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Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1974-160-13A, Theodor Eicke
Theodor Eicke

Theodor Eike (October 17, 1892 in Hampont – February 26, 1943 near Kharkov) was an Obergruppenführer of the SS and General of the Waffen-SS.

He was the commander of the concentration camp of Dachau. During the World War II was he the leader of the Totenkopf Division.

Eike was on behalf of the Nazi Party a member of the Reichstag. He was also a member of the SA.

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  • Bundesarchiv Bild 101III-Wiegand-116-03, Theodor Eicke

    Eicke and the SS Division Totenkopf in the Soviet Union in 1941.

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