Herbert Gille
Herbert Otto Gille | |
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| Born | 8 March 1897 |
| Died | 26 December 1966 (aged 69) |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | German Army Waffen-SS |
| Service years | 1914–1919 1934–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS |
| Commands | SS Division Wiking IV SS Panzerkorps |
| Conflicts | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds |
| Other work | HIAG, Waffen-SS lobby group |
Herbert Otto Gille (8 March 1897 – 26 December 1966) was a high-ranking German SS general, and divisional & corps commander of the Waffen-SS. He commanded the SS Division Wiking during World War II. Gille was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, making him the most highly decorated Waffen-SS member of the war. After the war, Gille opened a book store and became active in HIAG, a lobby group and a revisionist veteran's organisation founded by former high-ranking Waffen-SS personnel in West Germany in 1951.