
Oskar Dirlewanger
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 79 years ago |
Date of birth | September 26,1895 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Wurzburg |
Germany | |
Date of died | June 7,1945 |
Died | Altshausen |
Germany | |
Battles and wars | World War I |
German Revolution of 1918–1919 | |
Parents | August Dirlewanger |
Pauline Dirlewanger | |
Commands held | Dirlewanger Brigade |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Education | University of Mannheim |
Georgii-Gymnasium | |
Goethe University Frankfurt | |
Command held | Dirlewanger Brigade |
Rank | SS-Oberführer |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1359390 |
Oskar Dirlewanger Life story
Oskar Paul Dirlewanger was a German military officer. He played a significant role as the founder and commander of the SS penal unit known as the "Dirlewanger" during World War II. Serving in Poland and in Belarus, his name is closely linked to some of the most notorious crimes of the war.