Eicke Theodor
Dates of Existence
17/10/1892
26/02/1943
History
SS-Obergruppenführer. 1933 appointed commander of Dachau concentration camp; 1934 "Inspekteur der Konzentrationslager". Filled a major role in the construction of the Nazi concentration camp system. Since 1936 organised the SS Totenkopfverbände composed of camp guards. 1939 organiser and commander of the SS Totenkopf Division.
Places
Hampont, France
Demyansk, Russia
Sources
Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich / E. Klee. - Frankfurt am Main : S. Fischer, 2003. - p. 130