Eicke Theodor

Identifier
000108
Type of Entity
Person

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