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223:World War II
219:Battles/wars
184:Generalmajor
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127:Nazi Germany
97:West Germany
1442:1974 deaths
1437:1906 births
1329:Concealment
1263:Karl Linnas
834:Yerger 1997
807:Yerger 1997
633:Sturmführer
378:as alleged
366:Sturmführer
235:, 2nd class
1431:Categories
1385:Eha Masing
1380:Uku Masing
1174:Karl Jäger
772:References
698:Oberführer
602:Iron Cross
598:8 May 1945
376:covered-up
327:Nazi Party
322:Reichswehr
299:Early life
283:" (today,
263:Neumünster
233:Iron Cross
197:Neumünster
147:Reichsheer
103:Allegiance
82:1974-10-14
51:1906-04-20
1320:Judenfrei
1096:Lithuania
918:Klee 2007
505:Gauleiter
477:as an SS-
475:Waffen-SS
462:judenfrei
433:synagogue
417:Palestine
412:Hakhshara
392:Standarte
372:strangled
305:Grevenkop
295:leaders.
267:Flensburg
202:Flensburg
187:of Police
167:1930–1945
156:Waffen-SS
57:Grevenkop
762:commuted
380:suicides
277:(SSPF) "
192:Commands
133:Service/
1299:Vaivara
1116:Ukraine
1086:Belarus
928:Sources
891:13 June
565:Ostland
524:Tallinn
512:in the
473:in the
456:Estland
425:Denmark
384:hanging
317:Pioneer
307:in the
285:Estonia
280:Estland
212:Estland
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1294:Jägala
1289:Klooga
1125:Crimes
1111:Russia
1106:Poland
1101:Norway
1091:Latvia
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710:Oberst
582:Russia
540:Romani
403:pogrom
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89:Preetz
885:(PDF)
874:(PDF)
622:Rank
619:Date
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1016:ISBN
997:ISBN
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959:ISBN
940:ISBN
893:2022
758:Kiel
727:and
586:Riga
553:and
407:Jews
265:and
255:and
181:and
172:Rank
165:1924
75:Died
44:Born
764:to
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630:SS-
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382:by
175:SS-
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