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Rüdiger Overmans

German military historian
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Summary

Rüdiger Overmans was born on April 6, 1954[1], in Düsseldorf[2]. He has worked as a military historian[3] and research fellow[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (187 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[6]
  • Member of: International Commission of Military History[7], L.I.S.A. Science Portal Gerda Henkel Foundation[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Military branch: Bundeswehr[10]
  • Military, police or special rank: lieutenant colonel[11]
  • Family name: Overmans[12]
  • Given name: Rüdiger[13]
  • Official website: https://www.ruediger-overmans.de/[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[15]

Why It Matters

Rüdiger Overmans has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where was Rüdiger Overmans born?

Rüdiger Overmans's place of birth was Düsseldorf[2].

What did Rüdiger Overmans do for work?

Rüdiger Overmans worked as a military historian[3] and research fellow[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'he', 'id', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'vi']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → International Commission of Military History, L.I.S.A. Science Portal Gerda Henkel Foundation
    Instance of → human
    Place of birth → Düsseldorf
    Official website → https://www.ruediger-overmans.de/
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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