Born in 1892 in Bavaria, Joseph "Sepp" Dietrich came of age during Imperial Germany's height of power in the early 20th century. After leaving primary school, he became an apprentice butcher. In 1911 he joined a Bavarian artillery regiment, but left the army some months later when he was invalided out due to injuries received in a fall from a ...
During the Second World War, Sepp Dietrich was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. This was the highest decoration for bravery and gallantry in the World War II German military.
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Served in the Nazi SS from 1928 to 1945 under SS Number 1177 and Nazi Party Number 89015. One of only four people to ever hold the SS rank of Oberstgruppenfuhrer (Colonel General).
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Die Leibstandarte SS-Adolf Hitler im Einsatz
1941
Short
Himself (uncredited)
Triumph of the Will
1935
Documentary
Himself - Commander of the SS-Leibstandarten
Hitler über Deutschland
1932
Documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hitler's Bodyguard
2010
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Über Galgen wächst kein Gras
2005
Video documentary
Himself
Gladiators of World War II
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
Television Under the Swastika
1999
TV Movie documentary
Himself - at Karinhall Behind Himmler (uncredited)
The Champagne Safari
1995
Documentary
Himself
Zelig
1983
Himself - with Hitler and Streicher (uncredited)
Hitler, a Career
1977
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Triumph of the Will (1935) as Himself - Commander of the SS-Leibstandarten
Hitler über Deutschland (1932) as Himself
Die Leibstandarte SS-Adolf Hitler im Einsatz (1941) as Himself
$1.2 Million
