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325:
The core of the "General-SS" were the mustering formations spread throughout
Germany, divided into several division sized formations and extending downwards into brigade, regiment, battalion, company, and squad like formations. Most of these formations were "part time" and mustered weekly or monthly
673:
riding clubs and, by the start of World War II, the
General-SS Cavalry had mostly ceased to exist except for a handful of members. The command names of the General-SS cavalry were modeled after those of the regular mustering SS formations and were separate from the military cavalry terms of the
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had been consolidated into three senior leadership areas encompassing east and west
Germany (including northern areas of the country) and a region encompassing southern Germany which was considered the most important since this was the location of the main Nazi Party offices. Each
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were organized into regimental-sized formations each with its own number, but also were referred to by other names, such as location, a popular name, or an honorary title; generally SS or NSDAP members killed before the Nazis obtained national power. For example, the
1066:
Below the level of
Department heads existed a plethora of administrative and bureaucratic titles to indicate positions as Assistant Department Heads, staff officers, and other clerical duties within the various main offices.
94:("Hall-Protection"): Formed at the end of 1920. It was a small permanent guard unit made up of NSDAP volunteers to provide security for Nazi Party meetings in Munich. It was disbanded after Hitler was sentenced to
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1874:
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2414:
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2423:
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2323:
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2397:
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861:): These commands held authority over a region, district, or state. They were "de facto" equal in power inside Germany to their "often nominal superior", the NSDAP regional
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Division: There were 38 full divisions established in the Waffen-SS. Many late war SS divisions never reached full strength, some no larger in reality than a battalion.
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in major towns and cities were known as "Stapo-Leitstellen". Smaller towns and some villages maintained smaller
Gestapo offices known simply as "Stapostellen". The
1024:): The title of department chief was the most commonly used and held by countless SS officers and could be extended to sub-department heads, as well. For example,
825:. This unique position was a command authority of every SS unit in a given geographical area. SS and Police leaders had control over administrative SS commands,
172:("SS-Squadron"): This was the standard unit of the early SS in the late 1920s. An SS-Squadron contained a company of ten men, headed by an officer known as an SS-
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2462:
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units perpetrated atrocities in the occupied Soviet Union, including mass murder of Jews, communists, prisoners of war, and hostages, and played a key role in
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From 1920 through 1925, several early paramilitary terms were used to describe the various groups which would eventually become the SS. Among the most were:
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and was assisted by a staff which typically comprised departments encompassing training, medical affairs, personnel, as well as specialty commands such as
1859:
1699:
630:("SS-Section"): This was the smallest unit of the General-SS. It usually consisted of four to five SS members. The SS-Section was commanded by an SS-
50:
The SS unit nomenclature can be divided into several different types of organizations, mainly the early titles used by the SS, SS unit titles of the
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2648:
2715:
2129:
608:("SS-Squad"): SS-Squads were eight to ten man formations that served as the primary mustering unit within each SS-Company. There were 3 for each
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150:("Senior Leadership"): This was the headquarters staff of the SS (then only a mere battalion of the Nazi Stormtroopers) and was headquartered in
843:): These SS and Police Leaders had command over all SS units in a conquered country. There were only two such commands established, one in the
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2036:
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2517:
1649:
1630:
1611:
1592:
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353:(who would serve as a dual commander) in order to give senior SS officers in occupation commands a command billet within the General-SS.
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967:
2526:
2363:
2314:
1864:
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2720:
1668:
1986:
1828:
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commands were formed in the early 1930s from the old SS-Brigades. The function and operation was essentially the same as with the
2339:
2331:
2124:
2119:
287:. There were five SS-Groups originally established: North, South, East, West, and Southwest. Each SS-Group was commanded by a
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1776:
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1054:): Each department typically had a Chief of Staff, known by the title "Chief of the Staff" to avoid confusion with the title "
1950:
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1094:
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was the company-level formation of the
General-SS and the most typical in which an average SS member would associate. Each
1563:
Messages of Murder: A Study of the
Reports of the Einsatzgruppen of the Security Police and the Security Service, 1941–1943
1014:(Chief of Security Police and SD) or CSSD, while serving as the overall office commander of the Reich Security Main Office.
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In 1931, as SS membership began to surpass 100,000, Himmler again reorganized the SS and created these new command titles:
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2453:
2347:
2134:
1523:
365:
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Brigades: SS brigades were independently formed at the start of World War II, eventually merged into the higher divisions
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2558:
2433:
2219:
2214:
1945:
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used unique names for these formations which were different from standard military terms in use by the German military.
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took over leadership of the SS, old organizational titles were done away with and the following terms came into being:
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2100:
2068:
2026:
405:
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was used to describe the earliest form of the SS Main
Offices and were considered subordinate offices attached to the
120:, early bodyguard unit of the fledgling Nazi Party. A forerunner of the SS bodyguard dedicated to Hitler's protection.
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In
September 1925, the then fledgling SS established its first organizational structure, using the following titles:
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2041:
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1853:
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By the mid-1930s, the SS leadership had grouped itself into two major senior commands which would last throughout
202:("Senior Staff"): This was the name of the SS headquarters, which was under Himmler's command as of January, 1929.
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919:
160:("SS-Region"): There were five SS-Regions established throughout Germany, headed by an SS leader known as an SS-
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Corps: Several SS Corps existed; these commands were usually the highest operational position in the Waffen-SS
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303:"): The SS brigades were intermediary commands between the SS-Groups and lower SS regiment commands known as
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2001:
1991:
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911:
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was the commander of (Referat IV B4) or Sub-Department IV B4 that was the
Gestapo's inner department of
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Army: Only two SS armies were ever established and contained primarily subordinate Regular Army commands
771:. This created an oddity in that a Waffen-SS squad leader (usually a junior NCO) was referred to as a
466:, these commands were limited to the German Reich and were not established in the occupied territories.
216:. The SS offices of 1929 encompassed administration, personnel, finance, security, and racial matters.
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which would remain the standard name for an SS main office for the duration of the group's existence.
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558:
552:
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2172:
1960:
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Battalions: Subordinate to a regiment and the first of the "front line" operational combat units
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had 3 to 4 of them. They were commanded by an SS non-commissioned officer initially known as a
360:("SS-Main District"): This division level command was the main administrative district for the
1965:
1919:
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commands (SD districts and sub-districts). Both the Gestapo, SD, and the similarly organized
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267:
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130:, this was one of the early names for the SS before the unit adopted its final name of the
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1970:
1940:
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975:
927:
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987:(Main Office of the Reich Commissioner for the Consolidation of German Nationhood; RKFDV)
707:. These units wore a special crossed lances unit insignia. in comparison to the regular
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commands, only nine of these commands were ever established. They commanded one or more
253:("SS-Office"): Originally in 1931 there were three SS offices; the Headquarters Office (
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2016:
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units in occupied territories were "paper commands", formed under the authority of an
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703:("SS-Cavalry Regiment"): There were twenty-four cavalry regiments established by the
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52:
829:, security forces, and (as World War II progressed) certain units of the Waffen-SS.
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Regiments: The main-stay combat unit of the Waffen-SS, typically commanded by an SS-
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2225:
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342:
44:
281:("SS-Groups"): These were the earliest division commands of what would become the
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117:
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was the primary unit of the General-SS, named after the term for a "Regimental
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1812:
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1907:
1736:
1101:. In occupied territories, this commander was known by the alternate title
881:, usually important or significant ones. They were subordinate to the HSSPF.
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781:
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378:
106:
57:
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to describe the many groups, forces, and formations that existed within the
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By 1942 all activities of the SS were managed through twelve main offices.
524:, usually three or four in number. These units were commanded by either a
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1955:
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1029:
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338:
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64:, and special units titles used by such SS organizations as the mobile
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A wartime office which was granted considerable power was that of the
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in 1932). By 1933, these offices would be renamed under the title of
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728:
used standard Army military unit titles, in the following hierarchy.
151:
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had 3 to 5 of them. Company commanders usually rated a rank between
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when this title was also a rank equivalent to a lieutenant general.
1875:
Office of the Reich Commissioner for Germanic Resettlement (RKFDV)
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into the ranks of the SS. These formations were little more than
1661:
Allgemeine-SS: The Commands, Units, and Leaders of the General SS
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There were three levels of SS and Police Leaders, these being:
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leaders typically served simultaneously in both positions. The
1002:): The Chief of a Main Office was referred to by the title of
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Hauptamt Reichskommissar für die Festigung Deutschen Volkstums
797:. The two most senior positions in the SS, apart from the
681:("SS-Cavalry District"): Modeled in the same manner as the
333:
Initially, General-SS formations were operated strictly in
40:
36:
1565:. Rutherford, N.J: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
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was department chief of the RSHA "Amt IV" (Dept. 4): the
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in the German Reich and the highest command level in the
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1323:
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104:("Headquarters Guard"): Used by several units of the
689:. This command level ended in 1936. Thereafter, the
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then fell under the command of one with the rank of
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of Berlin was named "Graham Kämmer". There were 127
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were formed in November 1933 from the five existing
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2009:
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1933:
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1821:
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341:but were later formed in occupied countries during
43:from its inception in 1923 to the eventual fall of
991:The hierarchy of command in the main offices was:
939:(Economic and Administration Main Office; SS-WVHA)
636:and consisted of SS troopers holding the rank of
134:, and was officially recognized in November 1925.
1097:were overseen by an SS Police official known as
1085:was organized in a different manner, grouped in
877:): These SS commands were in charge of specific
665:commands, which were mainly intended to attract
442:, but the units were usually commanded by an SS-
492:in Königsberg was named "Ostpreußen" while the
462:commands were given proper names. As with the
178:(this title was quickly shortened to simply SS-
110:, and then adopted by the forerunner of the SS.
376:units and generally conformed to the existing
2289:
1693:
586:, the SS renamed its rank structure and each
222:("Senior Leadership Area"): By 1930, the old
8:
1006:followed by the office code. For instance,
971:(Racial German Assistance Main Office; VOMI)
520:commands were battalion formations within a
126:("Protection Command"): Also a title of the
56:, the military formation titles used by the
1454:
1169:, which were company-sized formations. The
618:with an Assistant Squad Leader rated as an
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2296:
2282:
2274:
2006:
1700:
1686:
1678:
896:Persönlicher Stab Reichsführer-SS Hauptamt
1269:
955:(SS Office of Race and Settlement; RuSHA)
711:which displayed a unit patch bearing the
60:, titles of commands associated with the
1466:
1623:The Routledge Companion to Nazi Germany
1190:
1099:Inspektor des Sicherheitspolizei und SD
899:(Personal Staff of the Reich Leader SS)
841:Höchster SS- und Polizeiführer (HöSSPF)
35:were organizational titles used by the
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1012:Chef der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD
307:. Each SS-Brigade was commanded by a
1870:Main Office for Ethnic Germans (VOMI)
1865:Office of Race and Settlement (RuSHA)
1502:
1490:
1478:
1233:
1221:
1209:
1197:
859:Höherer SS- und Polizeiführer (HSSPF)
612:. Such units were commanded by an SS-
7:
936:Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungshauptamt
915:(SS Main Operational Office; SS-FHA)
784:formations of five to seven soldiers
454:. SS-Abschnitte were designated by
416:commander was known by the title of
116:("Shock Troops"): A carry over from
2781:were officially named "volunteer".
1860:Economics and Administration Office
1587:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
1163:that were further sub-divided into
968:Hauptamt Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle
907:(Main Administrative Office; SS-HA)
807:and the SS Main Office Commanders.
923:(Reich Security Main Office; RSHA)
25:
1642:Army of Evil: A History of the SS
947:(Main Office of SS Legal Matters)
2793:
2792:
1745:
1123:titles, in the following order:
931:(Order Police Main Office; Orpo)
1777:Allgemeine-SS regional commands
1044:, and was Müller's subordinate.
952:SS-Rasse- und Siedlungshauptamt
1987:SS-Begleitkommando des Führers
1829:Personal Staff Reichsführer-SS
1644:. New York: Caliber Printing.
1621:Stackelberg, Roderick (2007).
1060:rank of the Nazi stormtroopers
1:
2326:Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
1956:Secret State Police (Gestapo)
1834:Command Staff Reichsführer-SS
1524:The Coming of the Third Reich
1159:were regimental sized mobile
1108:
1040:Affairs. He was known as the
568:("SS-Troop"): SS-Troops were
366:Allgemeine SS order of battle
2220:German Earth and Stone Works
2215:Deutsche Wirtschaftsbetriebe
2168:Germaansche SS in Vlaanderen
2091:Security Battalions (Greece)
1961:State Security Police (SiPo)
1934:Police and security services
875:SS- und Polizeiführer (SSPF)
837:Supreme SS and Police Leader
500:. The standard rank for the
382:(Military Districts) of the
2195:Finnish Volunteer Battalion
2163:Germaansche SS in Nederland
1971:Customs Border Guards (ZGS)
1546:. New York: Penguin Group.
1527:. New York: Penguin Group.
855:Higher SS and Police Leader
406:Higher SS and Police Leader
392:was usually commanded by a
261:) and the Security Office (
2836:
2787:SS heavy Panzer battalions
1854:Reich Security Main Office
1542:Evans, Richard J. (2008).
1119:maintained a hierarchy of
963:(SS Personnel Main Office)
814:
755:Companies: Referred to as
30:Units and commands of the
2775:
2208:SS-controlled enterprises
1743:
1561:Headland, Ronald (1992).
1346:, pp. 169, 172, 178.
920:Reichssicherheitshauptamt
761:Platoons: Referred to as
208:("Department"): The term
1966:SS Security Service (SD)
1900:Ideological institutions
1663:. Atglen, PA: Schiffer.
1659:Yerger, Mark C. (1997).
1585:Heinrich Himmler: A Life
1505:, pp. 113, 122–131.
1071:Security police commands
928:Ordnungspolizei Hauptamt
827:Nazi concentration camps
584:Night of the Long Knives
572:-sized formations. Each
404:. Once the position of
2081:Order Police battalions
1992:Reichssicherheitsdienst
1951:Criminal police (Kripo)
1941:Uniformed police (Orpo)
1849:Head Operational Office
1625:. New York: Routledge.
1606:. London: Amber Books.
1121:Nazi concentration camp
1010:was known by the title
767:Squads: Referred to as
516:("SS-Storm Unit"): The
191:In January 1929, after
2231:German Equipment Works
1946:Schutzpolizei (Schupo)
1640:Weale, Adrian (2012).
1544:The Third Reich at War
1421:, pp. 22, 23, 25.
1042:Amtschef, RSHA (IV-B4)
475:("SS-Regiment"): The
434:("SS-District"): The
2762:Divisional commanders
2417:Götz von Berlichingen
2125:SS Division Totenkopf
2120:SS Division Das Reich
2115:Leibstandarte (LSSAH)
1602:McNab, Chris (2009).
1149:Special Unit commands
1109:Death's Head commands
979:(SS Education Office)
811:SS and Police Leaders
805:SS and Police Leaders
220:SS-Oberführerbereiche
1767:SS and police leader
1731:SS-Totenkopfverbände
1370:, pp. 214, 215.
886:Main office commands
871:SS and Police Leader
823:SS and Police Leader
817:SS and Police Leader
661:also formed several
542:("SS-Company"): The
351:SS and Police Leader
257:), the Race Office (
231:was commanded by an
2716:4 (Panzergrenadier)
2688:Landstorm Nederland
2639:29 RONA (1 Russian)
2130:SS Polizei Division
2109:SS-Verfügungstruppe
2101:Waffen-SS divisions
2054:Rollkommando Hamann
1382:, pp. 216–221.
1358:, pp. 169–213.
1311:, pp. 82, 117.
1075:The offices of the
960:SS-Personalhauptamt
944:Hauptamt SS-Gericht
912:SS-Führungshauptamt
533:Obersturmbannführer
504:Leader was that of
2185:British Free Corps
2173:Germanske SS Norge
2135:SS Division Wiking
1914:Das Schwarze Korps
1433:, pp. 22, 23.
1284:, pp. 13, 15.
1248:, pp. 12, 13.
1091:SD-Unterabschnitte
789:Senior SS commands
720:Waffen-SS commands
701:SS-Reiterstandarte
691:SS-Reiterstandarte
687:SS-Reiterstandarte
679:SS-Reiterabschnitt
326:without pay. The
62:SS Security Police
2807:
2806:
2734:
2654:30 (1 Belarusian)
2572:
2571:
2271:
2270:
2203:
2202:
1980:Führer protection
1920:SS-Junker Schools
1651:978-0-451-23791-0
1632:978-0-41530-861-8
1613:978-1-906626-49-5
1604:The SS: 1923–1945
1594:978-0-199-59232-6
1572:978-0-8386-3418-9
1553:978-0-14-311671-4
1534:978-0-14-303469-8
1519:Evans, Richard J.
1445:, pp. 13–21.
1409:, pp. 52–81.
1236:, pp. 26–29.
1116:Totenkopfverbände
1082:Sicherheitsdienst
1008:Reinhard Heydrich
847:and the other in
490:18th SS-Standarte
408:was established,
401:Obergruppenführer
268:Sicherheitsdienst
265:which became the
229:Oberführerbereich
78:Early SS commands
16:(Redirected from
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2777:Units marked in
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2533:33 (3 Hungarian)
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2243:Allach porcelain
2190:Kaminski Brigade
2145:Foreign SS units
2022:Schutzmannschaft
2007:
1890:Education Office
1885:Personnel Office
1844:SS Medical Corps
1822:Main departments
1808:Heinrich Himmler
1798:Joseph Berchtold
1749:
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1455:Stackelberg 2007
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1166:Einsatzkommandos
1018:Department Chief
747:Standartenführer
695:SS-Oberabschnitt
693:were under each
653:Cavalry commands
621:Unterscharführer
599:Hauptscharführer
559:Hauptsturmführer
553:Untersturmführer
507:Standartenführer
494:6th SS-Standarte
483:", or flag. The
358:SS-Oberabschnitt
193:Heinrich Himmler
166:(Region Leader).
21:
18:SS-Oberabschnitt
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2700:38 "Nibelungen"
2599:20 (1 Estonian)
2584:14 (1 Galician)
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2409:Reichsführer-SS
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2178:Schalburg Corps
2139:
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2002:Waffen-SS units
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1762:Reichsführer-SS
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888:
819:
813:
800:Reichsführer-SS
791:
722:
667:German nobility
655:
593:Oberscharführer
527:Sturmbannführer
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189:
141:
85:
80:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
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2752:
2751:
2749:
2748:
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2737:
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2727:
2726:
2724:
2723:
2721:35 (Grenadier)
2718:
2712:
2710:
2706:
2705:
2703:
2702:
2697:
2692:
2682:
2673:
2663:
2656:
2651:
2649:30 (2 Russian)
2646:
2644:29 (1 Italian)
2641:
2636:
2626:
2615:
2610:
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2594:19 (2 Latvian)
2591:
2589:15 (1 Latvian)
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2269:
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2266:
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2260:
2255:
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2240:
2239:
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2233:
2228:
2223:
2211:
2209:
2205:
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2201:
2200:
2198:
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2192:
2187:
2182:
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2097:
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2094:
2093:
2088:
2083:
2078:
2073:
2072:
2071:
2069:Volksdeutscher
2061:
2059:Arajs Kommando
2056:
2051:
2050:
2049:
2044:
2039:
2034:
2029:
2019:
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2013:
2011:
2004:
1998:
1997:
1995:
1994:
1989:
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1977:
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1892:
1887:
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1877:
1872:
1867:
1862:
1857:
1851:
1846:
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1839:SS Main Office
1836:
1831:
1825:
1823:
1819:
1818:
1816:
1815:
1810:
1805:
1800:
1795:
1793:Julius Schreck
1789:
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1577:
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1558:
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1539:
1533:
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1495:
1493:, p. 144.
1483:
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1459:
1457:, p. 302.
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1435:
1423:
1411:
1399:
1384:
1372:
1360:
1348:
1336:
1334:, p. 169.
1313:
1301:
1286:
1274:
1272:, p. 125.
1270:Longerich 2012
1262:
1250:
1238:
1226:
1214:
1202:
1200:, p. 228.
1189:
1187:
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1182:
1179:
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1156:Einsatzgruppen
1150:
1147:
1146:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1110:
1107:
1072:
1069:
1064:
1063:
1052:Chef des Stabs
1048:Chief of Staff
1045:
1034:Adolf Eichmann
1015:
989:
988:
980:
972:
964:
956:
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883:
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868:
852:
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718:
717:
716:
698:
654:
651:
650:
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625:
603:
563:
537:
511:
467:
464:Oberabschnitte
456:Roman numerals
429:
370:Oberabschnitte
322:
316:
315:
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294:
276:
243:
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239:
238:
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188:
185:
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155:
140:
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2608:(1 Hungarian)
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2516:
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2166:
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2160:
2159:
2156:
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2150:
2148:
2146:
2142:
2136:
2133:
2131:
2128:
2126:
2123:
2121:
2118:
2116:
2113:
2110:
2107:
2106:
2104:
2102:
2098:
2092:
2089:
2087:
2084:
2082:
2079:
2077:
2074:
2070:
2067:
2066:
2065:
2062:
2060:
2057:
2055:
2052:
2048:
2045:
2043:
2040:
2038:
2035:
2033:
2030:
2028:
2025:
2024:
2023:
2020:
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2014:
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2008:
2005:
2003:
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1990:
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1985:
1984:
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1959:
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1952:
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1947:
1944:
1942:
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1938:
1936:
1932:
1926:
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1921:
1918:
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1909:
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1901:
1897:
1891:
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1886:
1883:
1881:
1880:Courts Office
1878:
1876:
1873:
1871:
1868:
1866:
1863:
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1858:
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1830:
1827:
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1814:
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1809:
1806:
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1790:
1788:
1784:
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1775:
1773:
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1763:
1760:
1759:
1757:
1753:
1748:
1738:
1735:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1726:Allgemeine SS
1724:
1723:
1721:
1717:
1712:
1711:
1710:Schutzstaffel
1703:
1698:
1696:
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1689:
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1499:
1496:
1492:
1487:
1484:
1481:, p. 16.
1480:
1475:
1472:
1469:, p. 22.
1468:
1467:Headland 1992
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1456:
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1448:
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1439:
1436:
1432:
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1397:, p. 52.
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1299:, p. 82.
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1260:, p. 13.
1259:
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1089:with smaller
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770:
766:
764:
760:
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749:
748:
743:
740:
737:
734:
731:
730:
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727:
719:
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710:
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699:
696:
692:
688:
684:
680:
677:
676:
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664:
660:
659:Allgemeine SS
652:
647:
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641:
640:
635:
634:
629:
626:
623:
622:
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616:
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607:
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491:
486:
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478:
474:
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468:
465:
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460:Oberabschnitt
457:
453:
452:
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446:
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440:Oberabschnitt
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423:
419:
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391:
390:Oberabschnitt
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381:
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375:
371:
367:
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362:Allgemeine SS
359:
356:
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319:Allgemeine SS
317:
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310:Brigadeführer
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292:
291:
290:Gruppenführer
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284:Allgemeine SS
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2500:
2494:(2 Croatian)
2491:
2485:(1 Albanian)
2482:
2476:(1 Croatian)
2473:
2464:
2461:
2455:
2435:
2432:
2426:Horst Wessel
2425:
2422:
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2373:
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2258:Sudetenquell
2226:Ostindustrie
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1912:
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723:
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643:
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2465:Prinz Eugen
2263:Anton Loibl
2248:Apollinaris
2158:Germanic-SS
2153:Austrian SS
1772:SS commands
1443:Yerger 1997
1431:Yerger 1997
1419:Yerger 1997
1407:Yerger 1997
1395:Yerger 1997
1380:Yerger 1997
1368:Yerger 1997
1356:Yerger 1997
1344:Yerger 1997
1332:Yerger 1997
1309:Yerger 1997
1297:Yerger 1997
1282:Yerger 1997
1258:Yerger 1997
1246:Yerger 1997
1143:Blockführer
1133:Lagerführer
904:SS-Hauptamt
803:, were the
674:Waffen-SS.
615:Scharführer
579:Truppführer
428:battalions.
297:SS-Brigaden
259:SS-Rasseamt
148:Oberleitung
118:World War I
92:Saal-Schutz
66:death squad
2680:(1 French)
2621:Langemarck
2501:Karstjäger
2483:Skanderbeg
2366:Frundsberg
2037:Lithuanian
1925:Lebensborn
1813:Karl Hanke
1755:Leadership
1503:McNab 2009
1491:Weale 2012
1479:Evans 2008
1234:Weale 2012
1222:Weale 2012
1210:McNab 2009
1198:Evans 2003
1181:References
1128:Kommandant
713:Standarten
671:equestrian
510:(colonel).
477:Standarten
458:while the
451:Oberführer
379:Wehrkreise
374:SS-Gruppen
279:SS-Gruppen
234:Oberführer
170:SS-Staffel
114:Stosstrupp
102:Stabswache
2767:Divisions
2730:Deception
2669:30 Januar
2632:Wallonien
2474:Handschar
2436:Nederland
2389:grenadier
2342:Totenkopf
2334:Das Reich
2307:divisions
2305:Waffen-SS
2076:Trawnikis
2042:Ukrainian
1908:Ahnenerbe
1737:Waffen-SS
1186:Citations
1056:Stabschef
864:Gauleiter
782:fire team
726:Waffen-SS
709:Standarte
645:Sturmmann
548:Sturmbann
522:Standarte
518:Sturmbann
502:Standarte
485:Standarte
472:Standarte
436:Abschnitt
385:Wehrmacht
305:Standarte
263:Ic Dienst
242:1931–1933
210:Abteilung
206:Abteilung
187:1929–1931
163:Gauführer
139:1925–1929
128:Freikorps
107:Freikorps
83:1920–1925
58:Waffen-SS
47:in 1945.
2814:Category
2798:Category
2783:See also
2733:"Panzer"
2577:Infantry
2447:Mountain
2400:Nordland
2047:Estonian
1719:Branches
1583:(2012).
1521:(2003).
1022:Amtschef
757:Kompanie
628:SS-Rotte
606:SS-Schar
566:SS-Trupp
540:SS-Sturm
481:Standard
426:engineer
321:commands
301:Brigades
273:Hauptamt
214:Oberstab
200:Oberstab
98:in 1924.
2820:Nazi SS
2606:Hunyadi
2552:Cossack
2511:Cavalry
2385:Panzer-
2253:Mattoni
2111:(SS-VT)
2032:Latvian
1786:Leaders
1733:(SS-TV)
1077:Gestapo
1030:Gestapo
845:Ukraine
715:number.
663:cavalry
570:platoon
422:signals
339:Austria
335:Germany
224:SS-Gaus
2709:Police
2541:Lützow
2350:Wiking
2315:Panzer
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1038:Jewish
879:cities
769:Gruppe
418:Führer
255:SS-Amt
251:SS-Amt
180:Führer
158:SS-Gau
152:Munich
96:prison
2755:Lists
849:Italy
610:Trupp
588:Trupp
574:Sturm
544:Sturm
388:. An
299:("SS-
2779:bold
2492:Kama
2456:Nord
2086:Hiwi
1713:(SS)
1665:ISBN
1646:ISBN
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1153:The
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