Leo von Jena, also called Leo Ferdinand von Jena (July 8, 1876 - April 7, 1957), was a German military officer who became an Schutzstaffel (SS) general during World War II and commander of the Waffen-SS in Berlin. Von Jena joined the German National People's Party and the Sturmabteilung (SA) in 1921. He joined the Nazi Party in 1936. On November 9, 1936, he joined the Schutzstaffel and Heinrich Himmler personally accepted him as an honorary Sturmbannführer, where he rose through the SS ranks. On March 30, 1941, he was promoted to Brigadeführer of the Waffen-SS. On January 30, 1944, he was promoted to Obergruppenführer of the Allgemeine SS and Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) in the Waffen-SS.[1][2]
^Andreas Schulz, Günter Wegmann and Dieter Zinke: Germany's generals and admirals - Part V: The generals of the Waffen-SS and the police 1933-1945 , 2nd volume, Biblio-Verlag Bissendorf 2005, ISBN 3-7648-2592-8 , p .364–369.
LeovonJena, also called Leo Ferdinand vonJena (July 8, 1876 - April 7, 1957), was a German military officer who became an Schutzstaffel (SS) general...
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General Staff of King Frederick William III of Prussia in the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt. While in Russian service, he successfully advocated for a scorched...
[citation needed] Clausewitz served during the Jena Campaign as aide-de-camp to Prince August. At the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt on 14 October 1806—when Napoleon...
Steinitz (1905 – 1967). In 2006, Leo became a research associate at the Historical Institute of the University of Jena, where for some years she also held...
Carl Joachim Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (26 January 1781 – 21 January 1831), better known as Achim von Arnim, was a German poet, novelist, and together...
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Axel Ernst-August Clamor Franz Albrecht Erich Leo Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst (German: [ˈaksl̩ ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌhɛʁ fɔn dɛm ˈbʊʃə] ; 24 April 1919 – 26...
succeeded as Imperial Chancellor and Minister President of Prussia by Leovon Caprivi. After his dismissal he was promoted to the rank of "Colonel-General...
master at the Rudolstadt gymnasium. From 1816 to 1819 Leo studied at the universities of Breslau, Jena and Göttingen, devoting himself to history, philology...
reunited with director So Yong Kim for the film, in which she co-starred with Jena Malone as two best friends who fall in love with each other. Keough had her...
highest risk. The commander of armoured forces in France, General Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg, backed by Rundstedt, strongly disagreed, wanting...
Weronika Tofilska (screenplay); Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Dave Franco Cabrini Angel Studios Alejandro Monteverde...
title of Freiherr (equal to Baron) came from his biological father, Leo Freiherr von Werra, who after bankruptcy, faced deep economic hardship. Because...
Friedrich August Eberhard von Mackensen (24 September 1889 – 19 May 1969) was a German general and war criminal during World War II who served as commander...
career as an academic. Mildred Harnack spent a year at the University of Jena and the University of Giessen working on her doctoral thesis. At Giessen...
London: Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-307-9. Taylor, A. J. P. (1998). The Second World War and its Aftermath. Vol. 4. Folio Society. Wieder, Joachim; von Einsiedel...
Melanie Raabe (born 1 August 1981 in Jena) is a German novelist and journalist. Melanie Raabe was born in Jena, East Germany, and grew up in Wiehl. Her...
June 1929, at which point the couple lived in the small university towns of Jena and Giessen. In 1931, Arvid was promoted to his second doctorate, a Doctor...
Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. Thomas, Franz...
be censured as a Jew and a heretic. On 22 August 1524, Luther preached in Jena. Karlstadt hid in the crowd during Luther’s preaching, and wrote to Luther...
childhood. In Jena she also became friends with Silvie von Ziegesar and Pauline Gotter, later wife of the Jena professor Friedrich Wilhelm Schelling. Louise Seidler...
which Napoleon never awarded a victory title, the others being Marengo, Jena, and Friedland. Artists and musicians on the side of France and her conquests...
June 1941, he was assigned as commander of the 5th Panzer Brigade in Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg's XXIV Panzer Corps. During the Battle of Moscow, Eberbach...
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