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Also known as Felix Martin Julius Steiner

German 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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Total plays
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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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date of birth
1896-05-23
date of death
1966-05-17
Commons category
Felix Steiner
name in native language
Felix Steiner
birth name
Felix Martin Julius Steiner
start of work period
1914-00-00
end of work period
1945-00-00
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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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