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Sepp Dietrich
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German Military Officer and Waffen-SS general and a convicted Nazi Military war criminal (1892-1966)
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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
- Hitler's Flight Over Germany — Self1932
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Key facts
- Born
- Josef Dietrich , ( 1892-05-28 ) 28 May 1892, Hawangen , Kingdom of Bavaria , German Empire
- Died
- 21 April 1966 (1966-04-21) (aged 73), Ludwigsburg , Baden-Württemberg , West Germany
- Allegiance
- German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
- Branch
- German Empire Kingdom of Bavaria SS & Waffen-SS
- Service years
- 1911–1918, 1928–1945
- Rank
- SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer and Generaloberst of the Waffen-SS
- Service number
- NSDAP #89,015, SS #1,117
- Commands
- Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler , I SS Panzer Corps , 5th Panzer Army , 6th Panzer Army
- Conflicts
- World War I Silesian Uprisings Battle of Annaberg World War II Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Battle of Greece Invasion of Yugoslavia Eastern front Battle of Normandy Battle of the Bulge Battle of Elsenborn Ridge Operation Spring Awakening
- Awards
- Iron Cross First Class (1914), Tank Memorial Badge , Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
- Other work
- Member of HIAG , Waffen-SS lobby group
- Known for
- Night of the Long Knives , Malmedy massacre , Wormhoudt massacre
- Criminal status
- Deceased
- Convictions
- U.S. Military , War crimes , West Germany , Accessory to manslaughter (6 counts)
- Criminal penalty
- U.S. Military , Life imprisonment ; commuted to 25 years imprisonment, West Germany , 18 months imprisonment, Soviet Union , Death (in absentia)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Josef
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Hawangen
- Place of death
- Ludwigsburg
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- Waffen-SS
- Military rank
- SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J06632, Sepp Dietrich.jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
- Convicted of
- war crime
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- Commons category
- Sepp Dietrich
- date of birth
- 1892-05-28
- date of death
- 1966-04-22
- member of
- Freikorps Oberland
- name in native language
- Sepp Dietrich
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- place of burial
- Ludwigsburg
- start of work period
- 1919-00-00
- facial hair
- toothbrush moustache
- P8168
- FRITZ!Box
- end of work period
- 1945-05-08
- P12749
- BFC Dynamo
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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