Felix Martin Julius Steiner (23 May 1896 – 12 May 1966) was an "Obergruppenführer" in the Waffen-SS during World War II, who commanded several SS divisions and corps, together with which high-ranking commander in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II,   he contributed significantly to the development and transformation of the Waffen-SS into a military force made up of volunteers and conscripts, and who played a key role in the post-war efforts by former members of the Waffen-SS to achieve historical and legal rehabilitation?
Felix Steiner Felix Martin Julius Steiner (23 May 1896 – 12 May 1966) was an "Obergruppenführer" in the Waffen-SS during World War II, who commanded several SS divisions and corps. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Together with Paul Hausser, he contributed significantly to the development and transformation of the Waffen-SS into a military force made up of volunteers and conscripts from both occupied and un-occupied lands.
Government of Nazi Germany The Government of Nazi Germany was a dictatorship run according to the "Führerprinzip". As the successor to the government of the Weimar Republic, it inherited the government structure and institutions of the previous state. Although the Weimar Constitution technically remained in effect until Germany's surrender in 1945, there were no actual restraints on the exercise of state power. In addition to the already extant government of the Weimar Republic, the Nazi leadership created a large number of different organizations for the purpose of helping them govern and remain in power. They rearmed and strengthened the military, set up an extensive state security apparatus and created their own personal party army, which in 1940 became known as the Waffen-SS.