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Theodor Eicke

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German SS general, commander of concentration camp Dachau and inspector of the concentration camps (1892–1943)

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Theodor Eicke was a male German author. His professional activity spanned from 1909 to 1943. He was born on October 17, 1892, and died on February 26, 1943.

One of his works is titled *Zur neueren Literaturgeschichte der Rolandsage in Deutschland und Frankreich*. This title is associated with a birth date of 1861 in one record, while another source lists his birth year as 1892. Theodor Eicke is referenced by 458 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1861
Works
1

Top works

  • Zur neueren Literaturgeschichte der Rolandsage in Deutschland und Frankreich

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1955-11-07
Active to
2019-06-05

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Key facts

Born
17 October 1892 ( 1892-10-17 ) , Hampont , Alsace–Lorraine, Germany
Died
26 February 1943 (1943-02-26) (aged 50), near Lozova , Ukraine
Allegiance
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch
Bavarian Army , Schutzstaffel
Service years
1909–19 (Bavaria), 1930–1943 (SS)
Rank
SS- Obergruppenführer
Service number
NSDAP #114,901 , SS #2,921
Unit
SS-Totenkopfverbände , Waffen-SS
Commands
Dachau concentration camp , SS Division Totenkopf
Conflicts
World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Third Battle of Kharkov ( KIA )
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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Encyclopedic overview

Theodor Eicke (17 October 1892 – 26 February 1943) was a German military officer who served as both a senior SS functionary and a Waffen-SS divisional commander in Nazi Germany. He was a key figure in the development of Nazi concentration camps. Eicke served as the second commandant of the Dachau concentration camp from June 1933 to July 1934, and together with his adjutant Michael Lippert, was one of the executioners of SA Chief Ernst Röhm during the Night of the Long Knives purge of 1934. He continued to expand and develop the concentration camp system as the first Concentration Camps Inspector.

In 1939, Eicke became commander of the SS Division Totenkopf of the Waffen-SS, leading the division during the Second World War on the Western and Eastern fronts. Eicke was killed on 26 February 1943, when his plane was shot down during the Third Battle of Kharkov.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Theodor Eicke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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