Early Life and World War I
Felix Martin Julius Steiner was born on 23 May 1896 in Stallupönen, East Prussia.
In 1914, on the eve of war, Steiner joined the Prussian Officer Corps as a cadet. During the course of the war, he earned the Iron Cross first and second class and finished the war as an Oberleutnant.
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