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Hermann Fegelein
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German lieutenant general in the Waffen-SS (1906–1945)
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Hermann Fegelein was a German military personnel and politician who served in the Waffen-SS. Born in Ansbach in 1906, he held citizenship in the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Weimar Republic, and Nazi Germany. He was a member of the Nazi Party, the Sturmabteilung, and the Schutzstaffel. During World War II, including the 1939 Invasion of Poland, he attained the ranks of Obersturmführer, Hauptsturmführer, Sturmbannführer, and Obersturmbannführer. He commanded the 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer.
Fegelein received the Iron Cross, Eastern Medal, Sudetenland Medal, and German Cross. He was the spouse of Gretl Braun and had one child. His relatives included Eva Braun and Ilse Braun, while his sibling was Waldemar Fegelein. He died in Berlin on April 28, 1945, from a gunshot wound.
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Key facts
- Nickname
- Flegelein
- Born
- Hans Georg Otto Hermann Fegelein , ( 1906-10-30 ) 30 October 1906, Ansbach , Kingdom of Bavaria , German Empire
- Died
- 28 April 1945 (1945-04-28) (aged 38), Berlin , Free State of Prussia , Nazi Germany
- Cause of death
- Execution by shooting
- Allegiance
- Weimar Republic (until 1933) Nazi Germany (from 1933 to 1945)
- Branch
- Reichswehr Waffen-SS
- Service years
- 1925–1945
- Rank
- SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS
- Service number
- NSDAP #1,200,158, SS #66,680
- Commands
- SS Cavalry Brigade SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer
- Known for
- Pripyat Marshes massacres
- Conflicts
- World War II
- Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Spouse
- Gretl Braun ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 )
- Children
- Eva Barbara Fegelein
- Relations
- Waldemar Fegelein (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hermann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Bavaria
- Place of birth
- Ansbach
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Spouse
- Gretl Braun
- Sibling
- Waldemar Fegelein
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Participant in
- The Holocaust in Belarus
- Conflict
- 1939 Invasion of Poland
- Military branch
- Waffen-SS
- Military rank
- SS-Gruppenführer
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 101III-Bueschel-056-21A, Russland, Hermann Fegelein.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Hermann Fegelein
- date of birth
- 1906-10-30
- date of death
- 1945-04-28
- member of
- Schutzstaffel
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- name in native language
- Hans Georg Otto Hermann Fegelein
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- start of work period
- 1925-00-00
- short name
- Hermann Fegelein
- end of work period
- 1945-00-00
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- military unit
- Schutzstaffel
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Encyclopedic overview
Hans Otto Georg Hermann Fegelein (30 October 1906 – 28 April 1945) was a high-ranking commander in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany. He was Adolf Hitler's liaison officer to Heinrich Himmler and brother-in-law 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. He became a leader of an SS equestrian group, and was in charge of preparation for the equestrian events of the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936. He tried out for the Olympic equestrian team himself but was eliminated in the qualifying rounds.
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