Georg Keppler (May 7, 1894 – June 16, 1966) was an SS-Obergruppenführer (equiv. to a US Lieutenant General), a Heer and Polizei officer who served in both World War I and World War II. During World War II, Keppler commanded the 2. SS-Division Das Reich, 3. SS-Division Totenkopf, I. SS-Panzerkorps, III.(germanische) SS-Panzerkorps and the XVIII.SS-Armee-Korps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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| - Georg Keppler (May 7, 1894 – June 16, 1966) was an SS-Obergruppenführer (equiv. to a US Lieutenant General), a Heer and Polizei officer who served in both World War I and World War II. During World War II, Keppler commanded the 2. SS-Division Das Reich, 3. SS-Division Totenkopf, I. SS-Panzerkorps, III.(germanische) SS-Panzerkorps and the XVIII.SS-Armee-Korps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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| - Commander of 2. SS-Division Das Reich
- Commander of I. SS-Panzer Corps
- Commander of 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division Nord
- Commander of 3. SS-Panzer Division Totenkopf
- Commander of III.(germanische) SS-Panzerkorps
- Commander of XVIII. SS-Armeekorps
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| - SS-Obergruppenführer Felix Steiner
- SS-Obergruppenführer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
- SS-Brigadeführer Fritz Kraemer
- SS-Gruppenführer Heinz Reinfarth
- SS-Obergruppenführer Karl-Maria Demelhuber
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- --08-16
- --10-30
- --02-04
- --07-15
- September, 1941 – October, 1941
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- SS-Obergruppenführer Theodor Eicke
- SS-Obergruppenführer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
- SS-Brigadeführer Herbert-Ernst Vahl
- SS-Obergruppenführer Hermann Priess
- SS-Obergruppenführer Karl-Maria Demelhuber
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| - Georg Keppler (May 7, 1894 – June 16, 1966) was an SS-Obergruppenführer (equiv. to a US Lieutenant General), a Heer and Polizei officer who served in both World War I and World War II. During World War II, Keppler commanded the 2. SS-Division Das Reich, 3. SS-Division Totenkopf, I. SS-Panzerkorps, III.(germanische) SS-Panzerkorps and the XVIII.SS-Armee-Korps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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