Karl Maria Wiligut

Karl Wiligut
Born	December 10, 1866 Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died	January 3, 1946 (aged 79) Arolsen, Allied-occupied Germany
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary  Germany
Service/branch	Austro-Hungarian Army  Schutzstaffel
Years of service	1883–1918 1933–1939
Rank	Colonel (Austria-Hungary) Brigadeführer (SS)
Battles/wars	World War I

Karl Maria Wiligut (alias Weisthor, Jarl Widar, Lobesam; 10 December 1866 – 3 January 1946) was an Austrian Völkisch occultist and soldier. He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I and was a leading figure in the Irminism movement, eventually joining the SS after being recruited by Heinrich Himmler.^[1]