FelixMartinJuliusSteiner (May 23, 1896–May 12, 1966) was a German Heer and Waffen-SS officer who served in both World War I and World War II.
FelixMartinJuliusSteiner was born on May 23, 1896 in Stallupönen, East Prussia.
Steiner had always been one of Hitler's favourite commanders, who admired his 'get the job done' attitude and the fact that he owed his allegiance to the Waffen SS, not the Prussian Officer Corps.
To the north of the city SS General FelixSteiner’s 7th Panzer Division and 25th Panzer Grenadier Division were stalled at Eberswalde while the Russians had already swarmed across the River Havel to encircle the besieged city.
FelixMartinJuliusSteiner (1896-1966) was a German Heer and Waffen-SS officer who served in both World War I and World War II.
Steiner commanded the III.(Gem)SS Pz Korps through the setbacks and subsequent retreat in the east, until in 1945 he was given command of the newly formed paper tiger, the XI.