Hermann Fegelein 1906 – 1945

Biography

Hermann Fegelein was born on October 30, 1906, in Ansbach, a town in Bavaria. He would go on to serve as a lieutenant general in the Waffen-SS during World War II, holding a significant military rank during one of history’s most turbulent periods. His life spanned a transformative and tragic era in European history, witnessing the rise and fall of Nazi Germany firsthand through his military service.

Fegelean’s military career took him through the ranks to achieve the rank of lieutenant general, a position of considerable responsibility within the armed forces of the Third Reich. His service reflected the choices and circumstances of his generation, who lived through extraordinary historical events that would reshape the continent.

He met his end on April 29, 1945, in Berlin, just days before the final collapse of Nazi Germany. He died from a gunshot wound during the chaotic final days of the war, when the city lay under siege. His remains were not formally recorded as buried, leaving questions about his final resting place—a common occurrence amid the devastation and confusion of those final weeks of conflict in Berlin.