Hermann Priess, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hermann Priess

German general

Date of Birth: 24-May-1901

Place of Birth: Marnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Date of Death: 02-Feb-1985

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Hermann August Fredrich Priess (24 May 1901 – 2 February 1985) was a German general in the Waffen-SS and a war criminal during World War II.
He commanded the SS Division Totenkopf ("Death's Head") following the death of Theodor Eicke in February 1943.
On 30 October 1944 he was appointed commander of the I SS Panzer Corps and led it during the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, Priess was convicted of war crimes for his involvement in the Malmedy massacre, and was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.
He was released from the Landsberg Prison in 1954.