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Stadler was born in [[Fohnsdorf]], [[Austria-Hungary]], on 30 December 1910 and trained to become an electrician before joining the [[Schutzstaffel]] (SS) in 1933. In 1935 and 1936 he attended officer's school at the [[SS-Junkerschule]] at [[Bad Tölz]], [[Bavaria]]. He became a company commander in June 1939, and a battalion commander in March 1942. |
Stadler was born in [[Fohnsdorf]], [[Austria-Hungary]], on 30 December 1910 and trained to become an electrician before joining the [[Schutzstaffel]] (SS) in 1933. In 1935 and 1936 he attended officer's school at the [[SS-Junkerschule]] at [[Bad Tölz]], [[Bavaria]]. He became a company commander in June 1939, and a battalion commander in March 1942. |
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In May 1943, Stadler was made commander of the Panzer-Grenadier regiment '' |
In May 1943, Stadler was made commander of the Panzer-Grenadier regiment ''Der Führer'' (part of the elite [[2nd SS Division Das Reich]]). On 10 June 1944, part of ''Der Führer'' regiment, led by SS-[[Sturmbannführer]] [[Adolf Diekmann]], committed a massacre in the village of [[Oradour-sur-Glane]] in [[France]], in which 642 villagers were killed. Stadler ordered a court martial for Diekmann; the latter was killed in action before he could face trial. Command of ''Der Führer'' passed to SS-Sturmbannführer [[Otto Weidinger]] on 14 June, who had been with the regiment for familiarisation purposes,<ref>http://www.oradour.info/appendix/dasorder.htm Order of Battle for Das Reich as of June 1944</ref>{{better source}} as Stadler prepared to become commander of the [[9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen]]. |
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Sylvester Stadler | |
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 SS-Sturmbannführer Sylvester Stadler | |
| Nickname(s) | Vestl |
| Born | 30 December 1910 Fohnsdorf, Duchy of Styria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 23 August 1995 (aged 84) Augsburg-Haunstetten, Bavaria, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1935–1945 |
| Rank |  Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
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.
Early life
Stadler was born in Fohnsdorf, Austria-Hungary, on 30 December 1910 and trained to become an electrician before joining the Schutzstaffel (SS) in 1933. In 1935 and 1936 he attended officer's school at the SS-Junkerschule at Bad Tölz, Bavaria. He became a company commander in June 1939, and a battalion commander in March 1942.
Oradour-sur-Glane massacre
In May 1943, Stadler was made commander of the Panzer-Grenadier regiment Der Führer (part of the elite 2nd SS Division Das Reich). On 10 June 1944, part of Der Führer regiment, led by SS-Sturmbannführer Adolf Diekmann, committed a massacre in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in France, in which 642 villagers were killed. Stadler ordered a court martial for Diekmann; the latter was killed in action before he could face trial. Command of Der Führer passed to SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Weidinger on 14 June, who had been with the regiment for familiarisation purposes,[1][better source needed] as Stadler prepared to become commander of the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen.
The Hohenstaufen
On 10 July 1944, Stadler was made commander of the elite 9. SS-Panzer division "Hohenstaufen". Along with Kurt Meyer ("Panzermeyer") Stadler was among the youngest divisional commanders in the German armed forces. The Hohenstaufen fought in Poland, France, at the Eastern Front, in Normandy (at the defense of the infamous Hill 112 and at the Falaise pocket), at Arnhem ("Operation Market Garden"), in the Ardennes offensive and in Hungary. He surrendered his division to the United States Army in Austria in May 1945.
Military decorations
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Stadler was wounded severely several times. His personal bravery won him the Close Combat Clasp in Gold as a divisional commander in 1944. In 1943, Stadler was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross after the German recapture of Kharkov – a strategically located city south of Kursk in the Soviet Union – during Spring 1943. The Knight's Cross was upgraded with Oak Leaves following the Battle of Kursk (the Eichenlaub – Nr. 303 – was presented to Stadler personally by Adolf Hitler). The award was upgraded once more just before the end of the war with Swords (Schwertern – Nr. 152), presented to him by Sepp Dietrich.
- Eastern Front Medal (1942)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Close Combat Clasp in Gold (12 December 1943)
- 2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight' Cross on 6 April 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Der Führer"[3][4]
- 303rd Oak Leaves on 16 September 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and commander of the SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Der Führer"[3][5]
- 152nd Swords on 6 May 1945 as SS-Oberführer and commander of the 9. SS-Panzer-Division "Hohenstafen"[6][Notes 1]
- Waffen-SS Long Service Award (?)
- Wound Badge in Black (?), Silver (?) and Gold (?)
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 16 July 1944
Wehrmachtbericht reference
| Date | Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording | Direct English translation |
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| 16 July 1944 | [In den Kämpfen um Caen haben sich die 9. SS-Panzerdivision "Hohenstaufen" unter Führung von SS-Standartenführer Stadler und die 10. SS-Panzerdivision "Frundsberg" unter Führung von SS-Oberführer Harmel zusammen mit Truppen des Heeres durch besondere Tapferkeit ausgezeichnet.] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)[8] | In the battle for Caen, the 9th SS-Panzer-Division "Hohenstaufen" led by SS-Standartenführer Stadler and the 10th SS-Panzer-Division "Frundsberg" led by SS-Oberführer Harmel, together with troops of the Army, have distinguished themselves by showing exceptional bravery. |
Personal life and death
Stadler married in 1936 and had three sons. He died on 23 August 1995 in Augsburg-Haunstetten, Bavaria.
Notes
- ^ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives, also not mentioned by the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). According to Fellgiebel, the award was presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich, which would make it an unlawful presentation. Fellgiebel is referring to Hermann Buch, the former IIa (personnel administration) of the 2. SS-Division "Das Reich", and Wilhelm Kment, the adjutant of Heinrich Himmler and liaison officer to the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office), as sources. Buch reported on 25 June 2004 that he hadn't to do anything with this case. Stadler himself claimed that Dietrich proposed him on 22 March 1945, even though the 9. SS-Panzer-Division "Hohenstaufen" was not subordinated to the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. The sequential number "152" was assigned by the AKCR. The date might have been taken from Ernst-Günther Krätschmer.[7]
References
Citations
- ^ http://www.oradour.info/appendix/dasorder.htm Order of Battle for Das Reich as of June 1944
- ^ a b Thomas 1998, p. 338.
- ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 716.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 406, 505.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 72.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 48.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 176.
- ^ Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, p. 164.
Biblioaphy
- Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-0-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Krätschmer, Ernst-Günther (1999). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS. Coburg, Germany: Nation Europa Verlag. ISBN 978-3-920677-43-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Schaulen, Fritjof (2005). Eichenlaubträger 1940 – 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe III Radusch – Zwernemann (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 978-3-932381-22-5.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.
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External links
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