Sepp Dietrich

German Military Officer and Waffen-SS general and a convicted Nazi Military war criminal (1892-1966)

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Born: 1892-05-28
Died: 1966-04-22
Works: 3

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Tegernsee, Schliersee
Tegernsee, Schliersee
[War experiences of General Sepp Dietrich and Colonel Joachim Peiper]

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Acting · Hawangen, Germany

Josef "Sepp" Dietrich (28 May 1892 – 21 April 1966) was a German general, politician and war criminal in the Schutzstaffel (SS) during the Nazi era. Despite having no formal staff officer training (and little formal education at all), Dietrich rose to become (along with Paul Hausser) SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer, the highest-ranking commissioned officer rank in the Waffen-SS, the military branch of…

Known for

Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler — Self (archive footage)2011
Eva Braun or the Banality of Evil — Self (archive footage)2007
Distant Journey — Self - Politician (archive footage)1949
Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler In Action — Self (uncredited)1941
Triumph of the Will — Self1935

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Josef "Sepp" Dietrich (28 May 1892 – 21 April 1966) was a German general, politician and war criminal in the Schutzstaffel (SS) during the Nazi era.

Despite having no formal staff officer training (and little formal education at all), Dietrich rose to become (along with Paul Hausser) SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer, the highest-ranking commissioned officer rank in the Waffen-SS, the military branch of the SS, commanding units up to the army level during World War II. He joined the Nazi Party in 1928 and was elected to the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic in 1930. Prior to 1929, Dietrich was Adolf Hitler's chauffeur and bodyguard.