Josef Dietrich
Military Commander
1892 – 1966
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Who was Josef Dietrich?
Josef "Sepp" Dietrich was a Waffen-SS General in Nazi Germany who commanded units up to Army level during World War II. Prior to 1929, he was Adolf Hitler's chauffeur and bodyguard but received rapid promotion after his participation in the murder of Hitler's political opponents during the Night of the Long Knives. After the war, he was imprisoned by the United States for war crimes and later by Germany for murder.
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- Born
- May 28, 1892
Hawangen - Also known as
- Sepp
- Ujac
- Parents
- Spouses
- Barbra Betti Seidl
(1921/02/17 - 1937/04) - Ursula Moninger-Brenner
(1942/01/19 - )
- Barbra Betti Seidl
- Children
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 21, 1966
Ludwigsburg
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on July 23, 2013
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