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The Allgemeine-SS

By Robin Lumsden , Paul Hannon

Book information

Publisher
Osprey
Year
1993
ISBN
9781855323582, 1-85532-358-3
Open Library ID
OL8992843M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (17200331 bytes)
Series
Men At Arms 266
Pages
50\50
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

The SS originated as Hitler's personal bodyguard and following his rise to power in 1933 the organisation divided into two: the Waffen-SS, which comprised the military wing, and the Allgemeine-SS, whose role was to support the police in maintaining order. The Allgemeine-SS had a wide-ranging effect on all aspects of life in Nazi Germany, from enforcing Hitler’s racial policies through to the running of over 500 factories in Germany and occupied Europe. While the more visible armed SS combat units naturally received all the publicity, especially during the war, it was the rather faceless Allgemeine-SS which wielded the real power.

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