I'm iron. I lasted through ten years of war, and now I can last through this. It's true, it's not good for the nerves. - Sepp Dietrich

About Sepp Dietrich

Josef "Sepp" Dietrich (May 28, 1892 – April 22, 1966) was a German politician and SS commander during the Nazi era. He joined the Nazi Party in 1928 and was elected to the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic in 1930. Prior to 1929, Dietrich was Adolf Hitler's chauffeur and bodyguard. Despite having no formal staff officer training, Dietrich was, along with Paul Hausser, the highest-ranking officer in the Waffen-SS, the military branch of the SS. Reaching the rank of Oberst-Gruppenführer, he commanded units up to army level during World War II. As commanding officer of the 6th Panzer Army during the Battle of the Bulge, Dietrich bore responsibility for the Malmedy massacre, the murder of U.S. prisoners of war in December 1944. He was a SS-Oberfuhrer (Senior Colonel or Brigadier) from 1930-1931 and a SS-Gruppenfuhrer (Major-General or Lt-General) from 1931-1933 and a SS-Obergruppenfuhrer (Lieutenant-General or General) from 1933-1942 and finally SS-Oberstgruppenfuhrer (Colonel-General or Full General) from 1942-1945 .

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