SS-Verfügungstruppe
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The SS-Verfügungstruppe was the Nazi regime’s politically reliable, combat-ready SS military formation that served as a precursor to the Waffen-SS.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military formation
→
paramilitary organization → |
| activeDuring |
World War II
→
interwar period → |
| allegiance |
Adolf Hitler
→
Heinrich Himmler → Nazi Party → |
| associatedWith |
Nazi war crimes
→
|
| basedOn |
principle of unconditional loyalty to Adolf Hitler
→
|
| country |
Nazi Germany
→
|
| distinctFrom |
Allgemeine SS
→
SS-Totenkopfverbände → Wehrmacht → |
| ethos |
racial ideology of the SS
→
|
| followedBy |
Waffen-SS
→
|
| formedFrom |
SS-Standarten
→
|
| function |
provide military-trained SS units for wartime use
→
serve as Hitler-loyal troops outside regular army command → |
| garrison |
Berlin
→
Munich → |
| hasPart |
Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
→
SS-Standarte Der Führer → SS-Standarte Deutschland → SS-Standarte Germania → |
| ideology |
Nazism
→
|
| languageOfCommand |
German
→
|
| militaryBranch |
armed wing of the SS
→
|
| natureOfOrganization |
politically indoctrinated military force
→
|
| notableCommander |
Felix Steiner
→
Paul Hausser → Sepp Dietrich → |
| parentOrganization |
Nazi Party
→
Reichsführung-SS → |
| partOf |
SS
→
Schutzstaffel → |
| precededBy |
SS-Sonderkommandos
→
|
| reorganizedAs |
Waffen-SS
→
|
| role |
combat formation of the SS
→
politically reliable military force for the Nazi regime → |
| significantEvent |
participation in German invasion of Poland
→
participation in early World War II campaigns → reorganization into Waffen-SS → |
| startTime |
1934
→
|
| status |
elite formation in Nazi propaganda
→
|
| subordinateTo |
Heinrich Himmler
→
Reichsführer-SS → |
| uniform |
SS field-grey uniform
→
|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Protection Squadron
→
|
hasBranch |
|
SS-Obersturmbannführer
→
|
usedBy |
|
SS-Brigadeführer
→
|
usedInOrganization |