Theodor Eicke
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Theodor Eicke was a German military officer who served as both a senior SS functionary and a Waffen-SS divisional commander in Nazi Germany. He was a key figure in the development of Nazi concentratio
Eicke in 1942
Dachau entrance gate with the Arbeit Macht Frei ("Work sets you free") slogan commonly featured at Nazi concentration camps 48°16′06″N 11°28′01″E / 48.268347°N 11.466865°E / 48.268347; 11.466865 (Site of Dachau entrance with Arbeit Macht Frei "Work Makes Free" Gate)
Eicke and the SS Division Totenkopf in the Soviet Union in 1941
SS-Totenkopfverbände
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SS-Totenkopfverbände was a major branch of the Nazi Party's paramilitary Schutzstaffel organisation. It was responsible for administering the concentration camps and extermination camps of Nazi German
Theodor Eicke
…following the murder of several detainees under the "guise of punishment". Eicke requested a permanent unit and Himmler granted the request, forming the SS-Wachverbände (Guard Unit). Eicke was promoted on 30 January 1934 to SS-Brigadeführer (equivalent to Generalmajor in the German Army and a brigadier general, in the…
Right collar insignia (second version, 1934–1945)
SS-TV officers at Gusen concentration camp (October 1941)
SS-TV officers at Sachsenhausen concentration camp, 1936
Heinrich Himmler (front right, beside prisoner) inspecting Dachau concentration camp on 8 May 1936