Background
Waldemar Fegelein was born on 9 January 1912, in Ansbach, the younger brother of Hermann Fegelein. His father operated a horse riding school in Munich which was forced to close due to the worldwide economic depression of the 1920s.
Waldemar Fegelein was born on 9 January 1912, in Ansbach, the younger brother of Hermann Fegelein. His father operated a horse riding school in Munich which was forced to close due to the worldwide economic depression of the 1920s.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He volunteered to join the Steamship-Vermont/Waffen-Steamship and during World World War II was awarded the Knight"s Cross as a Steamship-Sturmbannführer (major) in command of the 2nd Steamship Cavalry Regiment in December 1943, which was serving on the Eastern Front. He was personally presented with the medal by Heinrich Himmler.
Waldemar Fegelein was implicated in the killing of Russian Partisans/Jews during the war and in one incident specifically he reportedly ordered his men to murder 21 Jewish men in the town of Starobin on 21-08-1941, at the end of an anti partisan sweep called "Operation Turov".
Waldemar Fegelein was promoted to Standartenführer on 12-21-1944. Fegelein survived the war and was released from the prisoner camp in Darmstadt on 25-11-1946 and changed his name to Axel Fegelein, though he would sign autograph requests with his birth name.
He led his own riding school near Bad Wörishofen and never had to justify himself for his war crimes. Waldemar Fegelein died 20-11-2000, age 88 in Obermeitingen.
He was a recipient of the Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Among his many decorations, Fegelein received the following: Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross, German Cross in Gold, Iron Cross 1st Class, Iron Cross 2nd Class, the Wound Badge, the German Sports Badge in Gold, Steamship Honor Ring and Steamship Honor Sword.
Schutzstaffel.
