Sepp Dietrich

Josef "Sepp" Dietrich (May 28, 1892 in Hawangen,Bavaria, Germany- April 21, 1966 in Ludwigsburg,Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) was a German Waffen-SS general, and one of the closest men to Adolf Hitler. For his wartime services, he was one of only 27 men to be awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Dietrich and other members of the Waffen-SS were tried for war crimes after WW2. He died in 1966 21 years after World War 2 ended in 1945 .

Sepp Dietrich Media

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  Hitler with Dietrich in Berlin during the 1936 Summer Olympics

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  Dietrich during the Battle of Greece, April 1941

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  Dietrich during the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945

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  Mugshot of Dietrich in Landsberg Prison

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  Dietrich with his wife Ursula