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or OKH), and told him that the plan could not be implemented. Heinrici asked to speak to Hitler but was told Hitler was too busy to take his call. On 22 April 1945, at his afternoon conference, Hitler, becoming aware that
Steiner was not going to attack, fell into a tearful rage. Hitler finally
882:. The three divisions from CI Army Corps were 24 kilometres (about 15 miles) east of Berlin, and the attack to the south would cut the 1st Belorussian Front's salient into two. Steiner called Heinrici and informed him that the plan could not be implemented because the
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Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des
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attacked from the south. The attacks amounted to little, and on 25 April, the Soviet forces attacking to the north and the south of Berlin linked up to the west of the city.
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was given the few mobile forces that
Steiner commanded so that he could participate in a new plan to relieve Berlin. Holste was to attack from the north while General
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Yugoslavia. In November/December 1943 his corps was transferred to the Eastern Front and positioned in the northern sector at Leningrad under
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declared that the war was lost, blamed the generals for the Reich's defeat and announced that he would remain in Berlin until the end and
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apologists formed in 1951 to campaign for the legal, economic and historical rehabilitation of the Waffen-SS. He died in 1966.
1002:("The Volunteers of Waffen-SS: Idea and Sacrifice") in 1958. Steiner's books and memoirs have been characterised by historian
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although the army really existed only on paper. Once the Soviet Army had reached the
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Darkest Sides of Politics, I: Postwar Fascism, Covert Operations, and Terrorism
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1627:] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall.
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Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
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The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
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The French Who Fought for Hitler: Memories from the Outcasts
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1st and 2nd class. In 1919, Steiner joined the paramilitary
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1649:(in German). Berlin, Germany: Mittler & Sohn Verlag.
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The Waffen-SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War 1939–1945
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772:, the first major battle of the offensive, General
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1000:Die Freiwilligen der Waffen-SS: Idee und Opfergang
1805:Final Entries 1945 The Diaries of Joseph Goebbels
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1744:. Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press.
1732:. Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press.
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1583:Bender, Roger James; Taylor, Hugh Page (1971).
620:(NSDAP) (membership number: 4,264,295) and the
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1619:Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001).
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967:In 1953, Steiner was recruited by the U.S.
952:Post-war photo of Steiner with SS veterans
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858:on the Northern flank of Zhukov's salient.
798:had broken through the German lines on the
1751:Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z
1742:: German Nationalism Since 1945, Volume II
714:. His unit then withdrew with the rest of
481:from the Soviet armies advancing from the
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1774:Battle For Berlin: End Of The Third Reich
1730:: German Nationalism Since 1945, Volume I
1604:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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2094:Recipients of the Gold German Cross
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560:Steiner was born on 23 May 1896 in
492:, Steiner was placed in command of
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1389:Schmitt, Tobias (2 January 2020).
1322:Hillblad, Thorolf (May 28, 2009).
683:, for example killing 600 Jews in
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1956:III.(germanische) SS-Panzerkorps
1895:III.(germanische) SS-Panzerkorps
1807:, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons,
1568:. London: Viking-Penguin Books.
1450:Bale, Jeffrey M. (Sep 4, 2017).
1326:. Stackpole Books. p. 132.
841:4th SS Panzergrenadier Division
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878:on the Finow Canal towards the
667:, for which he was awarded the
500:ordered Steiner to envelop the
16:Waffen-SS commander (1896–1966)
1710:. Princeton University Press.
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1866:5. SS-Panzer-Division Wiking
1845:June 1936 – 1 December 1940
1706:Sydnor, Charles W. (1990) .
1691:. Cornell University Press.
1526:Patzwall & Scherzer 2001
1435:Schön, Bosse (Nov 2, 2015).
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681:invasion of the Soviet Union
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860:General Helmuth Weidling
770:Battle of Seelow Heights
762:German Third Panzer Army
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1934:General der Infanterie
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1662:Scherzer, Veit (2007).
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1118:Clasp to the Iron Cross
920:Oberkommando des Heeres
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758:Eleventh SS Panzer Army
750:Eleventh SS Panzer Army
519:capitulation of Germany
494:Army Detachment Steiner
243:, Waffen-SS lobby group
1749:Thomas, Franz (1998).
1587:. London: G.K. Scott.
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457:Steiner was chosen by
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1905:SS-ObergruppenfĂĽhrer
1876:SS-ObergruppenfĂĽhrer
1737:Tauber, Kurt (1967).
1725:Tauber, Kurt (1967).
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357:SS Division Das Reich
318:Years of service
191:Years of service
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2039:People from Nesterov
1439:. Bokförlaget Forum.
1034:Summary of SS career
911:German General Staff
633:SS-VerfĂĽgungstruppen
369:Kampfgruppen Steiner
332:SS-ObergruppenfĂĽhrer
154:Imperial German Army
2079:Waffen-SS personnel
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1049:SS-VerfĂĽgungstruppe
1017:Waffen-SS in Action
738:III SS Panzer Corps
696:III SS Panzer Corps
647:At the outbreak of
578:Royal Prussian Army
471:11th SS Panzer Army
467:III SS Panzer Corps
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365:III SS Panzer Corps
239:Founding member of
35:Steiner in 1942 as
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2049:Nazi Party members
1878:Herbert Otto Gille
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661:Invasion of Poland
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1825:Military offices
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1764:978-3-7648-2300-9
1679:978-3-938845-17-2
1634:978-3-931533-45-8
1575:978-0-670-03041-5
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673:Heinrich Himmler
665:Battle of France
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