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Theodor Eicke
Sign in to saveGerman SS general, commander of concentration camp Dachau and inspector of the concentration camps (1892–1943)
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Theodor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Reich
- Place of birth
- Hampont
- Place of death
- Kharkiv
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- Waffen-SS
- Military rank
- Obergruppenführer
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1974-160-13A, Theodor Eicke.jpg
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- Commons category
- Theodor Eicke
- date of birth
- 1892-10-17
- date of death
- 1943-02-26
- member of
- Schutzstaffel
- name in native language
- Theodor Eicke
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- military casualty classification
- killed in action
- start of work period
- 1909-00-00
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- 3rd SS Division Totenkopf
- P8168
- Garringo
- end of work period
- 1943-00-00
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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.
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