The Allgemeine SS
The Allgemeine SS by Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Counter Intelligence Sub-division is a detailed examination of the German Allgemeine (General) SS, published by World War II Investigator Limited in 1986. This facsimile of the original edition spans 138 pages and is presented in English. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the history and development of the Allgemeine SS, highlighting the role of its leader, Heinrich Himmler, and the eventual separation from the Waffen (Armed) SS.
Readers will find an in-depth exploration of the organization, including detailed treatments of its various departments, such as the SS Fuehrungshauptamt and its Economic and Administrative Department, which managed concentration camps. The text also addresses the Race and Resettlement Branch, where significant actions regarding the movement of Jews to death camps were planned. Additionally, the book discusses the infiltration of the SS into the government of the Third Reich and Himmler’s efforts to establish a second inner state within Nazi Germany, making it a valuable resource for researchers and those seeking to understand this dark chapter in history.
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This SHAEF report and analysis of the German Allgemeine (General) SS is fundamental to any study of this sinister branch of the Nazi party.It looks at the history and development of the Allgemeine SS, together with its leader Heinrich Himmler s involvement.The history is traced in some detail, as is the eventual separation of the Allgemeine SS and Waffen (Armed) SS.The organisation is broken down into all of its many parts, and each Department (Abschnitt) receives detailed treatment.The book also contains details of the SS Fuehrungshauptamt (the High Command of the SS) and its branches, particularly the Economic and Administrative Department (which ran the concentration camps) and the infamous Race and Resettlement Branch.It was in this latter branch that Hildebrand and Eichmann planned and carried out the movement of the Jews to the death camps.The two-volume book (bound in one volume)also looks at the interesting phenomenon of the steady SS infiltration into all aspects of government in the Third Reich, and the way in which Himmler was building a second inner state within Hitler s Germany. This book is essential to researchers ,and is also highly recommended to anyone who needs to know what really was going on in Himmler s monstrous Police State.
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