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Hasso Von Manteuffel

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    (January 14, 1897-September 24, 1978)
    Member of an aristocratic family
    Joined the German Army (1908)
    Tank Division Commander
    Participated in the invasion of the USSR
    Promoted to Major General (1943)
    Promoted to Lieutenant General (1944)
    24th man to be awarded the highest grade of the Knight's Cross
    Captured by the US Army (1945)
    Released from prison (1947)
    Member of the West German legislature (1953-1957)

Why he might be annoying:

    He fought for Adolf Hitler.
    He was only 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighed about 120 pounds.
    When a soldier deserted from his unit, Manteuffel ordered him shot (in all fairness, the Allies did this often, too).
    In 1943, he got sick and missed a year of the war.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a friend of Heinz Guderian.
    Many of his tactics were imaginative and highly effective, contributing to armored warfare.
    He was not a hardcore Nazi but rather a military man.
    He fought the Soviets on the Eastern Front.
    After the war, he became an official in democratic Germany.

Credit: Wang


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 42 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 46 Votes: 82.61% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 59.38% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 60 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 51 Votes: 62.75% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 64 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 153 Votes: 71.90% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 390 Votes: 63.08% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 447 Votes: 68.01% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 490 Votes: 52.86% Annoying