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2 unusual facts about SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer


SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer

SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer was (from 1942 to 1945) the highest commissioned SS rank with the exception of Reichsführer-SS, which was a special rank held by Heinrich Himmler.

Himmler's successor, Karl Hanke, never held the rank of Oberst-Gruppenführer, but was appointed Reichsführer-SS from the lower grade of Obergruppenführer.


36th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS

When the Armia Krajowa began the Warsaw Uprising on 1 August 1944, Dirlewanger was sent into action as part of the Kampfgruppe formation led by SS-Gruppenführer Heinz Reinfarth; once again serving alongside Kaminski's militia (now named Waffen-Sturm-Brigade RONA).

Alfred Schieske

Among the stage roles played by Schieske were Milota in König Ottokars Glück und Ende, Klesel in Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg, Oberst Henry in Wilhelm Herzog's play about the Dreyfus Affair and Phil Cook in The Country Girl by Clifford Odets.

August Heissmeyer

Then, he left the position to the new "concentration camp inspector" SS-Gruppenführer Richard Glücks.

Battle of the Bridge of Arcole

Alvinczi reinforced Mittrowsky to a total of 14 battalions, including the brigades of Schübirz and Oberst Franz Sticker, and instructed him to advance south from Arcole.

Bronislav Kaminski

SS-Gruppenführer Heinz Reinfarth was placed in charge of Kampfgruppe Reinfarth, a pacification unit which consisted of the Kaminski along with the Dirlewanger and several other Ordnungspolizei and SS rear area units.

Colonel Kurt Von Strohm

Von Strohm is a Colonel, which is similar to the rank of the Oberst in the Wehrmacht.

Eberhard Köllner

He later became the Director of the Airforce Academy of the German Democratic Republic in the rank of an Oberst ("Colonel"), following the reunion of Germany he refused to be transferred to the (West) German Bundeswehr.

Edgar Petersen

Siegfried Knemeyer, a subordinate of Oberst Petersen, who later served with the United States Air Force for over 30 years

Eugene Oberst

Oberst then served as director of the school's V-12 Navy training program from 1942 to 1946.

Gentleman's Pact

The EP was included as a pre-order bonus to Oberst's second solo album, Outer South, by iTunes in May 2009.

Georg Lörner

Georg Nikolaus Lörner (Feb. 18, 1899; München - April 21, 1959; Rastatt) was an SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS, and Deputy Chief under Oswald Pohl, of the Wirtschaftsunternehmen im SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt ( Main SS Economic and Administrative Department, SS WVHA), chief of Amtsgruppe B,(Division B) of the WVHA, and deputy chief of Amtsgruppe W (Division W) of the WVHA.

Hartmann Lauterbacher

Hartmann Lauterbacher (24 May 1909 in Reutte, Tyrol – 12 April 1988 in Seebruck, Bavaria) was a high area leader (Obergebietsführer) of the Hitler Youth, as well as Nazi Gauleiter of the Gau of South Hanover-Braunschweig and an SS Gruppenführer.

Heinz Harmel

With SS-Infanterie-Division (mot.) "Reich" (Later known as 2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich"), under the command of the SS-Gruppenführer Paul Hausser, Harmel took part in fights near Jelna.

Jason Boesel

On May 5 Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band released their second album Outer South - in which Boesel wrote and sings lead for two tracks.

Josef Fitzthum

Josef Fitzthum (September 14, 1896, Loimersdorf, Lower Austria — January 10, 1945, Wiener Neudorf) was a senior SS Gruppenführer, Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS und Polizei, politician, and Beauftragter des Reichsführer-SS Albanien (special representative of the Reichsführer SS in Albania) during World War II.

LISTSERV

The original Listserv software, the Bitnic Listserv (also known as BITNIC LISTSERV) (1984–1986), allowed mailing lists to be implemented on IBM VM mainframes and was developed by Ira Fuchs, Daniel Oberst, and Ricky Hernandez in 1984.

Nachtjagdgeschwader 1

Based at Ziese, Holland, the unit were part of the 1st Night Fighter Division under Oberst Josef Kammhuber.

Neva Dinova

In a 2007 interview, Conor Oberst revealed that his favorite album to record was One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels with Neva Dinova, and proceeded to talk about them.

Nik Freitas

He has also participated with Oberst's back-up band, the Mystic Valley Band, performing two of his own songs on their new album Outer South.

Peter Böhler

The character of Peter Böhler is portrayed by actor Bill Oberst, Jr. in the 2009 feature film Wesley opposite Burgess Jenkins as John Wesley.

Polkovnik

In the film The Eagle Has Landed, Michael Caine wears the uniform and insignia of a pulkownik while in secret being an oberst in the German Luftwaffe.

Rüdiger Döhler

In 1993 he was promoted to his last rank, Surgeon Captain (OF-5).

Second Battle of Târgu Frumos

Immediately thereafter Oberst Hans-Ulrich Rudel's Ju87 Stukas led off a counter thrust by "Totenkopf's" Panzerregiment, accompanied by...four SPWs.

The Desert Peach

The Desert Peach is a comic book created by Donna Barr, chronicling the adventures of the eponymous protagonist, Erwin "The Desert Fox" Rommel's fictitious homosexual younger brother, Oberst Manfred Pfirsich Marie Rommel (1900–1990), nicknamed the "Desert Peach".

Todd Fink

The members of Commander Venus were Conor Oberst, Tim Kasher, Todd Baechle and Robb Nansel.

Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven

Wessel Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven (10 November 1899, Groß-Born, Courland Governorate – 26 July 1944, Mauerwald, East Prussia), was a colonel in the High Command of the German Armed Forces (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, or OKW) and a member of the German Resistance against German dictator Adolf Hitler (Widerstand).


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