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Herbert Otto Gille
1897–1966
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- politician
Herbert Otto Gille (8 March 1897 â 26 December 1966) was a high-ranking German SS general, and divisional & corps commander of the Waffen-SS.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Nuremberg Court PrisonDates unknown
Biography
Herbert Otto Gille (8 March 1897 â 26 December 1966) was a high-ranking German SS general, and divisional & corps commander of the Waffen-SS. He commanded the SS Division Wiking during World War II. Gille was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, making him the most highly decorated Waffen-SS member of the war. After the war, Gille opened a book store and became active in HIAG, a lobby group and a revisionist veteran's organisation founded by former high-ranking Waffen-SS personnel in West Germany in 1951.
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