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Theodor Eicke

1892 - 1943

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Theodor Eicke (17 October 1892 – 26 February 1943) was both a senior SS functionary and a Waffen-SS divisional commander in Nazi Germany. He was a key figure in the development of Nazi concentration camps. Eicke served as the second commandant of the Dachau concentration camp from June 1933 to July 1934, and together with his adjutant Michael Lippert, was one of the executioners of SA Chief Ernst Röhm during the Night of the Long Knives purge of 1934. He continued to expand and develop the concentration camp system as the first Concentration Camps Inspector. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theodor Eicke is the 121st most popular military personnel (down from 107th in 2019), the 456th most popular biography from France (down from 373rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Military Personnel.

Theodor Eicke was a German military officer and Nazi concentration camp commander. He is most famous for being the commandant of Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Theodor Eicke ranks 121 out of 2,058. Before him are Yevgeny Prigozhin, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Saigō Takamori, Erich Hartmann, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, and Hamilcar Barca. After him are Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Gaius Julius Caesar, Ferdinand Schörner, Miloš Obilić, Akechi Mitsuhide, and Stilicho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Theodor Eicke ranks 20. Before him are Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Alexander Alekhine, Amanullah Khan, Sepp Dietrich, Arthur Compton, and Arthur Honegger. After him are Ferdinand Schörner, Engelbert Dollfuss, Oliver Hardy, George Paget Thomson, Jack L. Warner, and Mátyás Rákosi. Among people deceased in 1943, Theodor Eicke ranks 14. Before him are Isoroku Yamamoto, Simone Weil, Henrik Pontoppidan, Leslie Howard, Boris III of Bulgaria, and Henri La Fontaine. After him are Sophie Scholl, Yakov Dzhugashvili, Chaim Soutine, Alexandre Millerand, Beatrix Potter, and Władysław Sikorski.

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In France

Among people born in France, Theodor Eicke ranks 456 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Genet (1910), Nicolas Malebranche (1638), Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824), Robert I of France (860), Paul Barras (1755), and Émile Bernard (1868). After him are Leslie Caron (1931), André Le Nôtre (1613), Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752), Alphonse de Lamartine (1790), Auguste Escoffier (1847), and Livilla (-13).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Theodor Eicke ranks 10. Before him are Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663), Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757), Alfred Dreyfus (1859), Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan (1611), Eugène de Beauharnais (1781), and Ferdinand Foch (1851). After him are Louis-Nicolas Davout (1770), Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769), André Masséna (1758), Joseph Joffre (1852), Jean Lannes (1769), and Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753).

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