Hermann Fegelein
German lieutenant general in the Waffen-SS (1906-1945) · Germany · Politicians · Died at 38
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Something wrong?Hitler's SS liaison officer, executed for desertion in the Führer's bunker two days before the suicides. His units killed over 17,000 civilians in the Pripyat Marshes. Eva Braun's brother-in-law.
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About this person
Fegelein joined the Reichswehr cavalry in 1925, transferred to the SS in 1933, and oversaw equestrian preparation for the 1936 Berlin Olympics - though he failed to qualify for the team himself. After commanding cavalry in Poland, Belgium, and France, he led units on the Eastern Front in 1941 responsible for the deaths of over 17,000 civilians during the Pripyat Marshes massacres. Wounded in 1943, he was reassigned by Himmler as liaison officer to Hitler's headquarters, a post that made him present for the failed July 1944 assassination attempt. He married Gretl Braun, binding him by family to the dictator. On 28 April 1945, with the Reich collapsing around the bunker, he was shot for desertion - hours before his sister-in-law and her husband ended their own lives.
In common with Hermann
Adolf HeusingerBoth received Wound Badge of 20 July 1944 in Silver
Karl MaussBoth received Close Combat Clasp in Bronze
Heinz-Georg LemmBoth received Close Combat Clasp in Silver
Alfons RebaneBoth received Close Combat Clasp in SilverHans DorrBoth received Close Combat Clasp in Bronze
Heinrich BorgmannBoth received Wound Badge of 20 July 1944 in SilverFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.