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Felix Steiner
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German SS commander ; affiant in Pohl Trial (NMT 4)
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- Born
- 1896
- Died
- 1971
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Die Freiwilligen der Waffen-SS
- Die Freiwilligen
- Von Clausewitz bis Bulganin
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Key facts
- Born
- Felix Martin Julius Steiner , ( 1896-05-23 ) 23 May 1896, Stallupönen , East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, (now Nesterov, Russia)
- Died
- 12 May 1966 (1966-05-12) (aged 69), Munich , Bavaria, West Germany
- Allegiance
- Germany
- Branch
- Imperial German Army Prussian Army Reichswehr
- Service years
- 1914–1918, 1921–1933
- Rank
- Major
- Unit
- 41st Infantry Regiment
- Conflicts
- World War I
- Other work
- Founding member of HIAG , Waffen-SS lobby group
- Service number
- NSDAP #4,264,295, SS #253,351
- Commands
- SS Division Das Reich , SS Division Wiking , III SS Panzer Corps , Kampfgruppen Steiner
- Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Julius
- Family name
- Steiner
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Nesterov
- Place of death
- Munich
- Occupation
- military officer
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Participant in
- Pohl Trial
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Waffen-SS
- Military rank
- Obergruppenführer
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1973-138-14A, Felix Steiner.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1896-05-23
- date of death
- 1966-05-17
- member of
- Schutzstaffel
- Commons category
- Felix Steiner
- name in native language
- Felix Steiner
- birth name
- Felix Martin Julius Steiner
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- start of work period
- 1914-00-00
- P8168
- Automatic
- end of work period
- 1945-00-00
- archives at
- German Federal Archives
Sources (6)
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Encyclopedic overview
Felix Martin Julius Steiner (23 May 1896 – 12 May 1966) was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. During World War II, he served in the Waffen-SS, the combat branch of the SS, and commanded several SS divisions and corps. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Together with Paul Hausser, he contributed significantly to the development and transformation of the Waffen-SS into a combat force made up of volunteers and conscripts from both occupied and un-occupied lands.
Steiner was chosen by Heinrich Himmler to oversee the creation of and then command the SS Division Wiking. In 1943, he was promoted to the command of the III SS Panzer Corps. On 28 January 1945, Steiner was placed in command of the 11th SS Panzer Army, which formed part of a new Army Group Vistula, an ad-hoc formation to defend Berlin from the Soviet armies advancing from the Vistula River.
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