Manfred von Knobelsdorff
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Manfred von Knobelsdorff, Lieutenant Colonel Waffen-SS, (born 15 June 1892 in Berlin-Spandau, died 1965) oversaw much of Wewelsburg Castle
from February 12, 1935 through January 24, 1938, where he presided over several ceremonies. At some point during this period, Siegfried Taubert temporarily succeeded von Knobelsdorff.
He is believed to have been a follower of Irminism.
His wife Ilse was the sister of Minister of Agriculture Walther Darré
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Wewelsburg
For the village of Wewelsburg see Village of WewelsburgWewelsburg is a Renaissance castle located in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the village of Wewelsburg which is a quarter of the city Büren, Westphalia, in district of Paderborn in the Alme Valley. The castle has the...
from February 12, 1935 through January 24, 1938, where he presided over several ceremonies. At some point during this period, Siegfried Taubert temporarily succeeded von Knobelsdorff.
He is believed to have been a follower of Irminism.
His wife Ilse was the sister of Minister of Agriculture Walther Darré
R. Walther Darré
Richard Walther Darré was an SS-Obergruppenführer and one of the leading Nazi "blood and soil" ideologists...
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- 07.02.1934 SS-Sturmführer
- 09.11.1934 SS-Obersturmführer
- 28.05.1935 SS-Hauptsturmführer
- 29.01.1936 SS-Sturmbannführer
- 24.01.1938 SS-Obersturmbannführer
- 12.02.1935 - 24.01.1938 ”Burghauptmann von Wewelsburg” (SS-Ordensburg)
Source
- Kirsten John-Stucke:Wewelsburg