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Theodor Eicke (October 17th, 1892 - February 26th, 1943) was a SS-Obergruppenführer (German General), commander of the SS-Division (mot) Totenkopf of the Waffen-SS and one of the key figures in the establishment of concentration camps in Nazi Germany. His Nazi Party number was 114,901 and his SS number was 2,921. Together with SS-Obersturmbannführer [[Michael Lippert]], Eicke executed SA Chief [[Ernst | Theodor Eicke (October 17th, 1892 - February 26th, 1943) was a SS-Obergruppenführer (German General), commander of the SS-Division (mot) Totenkopf of the Waffen-SS and one of the key figures in the establishment of concentration camps in Nazi Germany. His Nazi Party number was 114,901 and his SS number was 2,921. Together with SS-Obersturmbannführer [[Michael Lippert]], Eicke executed SA Chief [[Ernst Röhm]] following the [[Night of the Long Knives]] purge. | ||
He was killed on February 26th, 1943 when his plane was shot down by Soviet troops. | He was killed on February 26th, 1943 when his plane was shot down by Soviet troops. | ||