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training of the children in school. The book included in-depth insights on the subdivisions of within the army core. German terminology flowed constantly from within the titles and ranks. Many graph and charts were also included depicting the command of the German Third Reich.
Of all the German organizations during WWII, was by far the most infamous, and the least understood. was in fact not a monolithic "Black Corps" of goose stepping Gestapo men, as is often depicted in popular media and in many third rate historical works. was in reality a complex political and military organization made up of three separate and distinct branches, all related but equally unique in their functions and goals. The Allgemeine-SS (General SS) was the main branch of this overwhelmingly complex organization, and it served a political and administrative role. -Totenkopfverbande (SS Deaths Head Organization) and later, the Waffen-SS (Armed SS), were the other two branches that made up the structure of ...

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was divided into two main parts, the Kommandostab Reichsfuhrung-SS and the Personlicher Stab Reichsfuhrung-SS. The Kommandostab Reichsfuhrung-SS was an executive administrative staff which was located at Himmler's personal headquarters. During the War, the Kommandostab Reichsfuhrung-SS acted on a mobile basis under the title Feldkommadostelle Reichsfuhrung-SS and was setup like a military headquarters. As such, it acted as the Waffen SS High Command, in the way the Oberkommandos were the high commands for the other sections of the military. A number of independent combat and combat support units were attached to the Feldkommandostelle, such as signals, flak and police units. During the ...

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