Sylvester Stadler
Sylvester Stadler | |
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| Nickname(s) | Vestel |
| Born | 30 December 1910 Fohnsdorf, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 23 August 1995 (aged 84) Augsburg, Germany |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service | Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1935–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Brigadeführer |
| Service number | NSDAP #4,159,018 SS #139,495 |
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| Known for | Oradour-sur-Glane massacre |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Sylvester Stadler (30 December 1910 – 23 August 1995) was a high-ranking Austrian commander of the Waffen-SS, a commander of the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen, previously having been the commander of the SS regiment whose 3rd Company was responsible for the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre. Only 34 years old at the end of the war, he held the rank of SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves.