Felix Steiner
Sign in to saveGerman SS commander ; affiant in Pohl Trial (NMT 4)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1896
- Died
- 1971
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Die Freiwilligen der Waffen-SS
- Die Freiwilligen
- Von Clausewitz bis Bulganin
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6
- Total plays
- 156
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- STAR: ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner
· 2012 · cited 49,478x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,371x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 19,876x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,266x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,783x
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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
Key dates
- Born
- 23 May 1896
- Died
- 17 May 1966
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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
Article
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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1896 births1966 deaths20th-century Freikorps personnelGerman Army personnel of World War IGerman prisoners of war in World War II held by the United StatesMembers of HIAGMilitary personnel from East PrussiaNazi Party membersPeople from NesterovPrussian Army personnelRecipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st classRecipients of the Gold German Cross