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Theodor Eicke (17 October 1892 – 26 February 1943) was a senior SS functionary and Waffen SS divisional commander during the Nazi era. He was one of the key figures 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 ...
Dec 11, 2017 · Theodor Eicke, photo credit Bundesarchiv, Bild CC-BY-SA 3.0 According to Andrew Mollo, author of the book To The Death’s Head: The story of the SS , Theodor Eicke “was a rough unstable character whose violent and unruly behavior had already given Himmler many headaches.
Himmler knew that Eicke was a fanatically dedicated Nazi and a gifted organizer, as well as a stubborn, ruthless, and brutal man.”. As commandant of Dachau in 1933-34, Eicke was relentless in both the indoctrination of his men and the demonization of inmates. The latter he always denounced as “enemies of the state.”.
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Theodor Eicke, the infamous commander of Dachau, belonged to the Totenkopfverbande - the SS branch responsible for running Himmler's network of concentration camps and extermination centers. Eicke encouraged his concentration camp staff to live up to their death's head symbol and treat Dachau's prisoners with "inflexible harshness." He was ...
Aug 15, 2017 · Theodor Eicke was born October 17, 1892 in Hüdingen in the German federal state of Lotharingen. He was the youngest of 11 children and his father, Heinrich Eicke, was a station master. After primary school he attended secondary school in Hampont. Theodor was not a good pupil, he did not finish school and exchanged the school benches for the ...
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Theodor Eicke was a senior SS functionary and Waffen SS divisional commander during the Nazi era. He was one of the key figures 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 ...
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Dec 15, 2023 · II. THEODOR EICKE: 1892-1933 . Not much is known about Theodor Eicke’s early life. He was born into a lower-middle class German family, the youngest of eleven children. He would drop out of school before completing high school to enlist in the German Army during World War I, serving both administrative and front line duties. Eicke would be ...
