Himmler rewarded fegelein by promoting him to the rank of ssoberfuhrer. The plot is a bit fictional from what i know, waffen ss didnt participate in the battle of stalingrad. On 19 july 1941, himmler assigned fegeleins regiments to the general. Hermann fegelein label from public data source wikidata sources found. Hans kammler, hitlers last hope, in american hands wilson center. Portrait photographs of nazi senior and junior officers of the. Ssgruppenfuhrer hans georg otto hermann fegelein 30 october 1906. The 2 inch thick, 8 pound book is printed on the finest. Waffenss divisions 193945 by chris bishop last edited on 12 january 2018, at 15. Waldemar and his brother hermann fegelein joined the ss calvary and would compete for the german team in the 1936 olympics held in munich. The fate of hermann fegelein is unclear, and it is unknown whether he was shot or hanged, or whether he made any such gesture as a final heil hitler. Fegelein married eva brauns sister and served as liaison between hitler and himmler, but in the closing days of the war was caught attempting to flee and was summarily executed. Wilhelm bittrich jobboldalt hermann fegelein ssgruppenfuhrer tarsasagaban 1942ben.
In 1944 fegelein married gretl braun, the sister of adolf hitlers mistress, eva braun. One witness, wilhem mohnke, chief of the ss staff guard assigned to the bunker, said he was so. Fegeleins knights cross recommendation reads as follows starting on the 25. Fegelein joined the nazi party membership number 1,200,158 and the sa in 1930. Ss general is a great novel written by sven hassel, a danish soldier who fought in the 27th penal panzer regiment. Waffenss officers, ncos, and men a thru g waffenss.
From july 1944 until the end of the war bittrich commanded the 2nd ss panzer corps in. Between 1925 and 1945, the german schutzstaffel ss grew from eight members to over a quarter of a million waffenss and over a million allgemeiness members. He was awarded the knights cross of the iron cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military. Framed 17 x 12 photograph and signed partial ss document, by hermann fegelein as commander of the ss kav. Based on the seniority system of ss membership number, this made hitler senior in the ss to all other members even if not by rank. Hans krebs 4 march 1898 2 may 1945 was a german army general of infantry who served during world war ii. Connections fegelein s politically motivated marriage to gretl braun, eva brauns sister, took place on 3 june 1944 in salzburg. A member of the ss since 1933, he held the ranks of ssobergruppenfuhrer, general of the waffenss 1944, general of police 1942 and ostsee higher ss and police leader 19391945.
Hans georg otto hermann fegelein october 30, 1906 april 28, 1945 was an ss gruppenfuhrer general of the waffen ss in nazi germany. Jan 21, 2019 the fate of hermann fegelein is unclear, and it is unknown whether he was shot or hanged, or whether he made any such gesture as a final heil hitler. Himmler rewarded fegelein by promoting him to the rank of ss oberfuhrer. He transferred to the ss on 10 april 1933, with membership number 66,680. Hermann fegelein wikipedias hermann fegelein as translated. Gretl became the sisterinlaw of the nazi dictator following his marriage to eva, less than 40 hours before the couple killed themselves together. He was engaged in euthanasia during the second world war. Ss cavalry in the east, superb 1942 nazi photo book.
Between 1925 and 1945, the german 2 hitler also was considered ss member no. Wilhelm bittrich 26 february 1894 19 april 1979 was a highranking waffenss commander of nazi germany. Krebs tried to open surrender negotiations with the red army. He was a member of adolf hitlers entourage and brotherinlaw to eva braun through his marriage to her sister, gretl. Fegelein signed the document in blue ink as commander of the ss cavalry division, ss brigadefuhrer and major general of the waffen ss.
Between august 1942 and february 1943, bittrich commanded the ss cavalry division florian geyer, in rear security operations bandenbekampfung, literally. His father died in 19, leaving elsa to run the factory. Hans otto georg hermann fegelein 30 october 1906 28 april 1945 was a highranking. Adolf hitler project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. He was a member of adolf hitlers entourage and brotherinlaw to eva braun through his marriage to her sister gretl fegelein joined a cavalry regiment of the reichswehr in 1925 and transferred to the ss on 10 april 1933. Hans otto georg hermann fegelein 30 october 1906 28 april 1945 was a highranking commander in the waffenss of nazi germany. Under andra varldskriget stred han vid flera tillfallen pa ostfronten. Just click on any picture below to make it large for viewing miervaldis adamsons miervaldis adamsons, 29 june 1910 23 august 1946, latvian military officer who during world war ii joined the waffen ss and got the rank of hauptsturmfuhrer. Nov 20, 2014 in the early 1930s, hermann fegelein, one of germanys most successful jockeys, met heinrich himmler. He was also one of only 631 men to be awarded the very rare close combat clasp in gold. I completely discount this scenario because fegelein had stabbed hitler in the back in the bunker when hitler had given him some papers from a safe to burn to keep out of the hands of the russians, and. On july 25, 1937, reichsfuhrer heinrich himmler, by special order of the oberabschnitt, created the ss main riding school in munich and made hermann fegelein the school commander. Landeshauptmann nominal governor of the province of pomerania from 1940 to 1945.
General organisation of the allgemeiness himmlers ss. Died 23 august 1995 9,495 1933 4,159,018 ludwig steeg. Moreover he would be grateful if i would do him a personal favour. He served as the last chief of staff of the oberkommando des heeres okh during the final phase of the war 1 april to 1 may 1945. She was a member of the inner social circle of adolf hitler at the berghof. Just click on any picture below to make it large for viewing otto baum otto baum, 15 november 1911 18 june 1998, was a highranking commander oberfuhrer of the waffenss during world war ii. From those ranks, mohnke rose to become one of adolf hitlers last remaining generals. He was a recipient of the knights cross of the iron cross with oak leaves and swords of nazi germany. The death of hermann fegelein, the brotherinlaw of eva. This book describes the atrocities in stalingrad during ww2. He was effectively dictator of nazi germany, and was at the centre of world war ii in europe and the holocaust hitler was a decorated veteran of world war i.
He was awarded the knights cross of the iron cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by nazi germany during world war ii. A career soldier, he served in the reichswehr and the wehrmacht. In the early 1930s, hermann fegelein, one of germanys most successful jockeys, met heinrich himmler. Another transcription of this ship can be found in volume list or manifest of all passengers taken on board the ss hermann at bremen whereof w. He was a member of adolf hitlers entourage and brotherinlaw to eva braun through his marriage to her sister gretl. Wilhelm mohnke 15 march 1911 6 august 2001 was one of the original members of the ssstaff guard stabswache berlin formed in march 1933. Hermann fegelein, fodd 30 oktober 1906 i ansbach, dod 29 april 1945 i berlin, var en tysk ssgruppenfuhrer och generallojtnant i waffenss. The following list of ss personnel gives the names of notable persons who are counted among the organizations most. He dedicated his last years to writing his memoirs and books about ww2. Sstotenkopfreiterregiment zur ssreiterbrigade fegelein. In the summer of 1945 hermanns father was told that hermann had escaped on a submarine with hitler in 1945 to argentina to continue the fight. Remarkable photos show adolf hitler celebrating the. Hermann fegelein 1906 1945 nazi military leader and ssgruppenfuhrer, a knights cross winner with oak leaves. Braun married ssgruppenfuhrer hermann fegelein, a liaison officer on hitlers staff, on 3 june 1944.
Ssobergruppenfuhrer hans georg otto hermann fegelein 30 october 1906 c. Dec 12, 2014 ss gruppenfuhrer hermann fegelein an award document and a folder for the oak leaves to the knights cross of the iron cross of 1939, dated 22 december 1942 a large format doublepage parchment with calligraphic award text in black ink and in raised gold lettering to former ss oberfuhrer fegelein above an original ink signature of adolf hitler. Waffenss generals a thru l waffenss generals a durch. Units under his command on the eastern front were responsible for the deaths of over 17,000 civilians during the pripyat swamps punitive.
Hermann fegelein 1906 1945 nazi military leader and ss gruppenfuhrer, a knights cross winner with oak leaves. At midnight on april 27th 1945 adolf hitler, eva braun, and her brother inlaw ss general hermann fegelein slipped away from the hell of the fuhrerbunker through a secret tunnel in hitlers personal quarters in the devastated reich chancellory to the berlin underground. Hermann fegelein and christian weber ss general see more close combat clasp the close combat clasp nahkampfspange is a german military award instituted on 25 november 1942 for achievement in handtohand fighting in close quarters. He was so cruel and so hated that there was an unofficial reward in wehrmacht for killing him. Portrait of ss brigadefuhrer hermann fegelein reproduced from a 1943 painting. Fegelein was shot for desertion in the closing days of world war ii. Although the most parodies shows fegelein as hitlers major. Hans juttner, oswald pohl, richard glucks, hermann fegelein and alfred wunnenberg. Hermann fegelein, ssgruppenfuhrer, fritz freitag, ssbrigadefuhrer book. Was it possible for a highranking ss general and his staff to escape from american captivity. He was a smooth talker, who openly admitted to those closest to him that he was in fact a base coward. Ss gruppenfuhrer hermann fegelein an award document and a. See more ideas about hermann fegelein, the third reich and eva braun.
Brigade took up a sector on the southeastern front of the xxiii. Hans otto georg hermann fegelein 30 october 1906 28 april 1945 was a highranking commander in the waffen ss of nazi germany. By july 1941 the ss cavalry brigade he had helped establish was in belarus carrying out one of the most notorious instructions of the holocaust. A 1943 ss document signed by brotherinlaw to eva braun.
Rank name service period ssoberstgruppenfuhrerjosef dietrich. Ss gruppenfuhrer hans georg otto hermann fegelein 30 october 1906 28 april or 29 april 1945 was a general of the waffen ss in nazi germany, member of adolf hitlers entourage, brotherinlaw to eva braun through his marriage to her sister gretl braun, and brotherinlaw to adolf hitler through hitlers marriage to eva braun. Ss gruppenfuhrer hans georg otto hermann fegelein 30 october 1906 28 april 1945 was a general of the waffen ss in nazi germany. In the summer of 1945 hermann s father was told that hermann had escaped on a submarine with hitler in 1945 to argentina to continue the fight. In 1937, he was appointed head of the main riding school of the ss. On this date in 1945, waffenss officer hermann fegelein was shot in the reich chancellerys basement, or else its garden. Hewel was born in 1904 to parents anton and elsa in cologne, where his father ran a cocoa factory. In munich, fegelein came into contact with national socialism and the ss. Media in category hermann fegelein the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. A previously unseen image shows the nazi dictator congratulating ss officer hermann fegelein and bride gretl braun, just days before the second world war was about to turn against him. The plot is a bit fictional from what i know, waffenss didnt participate in the battle of stalingrad. Hermann fegelein rare photo of the book cavalry divisions of the waffenss.
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