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1480:1900 births
1322:Johanna Ruf
1307:Helmut Kunz
1302:Erna Flegel
1266:Hans Refior
1185:Heinz Linge
1120:Else Krüger
753:Alfred Jodl
498:Beevor 2002
367:Wound Badge
302:Karl Dönitz
280:Wolf's Lair
247:World War I
196:World War I
1474:Categories
1385:Hans Krebs
1355:Eva Hitler
1351:(30 April)
1345:(24 April)
1220:Josef Ochs
1180:Georg Betz
1150:Peter Högl
908:Robert Ley
535:References
379:Volkssturm
253:regiment.
96:Allegiance
47:1900-03-24
1464:Biography
1165:Hans Baur
656:catalogue
582:(1999) .
353:destroyer
269:Freikorps
231:Puttkamer
185:Hans Lody
1077:30 April
1031:29 April
1010:28 April
994:24 April
958:23 April
922:22 April
901:21 April
880:20 April
315:adjutant
297:Albatros
259:Kaiserin
178:Albatros
173:Commands
138:Service/
1430:Unknown
1393:(2 May)
1387:(2 May)
1381:(2 May)
1375:(1 May)
1369:(1 May)
1363:(1 May)
698:Wounded
652:in the
416:Berghof
325:of the
317:to the
213:during
153:1917–45
1450:Portal
1414:Blondi
1401:Killed
805:Killed
632:
609:
590:
568:
549:
432:Munich
392:, Dr.
300:under
140:branch
129:
117:
105:
84:Buried
74:Munich
1254:2 May
1093:1 May
438:Notes
426:Death
312:naval
307:Adler
630:ISBN
607:ISBN
588:ISBN
566:ISBN
547:ISBN
373:1945
327:Navy
183:Z10
158:Rank
64:Died
41:Born
245:in
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