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Dr. Eduard Deisenhofer (27 June 1909, in Freising, Upper Bavaria – MIA 31 January 1945, near Arnswalde, Province of Pomerania) was an officer and commander in the German Waffen-SS who served with several combat divisions on both the eastern and western fronts, earning several high grade distinctions, such as the Close Combat Clasp, and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Deisenhofer can be seen as an interesting example of the 'educated' SS man, most of whom served in the SD. ==Early life and pre-war career== Born in Freising, Bavaria, to a middle-class family, Deisenhofer excelled in his studies at school from a young age. After his schooling, he pursued studies in the fields of politics and economics. He eventually received his PhD as a political economist. During his time at university, he had come into contact with the Nazi Party, and soon applied to join the SA. After only a few months with the SA, Deisenhofer transferred to the SS, beginning his service on 1 October 1930. Described by Gottfried Klingemann as a 'clear-thinking and just man with an energetic and tenacious character', Deisenhofer quickly climbed his way through the ranks, holding various low level command positions, including service with the Leibstandarte SS ''Adolf Hitler'' in 1934 and at the KZ Dachau in 1935. By this stage he had reached the rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer. On 30 January 1936, Deisenhofer married Edeltraut Holzapfel. Over the course of the next few years, they would have three daughters, one of whom was killed in a bombing raid in May 1943. In 1936, he was transferred to SS-Wachtruppe ''Oberbayern''. Over the next two years he served in both the Totenkopfverbände units SS Verbande ''Sachsen'' and SS Standarte ''Thuringen''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eduard Deisenhofer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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