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Theodor Eicke
Sign in to saveGerman SS general, commander of concentration camp Dachau and inspector of the concentration camps (1892–1943)
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- Born
- 1861
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Zur neueren Literaturgeschichte der Rolandsage in Deutschland und Frankreich
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1955-11-07
- Active to
- 2019-06-05
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Key facts
- Born
- 17 October 1892 ( 1892-10-17 ) , Hampont , Alsace–Lorraine, Germany
- Died
- 26 February 1943 (1943-02-26) (aged 50), near Lozova , Ukraine
- Allegiance
- German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
- Branch
- Bavarian Army , Schutzstaffel
- Service years
- 1909–19 (Bavaria), 1930–1943 (SS)
- Rank
- SS- Obergruppenführer
- Service number
- NSDAP #114,901 , SS #2,921
- Unit
- SS-Totenkopfverbände , Waffen-SS
- Commands
- Dachau concentration camp , SS Division Totenkopf
- Conflicts
- World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Third Battle of Kharkov ( KIA )
- Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1974-160-13A, Theodor Eicke.jpg
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- Theodor Eicke
- date of birth
- 1892-10-17
- date of death
- 1943-02-26
- name in native language
- Theodor Eicke
- start of work period
- 1909-00-00
- P8168
- Garringo
- end of work period
- 1943-00-00
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Theodor Eicke (17 October 1892 – 26 February 1943) was a German military officer who served as both a senior SS functionary and a Waffen-SS divisional commander in Nazi Germany. He was a key figure in the development of Nazi concentration camps. Eicke served as the second commandant of the Dachau concentration camp from June 1933 to July 1934, and together with his adjutant Michael Lippert, was one of the executioners of SA Chief Ernst Röhm during the Night of the Long Knives purge of 1934. He continued to expand and develop the concentration camp system as the first Concentration Camps Inspector.
In 1939, Eicke became commander of the SS Division Totenkopf of the Waffen-SS, leading the division during the Second World War on the Western and Eastern fronts. Eicke was killed on 26 February 1943, when his plane was shot down during the Third Battle of Kharkov.