 14 June 2023) was a German politician who was twice Minister of Justice of the German Democratic Republic. Wünsche grewGeorg Muschner (238 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Georg Muschner (12 June 1885 – 17 May 1971) was a German cinematographer. He worked on over sixty productions during his career in the Weimar RepublicLeonard Piątek (283 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Leonard Franciszek Piątek (born Leonard Franz Piontek, 3 October 1913 – 1 July 1967) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward in the interwar periodJosef Kociok (544 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Josef Kociok (26 April 1918 – 26 September 1943) was a German Luftwaffe pilot during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron CrossKarl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer (312 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer (13 January 1899 – 15 May 1957) was a German chemist. Born in Breslau, he was an older brother of martyred theologian DietrichOtto Sackur (132 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Otto Sackur (28 September 1880 in Breslau, Germany – 17 December 1914 in Berlin, Germany) was a German physical chemist. He is known for the developmentAugust Kopisch (475 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
August Kopisch (26 May 1799 – 6 February 1853) was a German poet and painter. Kopisch was born on 26 May 1799 in Breslau, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland)Wilhelm Hemprich (496 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wilhelm Friedrich Hemprich (24 June 1796 – 30 June 1825) was a German naturalist and explorer. Hemprich was born in Glatz (Kłodzko), Prussian Silesia,Wilhelm Góra (314 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wilhelm Antoni Góra (18 January 1916 – 21 May 1975) was a Polish midfield soccer player. His career started in Szarlej (Scharley O/S) - a small hamletMax Simon (1,233 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Max Simon (6 January 1899 – 1 February 1961) was a German SS commander and war criminal during World War II. Simon was one of the first members of theHubert Gad (165 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hubert Gad, also known as Hubert God (15 August 1914 – 3 July 1939), was a Polish football player, a very skilled and aggressive forward, who for a whileKarl von Holtei (689 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Karl Eduard von Holtei (24 January 1798 – 12 February 1880) was a German poet and actor. Karl Eduard von Holtei was born at Breslau, the son of an officerHeinrich Wilhelm Dove (547 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Heinrich Wilhelm Dove (6 October 1803 – 4 April 1879) was a Prussian physicist and meteorologist. Dove was born in Liegnitz in the Kingdom of Prussia.Curt Joël (707 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Curt Walter Joël (18 January 1865 – 15 April 1945) was a German jurist and civil servant. He was the senior civil servant in the Ministry of Justice forDieter Kottysch (215 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Dieter Kottysch (30 June 1943 – 9 April 2017) was a German amateur middleweight boxer; he competed for West Germany in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and wonDuke Nicholas of Württemberg (590 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Duke Nicholas of Württemberg (German: Herzog Nikolaus von Württemberg; 1 March 1833 – 22 February 1903) was an officer in the army of the Austrian EmpireMichael Hasani (184 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Rabbi Ya'akov-Michael Hasani (Hebrew: יעקב-מיכאל חזני, 27 June 1913 – 2 July 1975) was an Israeli politician who served as Minister of Welfare during twoJerzy Wostal (295 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jerzy Adolf Wostal (6 December 1914– 1991) was a Polish association football player, one of the best forwards of interwar Poland. He was born in 1914 inGeorge Henschel (1,062 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Sir Isidor George Henschel (18 February 1850 – 10 September 1934) was a German-born British baritone, pianist, conductor, composer and academic teacherWilhelm Julius Foerster (446 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wilhelm Julius Foerster (16 December 1832 – 18 January 1921) was a German astronomer. His name can also be written Förster, but is usually written "Foerster"Emin Pasha (1,219 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Mehmed Emin Pasha (born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer, baptized Eduard Carl Oscar Theodor Schnitzer; March 28, 1840 – October 23, 1892) was an Ottoman physicianClara Immerwahr (1,664 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Clara Helene Immerwahr (German pronunciation: [ˈklaːʁa heˈleːnə ˈʔɪmɐvaːɐ̯]; 21 June 1870 – 2 May 1915) was a German chemist. She was the first GermanKlaus Bonhoeffer (503 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Klaus Bonhoeffer (5 January 1901 – 23 April 1945) was a German jurist and resistance fighter against the Nazi régime who was executed after the July 1944Horst Weigang (141 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Horst Weigang (born 30 September 1940) is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In the Oberliga, Weigang appeared in 234 matches for SCFriedrich Domin (422 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich Domin (15 May 1902 – 18 December 1961) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1939 and 1961. He was born in BeuthenNathanael Pringsheim (774 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Nathanael Pringsheim (30 November 1823 – 6 October 1894) was a German botanist. Nathanael Pringsheim was born at Landsberg, Prussian Silesia, and studiedHelga Molander (293 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Helga Molander (born Ruth Werner; 19 March 1896 – 1986), was a German actress and mother of Hans Eysenck. Helga Molander was born in Königshütte, UpperOtto Jaekel (932 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Otto Max Johannes Jaekel (21 February 1863 – 6 March 1929) was a German paleontologist and geologist. Jaekel was born in Neusalz (Nowa Sól), Prussian SilesiaWilhelm Wolff (256 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wolff, nicknamed "Lupus" (21 June 1809 – 9 May 1864) was a German schoolmaster, political activist and publicist. Wolff was bornRudolf Vesper (206 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Rudolf Vesper (born 3 April 1939) is a former Olympic wrestler for East Germany. Born in Niehmen, Lower Silesia, Vesper competed for the Unified GermanWilhelm Gliese (411 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wilhelm Gliese (German pronunciation: [ˈɡliːzə], English GLEE-zə; 21 June 1915 – 12 June 1993) was a German astronomer who specialized in the study andFriedrich von Mellenthin (911 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich von Mellenthin (30 August 1904 – 28 June 1997) was a German general during World War II. A participant in most of the major campaigns of theLudwig Meidner (1,432 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ludwig Meidner (18 April 1884 – 14 May 1966) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker born in Bernstadt, Silesia. Meidner is best known for hisBruno Götze (74 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Bruno Götze (21 June 1882 – 28 May 1913) was a German cyclist. He won a silver medal at the 1906 Intercalated Games and competed in four events at theErwin Nyc (227 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Erwin Peter Nytz or Edward Piotr Nyc (24 May 1914 – 1 May 1988) was an interwar Polish football midfielder. Nytz was born 24 May 1914 in Kattowitz (Katowice)Henryk Sławik (1,109 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Henryk Sławik (16 July 1894 – 23 August 1944) was a Polish politician in the interwar period, social worker, activist, and diplomat, who during World WarRyszard Piec (301 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ryszard Leon Piec (born Richard Leon Pietz; 17 August 1913 – 24 January 1979) was a Polish footballer. Piec spent whole life in his native town of LipinyGeorg Katzer (1,422 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Georg Katzer (German pronunciation: [ˈɡeː.ɔrk kat͡sɐ]; 10 January 1935 – 7 May 2019) was a German composer and teacher. The last master student of HannsFriedrich Schottky (123 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich Hermann Schottky (24 July 1851 – 12 August 1935) was a German mathematician who worked on elliptic, abelian, and theta functions and introducedAugust Tholuck (1,212 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich August Gotttreu Tholuck (30 March 1799 – 10 June 1877), known as August Tholuck, was a German Protestant theologian, pastor, and historian, andYosef Porat (477 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Not to be confused with archaeologist Yosef Porath. Yosef Porat (Hebrew: יוסף פורת; 7 JuneEwald Dytko (372 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edward Jan (born Ewald Oskar) Dytko (18 October 1914 – 13 June 1993) was a Polish football player, who, when his home country became Poland as an outcomeBruno Götze (74 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Bruno Götze (21 June 1882 – 28 May 1913) was a German cyclist. He won a silver medal at the 1906 Intercalated Games and competed in four events at theHenryk Alszer (169 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Henryk Alszer (7 May 1918 in Chorzów – 31 December 1959 in Ruda Śląska) was a Polish footballer. He was part of the Poland national team who were at theMax Gürke (93 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Robert Louis August Maximilian Gürke (17 November 1854, in Beuthen, now Bytom Odrzański – 16 March 1911, in Berlin) was a German botanist. He usually appearsPrince Adolf of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (145 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Adolf Karl Friedrich Ludwig Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (29 January 1797 – 24 April 1873) was a Prussian nobleman, soldier, and politician. He brieflyJan Fethke (537 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jan Fethke (26 February 1903 – 16 December 1980) was a German-Polish film director and, under the pen name Jean Forge, a successful author. He also wasLothar von Richthofen (1,679 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Lothar Siegfried Freiherr von Richthofen (27 September 1894 – 4 July 1922) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 40 victories. He wasHeinrich Göppert (597 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johann Heinrich Robert Göppert (25 July 1800 – 18 May 1884) was a German botanist and paleontologist. He was born in Sprottau, Lower Silesia, and diedFelice Bauer (1,172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Felice Bauer (18 November 1887 – 15 October 1960) was a fiancée of Franz Kafka, whose letters to her were published as Letters to Felice. Felice BauerLudwig Guttmann (2,480 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Sir Ludwig Guttmann CBE FRS (3 July 1899 – 18 March 1980) was a German-British neurologist who established the Stoke Mandeville Games, the sporting eventBernhard Lichtenberg (1,515 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Bernhard Lichtenberg (German: [ˈbɛʁn.haʁt ˈlɪçtn̩ˌbɛʁk] ; 3 December 1875 – 5 November 1943) was a German Catholic priest who became known for repeatedlyArno Assmann (198 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Arno Assmann (30 July 1908 – 30 November 1979) was a German actor, film director and television writer. He committed suicide. The Original Sin (1948) TheKurd Lasswitz (499 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Kurd Lasswitz (German: Kurd Laßwitz; 20 April 1848 – 17 October 1910) was a German author, scientist, and philosopher. He has been called "the father ofEdmund Giemsa (214 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edmund Giemza (Giemsa) (16 October 1912 – 30 September 1994) was a Polish interwar soccer player. He was born on 16 October 1912 in Upper Silesian cityHans Karl von Diebitsch (581 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hans Karl Friedrich Anton Graf von Diebitsch und Narten (Russian: Иван Иванович Дибич-Забалканский, romanized: Ivan Ivanovich Dibich-Zabalkansky; 13 MayAlfred Wagenknecht (2,357 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Alfred Wagenknecht (August 15, 1881 – August 26, 1956) was an American Marxist activist and political functionary. He is best remembered for having playedWalther Arndt (700 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Walther Arndt (8 January 1891 in Landeshut, Silesia, now Kamienna Góra, Poland – 26 June 1944 in Brandenburg) was a German zoologist and physician. A curatorMaria Goeppert Mayer (3,538 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Maria Goeppert Mayer (German pronunciation: [maˈʁiːa ˈɡœpɛʁt ˈmaɪ̯ɐ] , née Göppert; June 28, 1906 – February 20, 1972) was a German-born American theoreticalWalther Schroth (165 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Walther Schroth (3 June 1882 – 6 October 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's CrossJoshua Prawer (2,282 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Joshua Prawer (Hebrew: יהושע פרַאוֶור; November 22, 1917 – April 30, 1990) was a notable Israeli historian and a scholar of the Crusades and Kingdom ofPaul Mross (396 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Paul Mross (Paweł Mróz) (23 January 1910, in Bismarckhütte (now Chorzów) – 17 January 1991, in Düsseldorf) was a Polish–German chess master. Born in BismarckhütteHans Marr (111 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hans Marr (born Johann Julius Richter; 22 July 1878 – 21 March 1949) was a German actor. The Black Hand (1917) The Wandering Image (1920) The AdventureArnold Schering (566 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Arnold Schering (2 April 1877 in Breslau, German Empire – 7 March 1941 in Berlin) was a German musicologist. He grew up in Dresden as the son of an artChristian Brückner (148 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Christian Brückner is a German voice actor and actor. Brückner has provided German voice dubbing for such actors as Gary Oldman, Robert De Niro, RobertGerhard Menzel (245 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gerhard Menzel (29 September 1894 – 4 May 1966) was a German screenwriter. He wrote for nearly 40 films between 1933 and 1965. He was supportive of NazismFranz Eckert (944 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Franz Eckert (5 April 1852 – 6 August 1916) was a German composer and musician who composed the harmony for Japan's national anthem, "Kimigayo" and theFriedrich Karl Georg Fedde (175 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich Karl Georg Fedde (30 June 1873, Breslau (now Wrocław) – 14 March 1942, Berlin-Dahlem) was a German botanist. Fedde studied natural sciences,Hertha Sponer (820 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hertha Sponer (1 September 1895 – 27 February 1968) was a German physicist and chemist who contributed to modern quantum mechanics and molecular physicsErich Lachmann (773 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Erich Gustav Willie Lachmann (6 November 1909 – 23 January 1972) was an SS functionary who participated in Operation Reinhard in Sobibor exterminationErich Lachmann (773 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Erich Gustav Willie Lachmann (6 November 1909 – 23 January 1972) was an SS functionary who participated in Operation Reinhard in Sobibor exterminationFranz Eckert (944 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Franz Eckert (5 April 1852 – 6 August 1916) was a German composer and musician who composed the harmony for Japan's national anthem, "Kimigayo" and theMax Tau (239 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Max Tau was a German–Norwegian writer, editor, and publisher. Tau grew up in an environment characterized by what he later termed the "Jewish-German" symbiosisFriedrich von Gentz (2,640 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich von Gentz (2 May 1764 – 9 June 1832) was an Austrian diplomat and a writer. With Austrian chancellor Klemens von Metternich he was one of theFranz Josef Niedenzu (225 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Franz Josef Niedenzu (29 November 1857 – 30 September 1937) was a German botanist born in Köppernig. He is remembered for his work with the botanical familyGünter Dyhrenfurth (315 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth (12 November 1886 – 14 April 1975) was a German-born, German and Swiss mountaineer, geologist and Himalayan explorer. He won aWolfgang Fischer (624 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wolfgang Fischer (11 December 1888 – 1 February 1943) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was killed on 1 FebruaryJerzy Ziętek (837 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jerzy Jan Antoni Ziętek (10 June 1901 in Gleiwitz – 20 November 1985 in Katowice, Upper Silesia) was a Polish politician and general. A Silesian InsurrectionistJohann von Dallwitz (196 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Minister of State for Anhalt and in 1901, Superior President of the province of Silesia. From 1903 to 1909 he was Minister-President of Anhalt, and fromKarl Bulla (1,007 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Carl Oswald Bulla or Karl Karlovich Bulla (Russian: Карл Карлович Булла; 26 February 1855 or 1853 – 28 November 1929) was a German-Russian photographerArthur Löwenstamm (1,434 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Arthur Löwenstamm (also spelt Loewenstamm) (20 December 1882– 22 April 1965) was a Jewish theologian, writer and rabbi in Berlin and in London, where heHellmuth Reymann (839 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hellmuth Reymann (24 November 1892 – 8 December 1988) was an officer in the German Army (Heer) during World War II. He was one of the last commanders ofDuke Eugen of Württemberg (1788–1857) (729 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Duke Eugen of Württemberg (German: Herzog Friedrich Eugen Carl Paul Ludwig von Württemberg; 8 January 1788 – 16 September 1857) was a German prince andHeinrich Laube (674 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Heinrich Laube (18 September 1806 – 1 August 1884), German dramatist, novelist and theatre-director, was born at Sprottau in Prussian Silesia. He studiedHenning Eichberg (1,469 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Henning Eichberg (b. 1 December 1942 in Schweidnitz, Province of Lower Silesia, German Reich; d. 22 April 2017 in Odense, Denmark) was a German sociologistValeska Stock (298 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Valeska Stock (1887–1966) was a German actress who appeared in around thirty films in supporting roles. Stock originally trained as a ballet dancer inWilhelm Engerth (472 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wilhelm Freiherr von Engerth (26 May 1814 – 4 September 1884) was an Austrian architect and engineer, known for being the designer of the first practicalJulius Hübner (282 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Rudolf Julius Benno Hübner (27 January 1806 – 7 November 1882) was a German historical painter of the Düsseldorf school of painting. He was also knownWalter Friedländer (313 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Walter Ferdinand Friedlaender (March 10, 1873 – September 8, 1966) was a German art historian (who should not be confused with Max Jakob Friedländer).Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck (257 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck (10 January 1897 – 15 April 1979) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of theKarl Weigert (311 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Karl Weigert, Carl Weigert (19 March 1845 in Münsterberg in Silesia – 5 August 1904 in Frankfurt am Main) was a German Jewish pathologist. His nephew wasIsser Be'eri (774 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Isser Be'eri (Hebrew: איסר בארי, born Isser Birenzweig; 30 January 1901 – 1 January 1958) was the director of the Haganah Intelligence Service in IsraelOtto Lasch (562 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Otto Lasch (25 June 1893 in Pleß, Oberschlesien – 29 April 1971) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LXIV CorpsArnold von Winckler (258 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Arnold von Winckler (Neisse, 17 February 1856 – Bad Freienwalde, 24 July 1945) was a Prussian military officer, and a general in World War I. He was theHerbert Büchs (316 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Herbert Büchs (20 November 1913 – 19 May 1996) was a Lieutenant General of the German Air Force and a former Luftwaffe staff officer in Nazi Germany'sDuke William of Württemberg (1,225 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Duke William of Württemberg (German: Wilhelm Nikolaus Herzog von Württemberg; 20 July 1828 – 5 November 1896) was an Austrian and Württemberg General.Gustav Adolf von Götzen (1,219 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gustav Adolf Graf von Götzen (12 May 1866 – 1 December 1910) was a German explorer, colonial administrator, and military officer who served as ReichskommissarHedwig Pauly-Winterstein (92 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein (1866–1965) was a German stage and film actress. The Clan (1920) Anna Boleyn (1920) President Barrada (1920) Lady Godiva (1921)Günter Bialas (756 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Günter Bialas (19 July 1907 – 8 July 1995) was a German composer. Bialas was born in Bielschowitz (today Bielszowice, a subdivision of Ruda Śląska) inEmil Ludwig (1,282 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Emil Ludwig (25 January 1881 – 17 September 1948) was a German-Swiss author, known for his biographies and study of historical "greats." Emil Ludwig (originallyEduard Schaubert (624 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gustav Eduard Schaubert (Greek: Εδουάρδος Σάουμπερτ, romanized: Edouárdos Sáoumpert) 27 July 1804, Breslau, Prussia – 30 March 1860, Breslau) was a PrussianDuke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg (941 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Duke Friedrich Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg (German: Friedrich Paul Wilhelm, Herzog von Württemberg; 25 June 1797, in Bad Carlsruhe, Silesia, Kingdom ofHermann Lüdemann (56 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hermann Lüdemann (August 5, 1880 – May 27, 1959) was a German politician (SPD). He was Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein (1947–1949). He was bornJulius von Sachs (1,745 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Julius von Sachs (German: [zaks]; 2 October 1832 – 29 May 1897) was a German botanist from Breslau, Prussian Silesia. He is considered the founder of experimentalWojciech Korfanty (1,444 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wojciech Korfanty (IPA: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx kɔrˈfantɨ]; born Adalbert Korfanty; 20 April 1873 – 17 August 1939) was a Polish activist, journalist and politicianBattle of the Katzbach (1,292 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the Katzbach river between Wahlstatt and Liegnitz in the Prussian province of Silesia. Taking place the same day as the Battle of Dresden, it resultedMargarethe Siems (572 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Margarethe Siems (20 December 1879 – 13 April 1952) was a German operatic dramatic coloratura soprano and voice teacher. A Kammersängerin of the DresdenBolesław Kominek (1,068 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Bolesław Kominek (23 December 1903 – 10 March 1974) was a Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Wrocław from 1972 untilUllrich Libor (46 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ulrich "Ulli" Libor (born 27 March 1940) is a German sailor. He won a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman Class at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a bronzeWojciech Korfanty (1,444 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wojciech Korfanty (IPA: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx kɔrˈfantɨ]; born Adalbert Korfanty; 20 April 1873 – 17 August 1939) was a Polish activist, journalist and politicianGeorg Koßmala (211 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Georg Koßmala (22 October 1896 – 18 March 1945) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight'sPeter Yorck von Wartenburg (682 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Peter Graf Yorck von Wartenburg (13 November 1904 – 8 August 1944) was a German jurist and a member of the German Resistance against Nazism. He studiedManfred von Richthofen (general) (1,129 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Karl Ernst Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen (24 May 1855 – 28 November 1939) was a German General der Kavallerie (General of the Cavalry) during World WarJochen Klepper (470 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jochen Klepper (22 March 1903 – 11 December 1942) was a German writer, poet and journalist. Klepper was born in Beuthen an der Oder, (now Bytom OdrzańskiAlfred Fletcher (117 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Alfred Fletcher (20 January 1875 Lampersdorf, Province of Lower Silesia, German Empire – 20 September 1959 Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, West Germany) was aBattle of the Katzbach (1,292 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the Katzbach river between Wahlstatt and Liegnitz in the Prussian province of Silesia. Taking place the same day as the Battle of Dresden, it resultedJosef Jadassohn (367 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Joseph (Josef) Jadassohn (10 September 1863, Liegnitz – 24 March 1936, Zurich) was a German dermatologist. He was an assistant to Albert Neisser at theJohannes Ronge (1,058 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johannes Ronge (16 October 1813 – 26 October 1887) was the principal founder of the New Catholics. A Roman Catholic priest from the region of Upper SilesiaAlbert Julius Otto Penzig (309 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Albert Julius Otto Penzig, also referred to as Albertus Giulio Ottone Penzig (15 March 1856, Samitz, Silesia – 6 March 1929, Genoa) was a German mycologistDuchy of Opole and Racibórz (948 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
century; eventually like most of the then mainly German-speaking province of Silesia it was annexed by Prussia after the First Silesian War in 1742. TheHerbert A.E. Böhme (126 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Herbert A.E. Böhme (7 September 1897 – 29 June 1984) was a German film and television actor. The Traitor (1936) Ein Mädchen geht an Land (1938) Pour leDetlev Kittstein (73 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Detlev Kittstein (24 February 1944 in Sprottau – 3 May 1996 in Frankfurt) was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics andJulius von Sachs (1,745 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Julius von Sachs (German: [zaks]; 2 October 1832 – 29 May 1897) was a German botanist from Breslau, Prussian Silesia. He is considered the founder of experimentalAlbert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser (633 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser (22 January 1855, Schweidnitz – 30 July 1916, Breslau) was a German physician who discovered the causative agent (pathogen)Willibald Alexis (558 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Willibald Alexis, the pseudonym of Georg Wilhelm Heinrich Häring (29 June 1798 – 16 December 1871), was a German historical novelist, considered part ofEduard Vogel von Falckenstein (1,180 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Eduard Ernst Friedrich Hannibal Vogel von Fal(c)kenstein (5 January 1797 – 6 April 1885) was a Prussian General der Infanterie. Vogel von FalckensteinRudolf Haym (168 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Rudolf Haym (5 October 1821 – 27 August 1901) was a German philosopher. He was born in Grünberg in Prussia (now Zielona Góra, Poland), and died in St.Walter von Boltenstern (158 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Walter von Boltenstern (26 November 1889 – 19 January 1952) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded severalFriedrich-August Schack (583 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich August Schack (27 March 1892 – 24 July 1968) was a German general during World War II. He is best known for his pyrrhic defense of Caen afterFerdinand von Richthofen (1,334 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen (5 May 1833 – 6 October 1905), better known in English as Baron von Richthofen, was a German traveller, geographer, andConstantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (546 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (Friedrich Wilhelm Konstantin Hermann Thassilo; 16 February 1801 – 3 September 1869), was the last PrinceKurt Wintgens (1,795 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Leutnant Kurt Wintgens (1 August 1894 – 25 September 1916) was a German World War I fighter ace. He was the first to score an aerial victory with a synchronizedNorbert Elias (3,597 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Norbert Elias (German: [ˈnɔʁbɛʁt ʔeˈliːas]; 22 June 1897 – 1 August 1990) was a German sociologist who later became a British citizen. He is especiallyGottfried Weber (general) (313 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Gottfried Ludwig Weber (31 January 1899 – 16 August 1958) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipientGustav Fechner (3,259 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gustav Theodor Fechner (/ˈfɛxnər/; German: [ˈfɛçnɐ]; 19 April 1801 – 18 November 1887) was a German physicist, philosopher, and experimental psychologistGerhard Wagner (physician) (311 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Gerhard Wagner (18 August 1888 – 25 March 1939) was the first Reich Doctors' Leader (Reichsärzteführer) in the time of Nazi Germany. Born a surgery professor'sGotthard Günther (949 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gotthard Günther (15 June 1900 – 29 November 1984) was a German (Prussian) philosopher. Günther was born in Arnsdorf, Hirschberg im Riesengebirge, PrussianWalther Krause (120 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Walther Krause (31 December 1890 – 25 October 1960) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron CrossHans-Georg von der Marwitz (463 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hans-Georg von der Marwitz (7 August 1893 – 12 May 1925) was a German World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories. Hans-Georg von der MarwitzKurt Schwaen (639 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Kurt Schwaen (June 21, 1909 in Katowice – October 9, 2007 in Berlin) was a German composer. Schwaen studied piano, organ and composition under Fritz LubrichCarl Püchler (118 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Carl Püchler (13 May 1894 – 5 February 1949) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of NaziLudwig Traube (physician) (901 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Ludwig Traube (12 January 1818 in Ratibor, Silesia, now Racibórz, Poland – 11 April 1876 in Berlin) was a German physician and co-founder of the experimentalJulius Stern (457 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Julius Stern (8 August 1820 – 27 February 1883) was a Jewish German musical pedagogue and composer. Stern was born at Breslau. He received his elementaryErnst von Wolzogen (332 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ernst von Wolzogen (23 April 1855 – 30 August 1934) was a cultural critic, a writer and a founder of Cabaret in Germany. Wolzogen came from a noble AustrianTreaty of Dresden (404 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713, had to cede most of the Bohemian province of Silesia to the attacking King Frederick II of Prussia. In the following yearsEvelyn, Princess Blücher (683 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Evelyn Fürstin Blücher von Wahlstatt (10 September 1876 – 20 January 1960) was an English diarist and memoirist, who wrote a standard account of life asErnst von Wolzogen (332 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ernst von Wolzogen (23 April 1855 – 30 August 1934) was a cultural critic, a writer and a founder of Cabaret in Germany. Wolzogen came from a noble AustrianHelmuth Förster (368 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Helmuth Förster (19 April 1889 – 7 April 1965) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. A decorated World War I aviator, he returnedAlfred Hemmann (140 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Alfred Hemmann (13 October 1895 – 26 September 1957) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's CrossHelmut Körnig (218 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Helmut Körnig (12 September 1905 – 5 March 1972) was a German sprinter who competed at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics. He won an individual bronze medalHermann Steudner (695 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Carl Theodor Hermann Steudner (1 September 1832 – 10 April 1863) was a botanist and an explorer of Africa. Steudner was born in Greiffenberg, located inCarl Püchler (118 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Carl Püchler (13 May 1894 – 5 February 1949) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of NaziHeinrich Koebner (429 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Heinrich Koebner (German spelling Köbner); (2 December 1838 – 3 September 1904) was a German-Jewish dermatologist born in Breslau. He studied medicineOscar Troplowitz (217 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Oscar Troplowitz (18 January 1863 – 27 April 1918) was a German pharmacist and entrepreneur. Troplowitz was born to a Jewish family in Gleiwitz. trainedChristian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (232 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (October 30, 1803 – March 12, 1868) was a German botanist and educator who was a native of Breslau. From 1821 he studiedSolomon Schindler (243 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Solomon Schindler (1842–1915) was a rabbi and author. He was born at Neisse, Germany on April 24, 1842, and was educated at Breslau. He married HenriettaHans Källner (316 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hans Källner (9 October 1898 – 18 April 1945) was a German general during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with OakOtto Höhne (779 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Leutnant Otto Paul Wilhelm Höhne (30 April 1895 – 22 November 1969) was a German World War I flying ace credited with six confirmed aerial victories. HöhneWend von Wietersheim (620 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wend von Wietersheim (18 April 1900 – 19 September 1975) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight'sWilhelm Kuhnert (509 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Kuhnert (September 18, 1865 – February 11, 1926) was a German painter, author and illustrator, who specialized in animal imagesOtfrid Foerster (1,593 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Otfrid Foerster (9 November 1873 – 15 June 1941) was a German neurologist and neurosurgeon, who made innovative contributions to neurology and neurosurgeryTheodor Rudolph Joseph Nitschke (172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Theodor Rudolph Joseph Nitschke (26 July 1834, Breslau – 12 December 1883, Münster) was a Silesian-born German botanist and mycologist. He received hisReinhold Saltzwedel (238 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Oberleutnant zur See Reinhold Saltzwedel (23 November 1889 – 2 December 1917) was a successful and highly decorated German U-boat commander in the KaiserlichePrince Friedrich Heinrich Albrecht of Prussia (901 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Prince Friedrich Heinrich Albrecht, Prince of Prussia (German: Wilhelm Ernst Alexander Friedrich Heinrich Albrecht Prinz von Preußen; 15 April 1874 inRalph Graf von Oriola (148 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ralph Graf von Oriola (9 August 1895 – 28 April 1970) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XIII. Armeekorps. HeJohannes Thiele (chemist) (517 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Friedrich Karl Johannes Thiele (May 13, 1865 – April 17, 1918) was a German chemist and a prominent professor at several universities, including thoseGustav A. Schneebeli (152 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gustav Adolphus Schneebeli (May 23, 1853 – February 6, 1923), was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative fromDieter Lindner (footballer) (144 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Dieter Lindner (born 11 June 1939 in Breslau) is a German former football player. Lindner played for Eintracht Frankfurt since his youth and remained atEduard von Grützner (662 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Eduard Theodor Ritter von Grützner (May 26, 1846 – April 2, 1925) was a German painter and professor of art. He was especially noted for his genre paintingsFriedrich-Wilhelm von Loeper (224 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich-Wilhelm von Loeper (3 August 1888 – 7 October 1983) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commandedHerbert Giersch (178 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Herbert Giersch (11 May 1921 – 22 July 2010) was a German economist. He was one of the initial members of the German Council of Economic Experts in 1964Günther von Reibnitz (1,557 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Reibnitz was born on 8 September 1894 at Mistitz in the Prussian province of Silesia, now called Miejsce Odrzańskie, having since become part of PolandJohann Dzierzon (2,605 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johann Dzierzon, or Jan Dzierżon [ˈjan ˈd͡ʑɛrʐɔn] or Dzierżoń [ˈd͡ʑɛrʐɔɲ], also John Dzierzon (16 January 1811 – 26 October 1906), was a Polish apiaristMax Kalbeck (265 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Max Kalbeck (January 4, 1850 – May 4, 1921) was a German writer, critic and translator. He became one of the most influential critics in Austria and wasJan Arnošt Smoler (1,144 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jan Arnošt Smoler (German: Johann Ernst Schmaler; born 3 March 1816, Merzdorf, Boxberg, Saxony – died 13 June 1884, Bautzen) was a Sorbian philologistFranz Marszalek (100 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Franz Marszalek (born 2 August 1900 in Breslau, Schlesien, Germany (now Wrocław, Silesia, Poland); died 28 October 1975 in Cologne, Germany) was a GermanHedwig Kohn (1,218 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hedwig Kohn (5 April 1887 – 26 November 1964) was a physicist who was one of only three women (along Lise Meitner and Hertha Sponer) to obtain habilitationOtto Weiß (pilot) (1,147 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Otto Albert Bernhard Weiß (25 September 1907 – 19 August 1955) was a World War II Luftwaffe attack aircraft pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross ofFranz Josef Kallmann (535 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Franz Josef Kallmann, MD (July 24, 1897 – May 12, 1965), a German-born American psychiatrist, was one of the pioneers in the study of the genetic basisOtto von Garnier (511 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Otto Wladislaus Eduard Konstantin von Garnier (German pronunciation: [ɔto: fɔn garni:r]; 1 May 1858 – 17 June 1947) was a German General of the CavalryLina Morgenstern (472 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Lina Morgenstern (25 November 1830 – 16 December 1909) was a German writer, educator, feminist and pacifist. She was born 25 November 1830 in Wrocław (GermanAlbrecht Schubert (543 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Albrecht Schubert (23 June 1886 – 26 November 1966) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron CrossGottfried Bermann Fischer (228 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gottfried Bermann, later Gottfried Bermann Fischer (31 July 1897, Gleiwitz, Silesia – 17 September 1995, Camaiore), was a German publisher. He owned theGottfried Bermann Fischer (228 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gottfried Bermann, later Gottfried Bermann Fischer (31 July 1897, Gleiwitz, Silesia – 17 September 1995, Camaiore), was a German publisher. He owned theHugo Kronecker (247 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Karl Hugo Kronecker (27 January 1839 – 6 June 1914) was a German physiologist from Liegnitz, Prussian Silesia. He was the brother of Leopold KroneckerLina Morgenstern (472 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Lina Morgenstern (25 November 1830 – 16 December 1909) was a German writer, educator, feminist and pacifist. She was born 25 November 1830 in Wrocław (GermanGertrud Arndt (1,001 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gertrud Arndt (née Hantschk; 20 September 1903 – 10 July 2000) was a German photographer and designer associated with the Bauhaus movement. She is rememberedAlbrecht Weber (687 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich Albrecht Weber (German pronunciation: [ˈalbʁɛçt ˈveːbɐ]; 17 February 1825 – 30 November 1901) was a Prussian - German Indologist and historianFranz Jung (232 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Franz Josef Johannes Konrad Jung (26 November 1888 – 21 January 1963) was a writer, economist and political activist in Germany. He also wrote under theHerbert Obst (79 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Herbert Obst (born 26 June 1936) is a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. HerbertJohannes Winkler (404 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johannes Winkler (29 May 1897 – 27 December 1947) was a German rocket pioneer who co-founded with Max Valier of Opel RAK the first German rocket societyErich Weinitschke (132 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Erich Weinitschke, born 10 March 1910, was a German chess master. Weinitschke was born in Dzierżoniów in Silesia in March 1910, 1910. He took 10th at BadHerbert Klein (swimmer) (785 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Herbert Klein (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁbɛʁt ˈklaɪ̯n] ; 25 March 1923 – 25 September 2001) was a German swimmer. Competing in the 200 m breaststrokeJohannes Dümichen (512 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johannes Dümichen (15 October 1833, Weißholz bei Großglogau – 7 February 1894, Strasbourg) was a German Egyptologist. Dümichen was born near Glogau. HeEllen Rometsch (1,788 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ellen Rometsch (born Bertha Hildegard Elly, September 19, 1936 in Kleinitz, Germany) is a German former model who was alleged to be an East German CommunistFritz Riemann (235 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Fritz Riemann (2 January 1859, Weistritz, near Schweidnitz – 25 November 1932, Erfurt) was a German chess master. Born in Silesia (then Prussia), he wasLeo Graetz (439 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Leo Graetz (26 September 1856 – 12 November 1941) was a German physicist. He was born in Breslau, Germany, and was the son of historian Heinrich GraetzBenno Jacob (656 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Benno Jacob (7 September 1862 – 24 January 1945) was a liberal rabbi and Bible scholar. Jacob studied in the Rabbinical Seminary and University of hisKarlgeorg Hoefer (130 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Karlgeorg Hoefer (6 February 1914 – 8 October 2000) was a German calligrapher and typographer. Hoefer was born in Schlesisch-Drehnow (now Drzonów) in SilesiaHeinz Arndt (830 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Heinz Wolfgang Arndt (26 February 1915 – 6 May 2002) was a German-born Australian economist. Heinz Wolfgang Arndt was born in Breslau, Germany, in 1915David Kalisch (723 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
David Kalisch (also known under the pseudonym: D. J. Schalk; 23 February 1820 – 21 August 1872) was a German playwright and humorist. His infancy and earlyEdgar Röhricht (134 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edgar Röhricht (16 June 1892 – 11 February 1967) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LIX. corps. He was a recipient of the Knight'sGustav Hollaender (434 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gustav Hollaender (15 February 1855 in Leobschütz – 4 December 1915 in Berlin) was a German violinist, conductor, composer and teacher. Hollaender wasWillibald Borowietz (382 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Willibald Borowietz (17 September 1893 – 1 July 1945) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of theJohnny Friedlaender (866 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johnny Friedlaender (26 December 1912 – 18 June 1992) was a leading German/French 20th-century artist, whose works have been exhibited in Germany, FranceWalter Mixa (820 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Walter Johannes Mixa (born 25 April 1941) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church who is the Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg and Ordinary Emeritus of thePhilipp Roth (28 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Philipp Roth (1853–1898) was a German cellist. He was born at Tarnowitz in Prussian Silesia. His teacher was Robert Hausmann. Roth, Philipp - JewishEncyclopediaJeremias Benjamin Richter (622 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jeremias Benjamin Richter (German: [ˈʁɪçtɐ]; 10 March 1762 – 4 May 1807) was a German chemist. He was born at Hirschberg in Silesia, became a mining officialHartwig von Ludwiger (1,731 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hartwig von Ludwiger (29 June 1895 – 3 or 5 May 1947) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Ludwiger was responsibleDuchess Agnes of Württemberg (293 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Duchess Agnes of Württemberg (German: Herzogin Pauline Louise Agnes von Württemberg; 13 October 1835 – 10 July 1886) was a German aristocrat and writerBernhard Grzimek (1,899 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Bernhard Klemens Maria Grzimek (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʒɪmɛk]; 24 April 1909 – 13 March 1987) was a German zoo director, zoologist, book author, editorSiegfried Karfunkelstein (331 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Siegfried Karfunkelstein (21 February 1848 – 30 October 1870) was a German Jewish soldier. He joined the army in 1866 and fought during the Austro-PrussianLillian Leitzel (889 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Lillian Leitzel (born Leopoldina Alitza Pelikan; 2 January 1892 – 15 February 1931) was a German-born acrobat who specialized in performing on the RomanHelmut Friebe (155 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Helmut Friebe (4 November 1894 – 14 January 1970) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the LXIV ArmyFritz Otto Bernert (1,377 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Oberleutnant Fritz Otto Bernert (commonly called Otto) (6 March 1893 – 18 October 1918) was a leading German fighter ace of World War I. After being invalidedAdolf Ernst (827 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Adolf Ernst (October 6, 1832 – August 12, 1899) was a Prussian-born scientist. Ernst settled in Venezuela in 1861, where he taught at the Central UniversityCarl-Hans von Hardenberg (623 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Carl-Hans Graf von Hardenberg (October 22, 1891 – October 24, 1958) was a German politician and landowner. Carl-Hans was born was born in Glogau SilesiaWilli Moser (142 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Willi Moser (2 November 1887 – 18 October 1946) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LXXI Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight'sJosef Miner (160 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Josef Miner (15 July 1914 in Breslau, German Empire – 1944 in Huși, Romania) was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he wonFritz Otto Bernert (1,377 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Oberleutnant Fritz Otto Bernert (commonly called Otto) (6 March 1893 – 18 October 1918) was a leading German fighter ace of World War I. After being invalidedJane Bernigau (451 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gerda "Jane" Bernigau (5 October 1908 – 23 March 1992) was an SS Oberaufseherin in Nazi concentration camps before and during World War II. Bernigau wasHugo von Kirchbach (977 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hugo Ewald Graf von Kirchbach (23 May 1809 – 26 October 1887) was a Prussian general who commanded the Prussian V Corps during the Franco-Prussian WarHermann Goedsche (989 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hermann Ottomar Friedrich Goedsche (12 February 1815 – 8 November 1878), also known by his pseudonym Sir John Retcliffe, was a German government employeeMartin Kirschner (383 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Martin Kirschner (28 October 1879 – 30 August 1942) was a German surgeon. Kirschner was born in Breslau, the son of Margarethe Kalbeck (sister of Max Kalbeck)Emanuel Sperner (275 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Emanuel Sperner (9 December 1905 – 31 January 1980) was a German mathematician, best known for two theorems. He was born in Waltdorf (near Neiße, UpperFeliks Steuer (116 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Feliks Steuer (November 5, 1889 – May 30, 1950) was a Silesian educationist. Born in Zülkowitz (then Prussian Silesia, now Sulków in Poland). He was educatedMax Friedländer (journalist) (194 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Max Friedländer (18 June 1829, Pless, Upper Silesia - 20 April 1872, Nice) was a German-Austrian journalist. After studying law like his cousin FerdinandAlbert Battel (716 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Albert Battel (German: [ˈalbɛʁt ˈbatl̩] ; 21 January 1891 – 17 March 1952) was a German Army lieutenant and lawyer recognized for his resistance duringGeorg von Arco (1,101 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Georg Wilhelm Alexander Hans Graf von Arco (30 August 1869 in Großgorschütz – 5 May 1940 in Berlin) was a German physicist, radio pioneer, and one of theJózef Rymer (134 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Józef Rymer (1882–1922) was a Polish and Silesian activist and politician. Rymer was born in Zabełków on February 2, 1882. Before the First World War heMartin Fiebig (1,622 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Martin Fiebig (7 May 1891 – 23 October 1947) was a German Luftwaffe general who commanded several air corps and equivalent-sized formations during WorldTheodor Aufrecht (640 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Simon Theodor Aufrecht (7 January 1822 – 3 April 1907) was a German Indologist and comparative linguist. He was the first Professor of Sanskrit and ComparativeWilhelm Siegmund Frei (304 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wilhelm Siegmund Frei (5 September 1885 – 27 January 1943) was a German dermatologist best known for his contributions to Durand-Nicolas-Favre diseaseAndreas von Aulock (521 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Andreas Maria Karl von Aulock (23 March 1893 – 23 June 1968) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 79thLudwig Schmitt (308 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ludwig Schmitt (15 April 1902 – 1980) was a German chess master. Schmitt was born in Augsburg (Bavaria) and later lived in Breslau, Prussian Silesia. HeHermann Greulich (73 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hermann Greulich (9 April 1842, Breslau - 8 November 1925), was a Swiss socialist politician. Greulich was a pioneer of the international socialist movementJosef Miner (160 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Josef Miner (15 July 1914 in Breslau, German Empire – 1944 in Huși, Romania) was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he wonJohann Gottlieb Janitsch (861 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (19 June 1708 – c. 1763) was a German Baroque composer who wrote in the galant style, transitional between the Baroque and ClassicalErnst-Erich Hirschfeld (894 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ernst-Erich Hirschfeld (25 August 1918 – 28 July 1944) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross ofKurt Goldstein (2,812 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Kurt Goldstein (November 6, 1878 – September 19, 1965) was a German neurologist and psychiatrist who created a holistic theory of the organism. EducatedFriedrich-Wilhelm Otte (133 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte (22 September 1898 – 8 May 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's CrossHelmut Bakaitis (551 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Helmut Bakaitis (born 26 September 1944) is a German-born Australian director, actor and screenwriter and playwright. He is best known for his role inGustav Anton von Wietersheim (1,246 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gustav Anton von Wietersheim (11 February 1884 – 25 April 1974) was a German general during World War II. He led the XIV Motorized Corps (after 21 JuneRudolf Schnackenburg (475 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Rudolf Schnackenburg (5 January 1914 – 28 August 2002) was a German Catholic priest and New Testament scholar. Joseph Ratzinger referred to him as "probablyGerhard Kittel (1,233 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gerhard Kittel (23 September 1888 – 11 July 1948) was a German Lutheran theologian and lexicographer of biblical languages. He was an enthusiastic supporterRichard Kunze (520 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Richard Kunze (5 February 1872 in Sagan – May 1945) was a German right-wing politician known for his anti-Semitism. Kunze's political career began aroundHubert Schmundt (594 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hubert Schmundt (19 September 1888 – 17 October 1984) was a German admiral during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron CrossGünter Riesen (382 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Günter Riesen (Carl-Günther Riesen) (23 September 1892 – 5 October 1951) was a German Nazi politician who served as Mayor of Cologne. Riesen was born inHermann Herlitz (912 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hermann Herlitz (10 June 1834 – 9 June 1920) was pastor of the Lutheran Trinity Church in East Melbourne, Australia, for 46 years from 22 March 1868 toMax Bielschowsky (444 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Max Israel Bielschowsky (20 February 1869 – 15 August 1940) was a German neuropathologist born in Breslau. After receiving his medical doctorate from theGustav von Senden-Bibran (1,247 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gustav Ernst Otto Egon Freiherr (Baron) von Senden-Bibran (23 July 1847, Reisicht, Lower Silesia, Germany – 23 November 1909 in Berlin) was an admiralRichard Pischel (339 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Richard Pischel (18 January 1849 – 26 December 1908) was a German Indologist born in Breslau. In 1870 he received his doctorate from the University ofRudolf von Gottschall (767 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Rudolf Gottschall (von Gottschall since 1877; 30 September 1823 – 21 March 1909) was a German poet, dramatist, literary critic and literary historian.Wolfgang Menzel (384 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wolfgang Menzel (21 June 1798 – 23 April 1873), German poet, critic and literary historian, was born at Waldenburg (Wałbrzych) in Silesia. He studied atAnnelies Kupper (216 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Annelies Kupper (21 July 1906 – 8 December 1987), was a German operatic soprano, particularly associated with Mozart and the German repertory. Kupper wasCurt von Morgen (1,026 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Curt Ernst von Morgen (1 November 1858 in Neiße – 15 February 1928 in Lübeck) was a Prussian explorer and officer, later General of Infantry during WorldFranz Machon (884 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Matrosengefreiter Franciszek Machoń (18 March 1918 – 1968), known as Franz Machon and later as Frank J. Machon, was the only survivor of the sunken GermanEdmund Lesser (238 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edmund Lesser (12 May 1852 – 7 June 1918) was a German dermatologist who was a native of Neisse. He studied medicine at the universities of Berlin, BonnHans-Christoph Seebohm (936 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hans-Christoph Seebohm (4 August 1903 – 17 September 1967) was a German politician of the national conservative German Party (Deutsche Partei, DP) andWalter Düvert (129 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Walter Düvert (2 October 1893 – 4 February 1972) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight'sOswald Lange (185 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Oswald Hermann Lange (June 1, 1912 – February 20, 2000) was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the "von Braun rocket group". He contributedRichard Peter (355 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Richard Peter (10 May 1895 – 3 October 1977) was a German press photographer and photojournalist. He is best known for his photographs of Dresden justJoseph Musiol (436 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Joseph Musiol (Polish: Józef Musioł; born 22 June 1865 in Mikołów) was a Silesian politician. He served as secretary of the Catholic Trade Union, as aHeinrich Schulz-Beuthen (572 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Heinrich Donatien Wilhelm Schulz-Beuthen (19 June 1838 in Beuthen, Upper Silesia (now Bytom, in Poland) – 12 March 1915 in Dresden) was a composer of theFerdinand Joachimsthal (144 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ferdinand Joachimsthal was a German mathematician. He was born on March 9, 1818, at Goldberg (Złotoryja), Silesia and died on April 5, 1861, at BreslauWilliam Blandowski (1,964 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johann Wilhelm Theodor Ludwig von Blandowski, known as William Blandowski (21 January 1822 – 18 December 1878), was a German explorer, soldier, zoologistHans Sachs (serologist) (251 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Hans Sachs (6 June 1877, Kattowitz (Katowice) – 25 March 1945, Dublin), was a German serologist. He was of Jewish ancestry. Sachs studied at the universitiesGeorg Dörffel (1,059 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Georg Dörffel (27 July 1914 – 26 May 1944) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients ofLudwig Lichtheim (372 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ludwig Lichtheim (7 December 1845 in Breslau – 13 January 1928) was a German physician of Jewish descent. He was educated at the gymnasium in Breslau,Johann von Ravenstein (1,910 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johann "Hans" Theodor von Ravenstein (1 January 1889 – 26 March 1962) was a German general (generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He commandedHermann Kober (77 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hermann Kober (born 1 February 1888 in Beuthen, Germany (now Bytom, Poland), died 4 October 1973 in Birmingham, England) was a Jewish-German mathematicianJacob Sonderling (410 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jacob Sonderling (19 October 1878 – 30 September 1964) was a German and American Rabbi. He was born in a chassidic family and was an early Zionist (KlalMax Waldau (309 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Richard Georg Spiller von Hauenschild, better known by his pseudonym Max Waldau (10 March 1825 – 20 January 1855), was a German poet and novelist. BornAugustin Theiner (593 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Augustin Theiner, Cong.Orat., (11 April 1804, in Breslau – 8 August 1874, in Civitavecchia) was a German theologian and historian. He was the son of aKuno Fischer (1,326 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ernst Kuno Berthold Fischer (23 July 1824 – 5 July 1907) was a German philosopher, a historian of philosophy and a critic. After studying philosophy atHugo Perls (1,190 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hugo Perls (24 May 1886–1977 was an international art dealer, historian, philosopher and notable collector born in Rybnik in Upper Silesia. During hisFelix Funke (612 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Felix Funke (3 January 1865 – 22 July 1932) was a German admiral of the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy). Funke was born in Hirschberg (JeleniaAugust Froehlich (1,224 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
August Froehlich (26 January 1891 – 22 June 1942) was an Upper Silesian Roman Catholic priest. In his pastoral activity he opposed National Socialism.Arnold Schottländer (144 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Arnold Schottländer (2 April 1854 – 9 September 1909) was a German chess master. Born in Münsterberg (now Ziębice), Silesia, he was one of the chess pupilsOtto Hoffmann von Waldau (158 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Otto Hoffmann von Waldau (7 July 1898 – 17 May 1943) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 10th Air Corps. He was killed in an airKarl Gustav Limpricht (228 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Karl Gustav Limpricht (11 July 1834, Eckersdorf near Sagan – 20 October 1902, Breslau) was a German schoolteacher and bryologist. His son, Hans WolfgangHeimann Hariton Tiktin (791 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Heimann Hariton Tiktin (August 9, 1850 – March 13, 1936), born Heimann Tiktin, was a Silesian-born Romanian linguist and academic, one of the foundersTheofil Kupka (358 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Theofil Kupka (Teofil/Theophil Kupka) (born 22 August 1885 in Marklowitz/Marklowice – died 20 November 1920 in Beuthen/Bytom) was a Silesian politicianMartin Gusinde (787 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Martín Gusinde (29 October 1886, in Breslau – 10 October 1969, in Mödling, Austria) was an Austrian priest and ethnologist famous for his work in anthropologySalomon Munk (1,223 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Salomon Munk (14 May 1803 – 5 February 1867) was a German-born Jewish-French Orientalist. Munk was born in Gross Glogau in the Kingdom of Prussia. He receivedManfred von Richthofen (7,262 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (German: [ˈmanfreːt fɔn ˈʁɪçthoːfn̩]; 2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), known in English as Baron von Richthofen orMax Otto Koischwitz (831 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Max Oscar Otto Koischwitz (February 19, 1902 – August 31, 1944) was a German-American who directed and broadcast Nazi propaganda against the United StatesJohann Sigismund Scholze (322 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johann Sigismund Scholze alias Sperontes (20 March 1705 in Lobendau bei Liegnitz (today Lubiatów near Złotoryja) 28 September 1750 in Leipzig) was a SilesianEugene Spiro (122 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Eugene Spiro, born Eugen Spiro (April 18, 1874 in Breslau, Silesia – September 26, 1972 in New York City) was a German and American painter. He was bornBalduin Wolff (96 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(Hermann) Balduin Wolff (15 July 1819 – 21 November 1907) was a German painter of the Romantic period, and a chess player. Born in Schmiedeberg im RiesengebirgeHeinz-Gerhard Vogt (3,123 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gerhard Vogt (29 November 1919 – 14 January 1945) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and fighter ace during World War II. He is credited with 48 aerialRobert Garbe (857 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Robert Hermann Garbe (pronounced 'Garber') (9 January 1847 – 23 May 1932) was a German railway engineer and chief engineer of the Berlin division in theChristian Graf von Haugwitz (1,108 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Christian August Heinrich Kurt Graf von Haugwitz (11 June 1752 – 1832) was a German statesman, best known for serving as Foreign Minister of Prussia duringGottlieb Machate (299 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gottlieb Machate (20 November 1904, in Breslau – 27 May 1974, in Stuttgart) was a German chess master. He participated several times in Silesian ChessStanisław Wygodzki (279 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Stanisław Wygodzki (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲiswaf vɨˈɡɔd͡zkʲi]) (13 January 1907 in Będzin, Poland – 9 May 1992 in Tel Aviv, Israel) was a Polish writerHans Baluschek (3,160 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hans Baluschek (9 May 1870 – 28 September 1935) was a German painter, graphic artist and writer. Baluschek was a prominent representative of German CriticalPeter Lustig (820 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Peter Fritz Willi Lustig (German: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈlʊstɪç] ; 27 October 1937 – 23 February 2016) was a German television presenter, voice actor and author of children'sGerhard Schaffran (533 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gerhard Schaffran (4 July 1912, in Leśnica, Górny Śląsk – 4 March 1996, in Dresden) was Papal consistory[clarification needed] and Auxiliary bishop ofJan Górny (109 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jan Górny (14 August 1907 – 7 May 1945) was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Gliwice and died in Orglandes, FranceHerbert Bednorz (161 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Herbert Bednorz (25 September 1908 in Gliwice – 12 April 1989 in Katowice) was born in Gliwice to a working-class family. He is a Polish Catholic priest