von Below is a
German surname
Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname'').
The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western or ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
* (1801–1882), landowner, member of the Reichstag and member of the Prussian House of Lords
* (1808-1896), prussian lieutenant general
* (1866-1939), german diplomat
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Eduard von Below
Eduard Georg Gustav von Below (December 29, 1856 - January 13, 1942) was a German General of the Infantry who notably served in World War I.
Biography Early life and family
Eduard came from the old noble family von Below. He was a son of Eduar ...
(1856-1942), World War I general
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Ernst von Below
Ernst von Below was a German general who served in the Imperial German Army and participated World War I. He also commanded several Sea Battalions and briefly headed the Schutztruppe.
Early life and early military service
Ernst von Below was ...
(1863–1955), World War I general
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Fritz von Below
Fritz Theodor Carl von Below (23 September 1853 – 23 November 1918) was a Prussian general in the German Army during the First World War. He commanded troops during the Battle of the Somme, the Second Battle of the Aisne, and the German spri ...
(1853–1918), World War I general
* (1858-1927), german constitutional and economic historian
* (1838-1892), prussian lieutenant general
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Gerd-Paul von Below __NOTOC__
Gerd-Paul Valerian Georg Heinrich von Below (30 November 1892 – 8 December 1953) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Below surrendered to the So ...
(1892–1953), World War II general
* (1894-1975), german female writer
* (1791–1852), prussian lieutenant general
*
Gustav von Below
Gustav Ernst Anton Wilhelm Ewald von Below (18 July 1790 – 19 November 1843) was the son of Livonian born Prussian hauptmann Karl Gustav von Below (1759–1840 (1790–1843), pomeranian squire and
pietist
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, founder of
* (1862-1933), World War I general
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Nicolaus von Below
Georg Ludwig Heinrich Nicolaus von Below (20 September 1907 – 24 July 1983) was an officer in the German ''Luftwaffe'' and an adjutant to Adolf Hitler.
Early life
Below was born on the estate of Jargelin near Anklam in the Province of P ...
(1907–1983), adjutant of Adolf Hitler
* (1837-1919), german politician
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Otto von Below
Otto Ernst Vinzent Leo von Below (18 January 1857 – 15 March 1944) served as a Prussian general officer in the Imperial German Army during the First World War (1914–1918). He arguably became most notable for his command, along with the Aust ...
(1857–1944), World War I general
* Paul von Below (1880-1943), a renowned german horseman
* (1879–1925), german artist and illustrator
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German-language surnames
Below family