1. Julius Schreck was a German Nazi official and close confidant of Adolf Hitler.
16 Facts About Julius Schreck
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Julius Schreck joined the Nazi Party in 1920 and was a founding member of the Sturmabteilung.
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Julius Schreck then served for a time as a chauffeur for Hitler.
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Julius Schreck developed meningitis in 1936 and died on 16 May of that year.
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Julius Schreck was born on 13 July 1898 in Munich in Bavaria.
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Julius Schreck served in the German Army during World War I After the war ended, Schreck became an early member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, having joined in 1920 and documented as member No 53.
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Julius Schreck developed a friendship with the party's leader Adolf Hitler during its early years.
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Julius Schreck was a founding member of the Sturmabteilung, being involved in its growth and development.
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Julius Schreck resurrected the use of the Totenkopf as the unit's insignia, a symbol various elite forces had used in the past, including specialized assault troops of Imperial Germany in World War I who used Hutier infiltration tactics.
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Julius Schreck was asked by Hitler to command the bodyguard company.
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Julius Schreck never referred to himself as Reichsfuhrer-SS, but the title was retroactively applied to him in later years.
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In 1926, Julius Schreck stood down as commander of the SS and Berchtold took over the leadership.
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Julius Schreck remained on the SS rolls as an SS-Fuhrer and worked as Hitler's private chauffeur after Maurice until 1934.
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In 1930, after the SS had begun to expand under Heinrich Himmler, Julius Schreck was appointed an SS-Standartenfuhrer, but had little actual power.
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Julius Schreck continued to serve at Hitler's side and they were on very good terms.
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Julius Schreck was a well-liked man and Hitler was distraught when Schreck died.