Sylvester Stadler Military person

Sylvester Stadler (30 December 1910 – 23 August 1995) was a SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS, a commander of the 2nd SS Division Das Reich, 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen and a winner of the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves and Swords. He was one of the youngest German generals during World War II, being only 34 years old when the war ended in 1945.

Personal facts

Sylvester Stadler
Birth dateDecember 30, 1910
Birth place
Fohnsdorf
Date of deathAugust 23, 1995
Place of death
Augsburg

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
military branch
Waffen-SS
service start1935
service end1945

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