Oskar Dirlewanger
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Oskar Paul Dirlewanger was a German military officer, mass murderer and war criminal. He commanded the Dirlewanger Brigade, a penal military unit of the Waffen-SS which served in World War II. Dirlewa
Dirlewanger in August 1944
Oskar Dirlewanger while as a Freikorpsführer
Dirlewanger in 1934
Gottlob Berger, Dirlewanger's patron and protector
Dirlewanger Brigade
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The Dirlewanger Brigade, also known as the 2.SS-Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger, or the 36th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS, or The Black Hunters, was a unit of the Waffen-SS during World War II. The un
Oskar Dirlewanger
…Oskar Paul Dirlewanger (26 September 1895 – c. 7 June 1945) was a German military officer, mass murderer and war criminal. He commanded the Dirlewanger Brigade, a penal military unit of the Waffen-SS which served in World War II. Dirlewanger's unit is often considered the most notorious Waffen-SS unit, committing…
Motorcycle reconnaissance platoon in full combat gear.
SS-Grenadier Karl Hans Jung was a career criminal who was transferred to the SS-Sonderbataillon Dirlewanger for probation service.
SS-Obersturmbannführer Oskar Dirlewanger and battalion staff at their quarters in Łohojsk (Tyszkiewicz Palace), 1943. SS-Oberscharführer Heinz Feiertag (second from left) can be seen wearing the Bandenkampfabzeichen.