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Admiral Erich Raeder dismissed Heydrich from the navy in April 1931.

* April 24 – Erich Raeder, German admiral ( d. 1960 )

* April 19 – Erich Hartmann, German World War II fighter pilot, highest-scoring ace in world history ( d. 1993 )

* April 6 – Erich Mühsam, German author ( d. 1934 )

Erich Johann Albert Raeder ( 24 April 1876 – 6 November 1960 ) was a naval leader in Germany before and during World War II.

As early as April 1915, the Polish Border Strip plan against Poland, which was first suggested by General Erich Ludendorff in 1914, was approved as a German war aim by the Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg.

* April 14 – Erich von Däniken, Chariots of the Gods author

Erich Anton Paul von Däniken (, ; born 14 April 1935 in Zofingen, Aargau ) is a Swiss author best known for his controversial claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, in books such as Chariots of the Gods ?, published in 1968.

Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff ( sometimes referred to as von Ludendorff ) ( 9 April 1865 – 20 December 1937 ) was a German general, victor of Liège and of the Battle of Tannenberg.

In April 2005, Kevin Alfred Strom, former Alliance member and then editor of National Vanguard Magazine, issued a declaration calling for Erich Gliebe to step down ; the Executive Committee of the National Alliance and most unit coordinators supported this action.

Erich Alfred Hartmann ( 19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993 ), nicknamed " Bubi " ( the hypocoristic form of " young boy ") by his comrades and " The Black Devil " by his Soviet adversaries, was a German fighter pilot during World War II and is the highest-scoring fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare.

Erich Hartmann was born on 19 April 1922 in Weissach, Württemberg, to Doctor Alfred Erich Hartmann and his wife, Elisabeth Wilhelmine Machtholf.

Erich was educated at the Volksschule in Weil im Schönbuch ( April 1928 – April 1932 ), the Gymnasium in Böblingen ( April 1932 – April 1936 ), the National Political Institutes of Education in Rottweil ( April 1936 – April 1937 ), and the Gymnasium in Korntal ( April 1937 – April 1940 ), from which he received his Abitur.

Now Gruppenkommandeur of I ./ JG 52, Erich Hartmann claimed his 350th aerial victory on 17 April, in the vicinity of Chrudim.

One principal document which made it possible to recreate with a great deal of accuracy the contents of Generalplan Ost is a memo of April 27, 1942 entitled Stellungnahme und Gedanken zum Generalplan Ost des Reichsführers SS (" Opinion and Ideas Regarding the General Plan for the East of the Reichsführer-SS ") and written by Dr. Erich Wetzel, the director of the Central Advisory Office on Questions of Racial Policy of the Nazi Party ( Leiter der Hauptstelle Beratungsstelle des Rassenpolitischen Amtes der NSDAP ).

Erich Salomon ( 28 April 1886 – 7 July 1944 ) was a German-born news photographer known for his pictures in the diplomatic and legal professions and the innovative methods he used to acquire them.

During the night of 11 – 12 April, while manoeuvring in Narvik harbour, Erich Koellner and Wolfgang Zenker ran aground.

** Former SS Captain Erich Priebke is retried ; on July 22 he is sentenced to 5 years in prison.

* September 22 – Erich Von Stroheim, Austrian-born motion picture actor & director ( d. 1957 )

* June 22 – Erich Maria Remarque, German writer ( d. 1970 )

Erich Maria Remarque ( 22 June 1898 – 25 September 1970 ), born Erich Paul Remark, was a German author, best known for his novel All Quiet on the Western Front.

Erich Paul Remarque was born on 22 June 1898 into a working-class family in the German city of Osnabrück to Peter Franz Remark ( b. 14 June 1867, Kaiserswerth ) and Anna Maria ( née Stallknecht ; born 21 November 1871, Katernberg ).

* January 22 – Hans Erich Apostel, composer ( d. 1972 )

Erich von Stroheim ( September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957 ) was an Austrian-born film star of the silent era, subsequently noted as an auteur for his directorial work.

Erich Fried ( 6 May 1921 – 22 November 1988 ) was an Austrian-born poet, writer and translator.

It was not until 22 years later, in 1962, that a bit of music from the film was released on an LP called Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

David Alan Adkisson ( July 22, 1958 – February 10, 1984 ) was an American professional wrestler who competed as " The Yellow Rose of Texas " David Von Erich ( of the Von Erich Family ).

However, the title was returned to Rayne on the July 22 episode of Impact !, when it was declared that there was no proof that the person who had interfered in the match was either Sky or Von Erich.

Hans Erich Apostel ( Born January 22, 1901 in Karlsruhe – died November 30, 1972 in Vienna ) was a German-born Austrian composer of classical music.

* September 22, Erich von Stroheim, Austrian actor, filmmaker ( d. 1957 )

* 1899 – Erich Kästner, German writer ( d. 1974 )

* 1899 – Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, German Nazi official ( d. 1972 )

** Erich Kästner, German author ( b. 1899 )

* Erich von dem Bach ( 1899 – 1972 ), SS officer

Emil Erich Kästner () ( 23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974 ) was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known for his humorous, socially astute poetry and children's literature.

* 1878 – Erich Mühsam, German author ( d. 1934 )

* 1896 – Erich Hückel, German physicist ( d. 1980 )

* 1929 – Fritz Von Erich, American wrestler ( d. 1997 )

* 1912 – Erich Honecker, German politician ( d. 1994 )

* 1935 – Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer

* 1925 – Erich Göstl, German soldier ( d. 1990 )

* 1922 – Erich Hartmann, German pilot ( d. 1993 )

* 1918 – Erich Löwenhardt, German pilot ( b. 1897 )

* 1876 – Erich Raeder, German naval commander ( d. 1960 )

* 1897 – Erich Loewenhardt, German flying ace of World War I ( d. 1918 )

* Erich Fromm –

* 1916 – World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when German forces under Chief of Staff Erich Von Falkenhayn are defeated by the French, and suffer 337, 000 casualties.

The German navy thus ignored Beatty's request that its Commander-in-Chief, Erich Raeder, attend his funeral – as Raeder had done at Jellicoe's funeral earlier.

* 1913 – Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player ( d. 1997 )

* 1865 – Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist ( d. 1949 )

* 1937 – Erich Ribbeck, German footballer and manager

* 1864 – Otto Erich Hartleben, German writer ( d. 1905 )

* 1898 – Erich Maria Remarque, German writer ( d. 1970 )

* 1937 – Erich Segal, American author ( d. 2010 )

* 1958 – David Von Erich, American wrestler ( d. 1984 )

* 1949 – Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist ( b. 1865 )

* Wachsfigurenkabinett, five short operas ( 1929 – 30 ; three not completed ), libretti by Erich Bormann

* 1897 – Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian composer ( d. 1957 )