) ▁Category : American ▁women ▁histor ians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : W omen ▁magazine ▁edit ors <0x0A> </s> ▁( 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Swiss - born ▁German ▁mid - ran king ▁official ▁in ▁the ▁SS ▁of ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁and ▁Einsatz k omm ando ▁leader ▁who ▁perpet r ated ▁acts ▁of ▁gen o cide ▁during ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁J äger ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sch aff hausen , ▁Switzerland , ▁and ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁Germany ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 3 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁J äger ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁Imperial ▁Army ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁( 1 st ▁Class ) ▁and ▁other ▁awards . ▁After ▁ ▁the ▁war , ▁J äger , ▁an ▁orch estr ion ▁mak er ▁by ▁profession , ▁obtained ▁a ▁manager ial ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁We ber ▁orch estr ion ▁factory ▁in ▁Wald kir ch . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁( party ▁n ° . ▁ 3 0 9 8 8 ) ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁local ▁party ▁chapter , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" W ald kir ch ' s ▁Hitler " ▁among ▁the ▁Al te ▁K ämp fer ▁( Old ▁F igh ters ), ▁as ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁joined ▁before