Sepp Dietrich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Sepp Dietrich

German SS commander

Date of Birth: 28-May-1892

Place of Birth: Hawangen, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 21-Apr-1966

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Sepp Dietrich

  • Josef "Sepp" Dietrich (28 May 1892 – 21 April 1966) was a German politician and SS commander during the Nazi era.
  • 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.
  • He received rapid promotions in the SS after his participation in the extrajudicial executions of political opponents during the 1934 purge known as the Night of the Long Knives.
  • Despite having no formal staff officer training, Dietrich was, along with Paul Hausser, the highest-ranking officer in the Waffen-SS, the paramilitary branch of the SS.
  • Reaching the rank of Oberst-GruppenfĂĽhrer, he commanded units up to army level during World War II.
  • As commanding officer of the 6th Panzer Army during the Battle of the Bulge, Dietrich bore responsibility for the Malmedy massacre, the murder of U.S.
  • prisoners of war in December 1944.
  • After the war, Dietrich was convicted of war crimes at the Malmedy massacre trial, conducted by the U.S.
  • military tribunal, and later in West Germany for his involvement in the 1934 purge.
  • Upon his release from the U.S.
  • prison, he became active in HIAG, a lobby group established by former high-ranking Waffen-SS personnel.
  • Dietrich died in 1966.

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