Enabling Act
Represents the armed Nazi presence around Hitler as the Enabling Act is passed under conditions of coercion.
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1933-1945
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Josef Dietrich Biography and Timeline
Follow Josef Dietrich through 5 dated historical records for Germany.
Josef Dietrich, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1933–1944Years on this page
1933
SS
The SS is put under the command of Josef Dietrich who had selected 117 men for the SS-Stabswache Berlin, out of these three would become divisional commanders,at least eight would become regimental commanders, fifteen became battalion commanders
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1933-1934
1944
Defence of Caen
Dietrich's corps reinforced German positions around Caen during Operation Epsom.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1944
Operation Epsom
Dietrich coordinated German resistance and counterattacks against the Epsom offensive.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1944
Operation Goodwood
Dietrich coordinated German armoured resistance against the British attack east of Caen.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1944
Records, sources and methodology
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