Reichsführer-SS
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Reichsführer-SS was the highest rank and title of the Schutzstaffel (SS) in Nazi Germany, most infamously held by Heinrich Himmler as head of the SS and a principal architect of the Holocaust.
Aliases (1)
- Reichsführung-SS ×2
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military rank
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position of authority → title → |
| abolished |
1945
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| associatedWithEvent |
Holocaust
→
World War II → |
| branch |
SS
→
Schutzstaffel → |
| category |
Holocaust perpetrators
→
Nazi Party positions → SS ranks → |
| controls |
Allgemeine SS
→
Gestapo (via SS and police leadership structures) → Reich Main Security Office (RSHA) (through Himmler) → SS-Totenkopfverbände → Sicherheitsdienst (SD) → Waffen-SS → |
| country |
Nazi Germany
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| elevatedToHighestRank |
1934
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| equivalentRank |
Generaloberst (approximate)
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| establishedAsTitle |
1926
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| hierarchicalLevel |
highest rank in the SS
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| ideology |
Nazism
→
racist antisemitic ideology → |
| languageOfName |
German
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| literalMeaning |
Reich Leader of the SS
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| mostInfamousHolder |
Heinrich Himmler
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| notableOfficeHolder |
Erhard Heiden
→
Heinrich Himmler → Heinrich Himmler (1900–1945) → Joseph Berchtold → Julius Schreck → Karl Hanke → |
| officeHolderCount |
5
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| partOf |
Schutzstaffel
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| rankGroup |
general officer rank
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| responsibleFor |
coordination of Nazi security and police forces
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implementation of racial policies of Nazi Germany → organization of concentration camp system → oversight of Einsatzgruppen (through SS command) → |
| role |
chief of all SS organizations
→
head of the SS → key role in implementation of the Holocaust → oversight of SS and police apparatus → senior Nazi Party leadership position → |
| shortName |
RFSS
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| subordinateTo |
Adolf Hitler
→
Führer of Nazi Germany → |
| timePeriod |
1930s
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1940s → |
| uniformInsignia |
special collar patches with oak leaves and SS runes
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