Personal Staff Reichsführer-SS
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The Personal Staff Reichsführer-SS (
Operations
In 1933, Karl Wolff came to the attention of Himmler who in June 1933, appointed Wolff his adjutant and made him chief of the office of his Personal Staff.[2] Himmler also appointed Wolff the SS Liaison Officer to Hitler.[3] As Himmler's principal adjutant and close associate, Wolff's daily activities involved overseeing Himmler's schedule and serving as a liaison with other SS offices and agencies. The office conveyed the wishes/interests of the Reichsführer to all branches, offices, and subordinated units within the SS. It also handled Himmler's personal correspondence and awarded decorations. Wolff managed Himmler's affairs with the Nazi Party, state agencies and personnel.[4] Following the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in 1942, Wolff fell out with Himmler and was replaced by Maximilian von Herff who served as its head until the end of the war.
Himmler also established several special project teams under the authority of his personal office. This included the staff of the
Role in the Holocaust
The exact role that Himmler's personal staff played in the
For example, as the liquidation of the
I note with particular pleasure from your communication that a train with 5,000 members of the chosen people has been running daily for 14 days and that we are accordingly in a position to continue with this population movement at an accelerated pace. I have taken the initiative to seek out the offices involved, so that a smooth implementation of the named measures appears to be guaranteed. I thank you once again for the effort and at the same time wish to ask you to continue monitoring these things. With best wishes and Heil Hitler, yours sincerely W.
— Karl Wolff to Albert Ganzenmüller, 13 August 1942, [7]
Further, Wolff would have received copies of all letters from SS officers, and his friends at that point included
References
Citations
- ^ Koehl 2004, p. 111.
- ^ Hamilton 1984, p. 363.
- ^ Weale 2012, p. 406.
- ^ Koehl 2004, p. 126.
- ^ "History of the SS", PBS Broadcasting, 1982
- ^ Lingen 2013, p. 217.
- ^ Lingen 2013, p. 216.
Bibliography
- Hamilton, Charles (1984). Leaders & Personalities of the Third Reich, Vol. 1. R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN 0-912138-27-0.
- ISBN 978-0-75242-559-7.
- Lilla, Joachim; Döring, Martin; Schulz, Andreas (2004). Statisten in Uniform: Die Mitglieder des Reichstags 1933-1945. Ein biographisches Handbuch. Unter Einbeziehung der völkischen und nationalsozialistischen Reichstagsabgeordneten ab Mai 1924. Düsseldorf: Droste. ISBN 978-3-7700-5254-7.
- ISBN 978-1-107-02593-6.
- ISBN 978-0-451-23791-0.