Oskar Dirlewanger
Sign in to saveGerman Nazi military officer and SS Regiment/Brigade Commander (1895–1945)
Person
- Born
- 1895-09-26
- Died
- 1945-06-07
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 41
- Total plays
- 44
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Oskar+Dirlewanger">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- ISB recommendation on definitions of joint coordinate system of various joints for the reporting of human joint motion—part I: ankle, hip, and spine
· 2002 · cited 2,624x
- Quantentheorie und f�nfdimensionale Relativit�tstheorie
· 1926 · cited 2,462x
- Donanemab in Early Symptomatic Alzheimer Disease
· 2023 · cited 2,351x
- Revised criteria for diagnosis and staging of Alzheimer's disease: Alzheimer's Association Workgroup
· 2024 · cited 2,074x
- Laser cooling of a nanomechanical oscillator into its quantum ground state
· 2011 · cited 2,058x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Nicknames
- Gandhi Butcher of Warsaw
- Born
- Oskar Anton Paul Dirlewanger , 26 September 1895, Würzburg , Kingdom of Bavaria , German Empire
- Died
- c. 7 June 1945 (1945-06-07) (aged 49), Altshausen , Baden-Württemberg , Allied-occupied Germany
- Buried
- Altshausen Military Cemetery
- Allegiance
- German Empire , Nazi Germany
- Branch
- Imperial German Army Freikorps Spanish Legion Condor Legion SS-Totenkopfverbände Waffen-SS
- Service years
- 1913–1919 1919–1923 1937–1939 1940–1945
- Rank
- SS- Oberführer
- Commands
- Dirlewanger Brigade
- Conflicts
- World War I Freikorps operations Spanish Civil War World War II Anti-partisan operations in Belarus Warsaw Uprising Slovak National Uprising Battle of Ipolysag Battle of Guben
- Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold Close Combat Clasp Clasp to the Iron Cross Spanish Cross
Key dates
- Born
- 26 September 1895
- Died
- 7 June 1945
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Oskar
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Würzburg
- Place of death
- Altshausen
- Educated at
- University of Mannheim
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- War Victory Cross
Article
Oskar Paul Dirlewanger (26 September 1895 – c. 7 June 1945) was a German military officer, convicted child molester, war criminal, and overall sexual predator. He is best known for commanding the Dirlewanger Brigade, a penal military unit of the Waffen-SS which served in World War II. Dirlewanger's unit is often considered the most notorious Waffen-SS unit, committing some of the conflict's most infamous atrocities, with Dirlewanger himself regarded as perhaps Nazi Germany's "most extreme executioner", engaging in constant acts of violence, rape, and murder. He died after the war while in Allied custody.
Dirlewanger had an impressive career as a junior officer during World War I. He fought in the post-World War I conflicts in Germany as a minor commander in the Freikorps militia movement, with the troops he led then also characterized by excessive violence, and participated in the Spanish Civil War. Through his service with the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War, he was politically rehabilitated despite his criminal record, allowing his return to favor within the Nazi Party. He was a habitual offender, convicted in interwar Germany for illegal weapons possession and child molestation. During World War II, he was appointed and headed a special Waffen-SS unit that was officially named after him and was composed for the most part of conscripted convicts and other prisoners.
Connections
Categories
1895 births1945 deaths20th-century Freikorps personnel20th-century German murderersChild sexual abuse during World War IIChild sexual abuse in PolandChild sexual abuse in the Soviet UnionCondor Legion personnelCriminals from BavariaDeutschvölkischer Schutz- und Trutzbund membersGenocidal rapeGerman Army personnel of World War I