The Germanic SS were foreign branches of the Allgemeine SS.
Headquarters of the Schalburg Corps in Copenhagen, Denmark, c.1943.
Agency overview
Formed
September 1940
Dissolved
8 May 1945
Jurisdiction
Germany and German-occupied Europe
Headquarters
SS-Hauptamt
Employees
~35,000 c.1943
Minister responsible
Heinrich Himmler, 1939–1945
Parent agency
Schutzstaffel
The Germanic SS (German: Germanische SS) was the collective name given to paramilitary and political organisations established in parts of German-occupied Europe between 1939 and 1945 under the auspices of the Schutzstaffel (SS). The units were modeled on the Allgemeine SS in Nazi Germany and established in Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway—population groups who were considered to be especially "racially suitable" by the Nazis. They typically served as local security police augmenting German units of the Gestapo, Sicherheitsdienst (SD), and other departments of the German Reich Security Main Office (RSHA), rendering them culpable for their participation in Nazi atrocities.
The GermanicSS (German: Germanische SS) was the collective name given to paramilitary and political organisations established in parts of German-occupied...
Waffen-SS to become the 4th SS-Polizei Panzergrenadier Division. GermanicSS uniforms were modified versions of the original black Allgemeine SS uniforms...
of the Germanic-SS (Leitstelle der germanischen SS). When the war first began, the vast majority of SS members belonged to the Allgemeine SS, but this...
The Greater Germanic Reich (German: Großgermanisches Reich), fully styled the Greater Germanic Reich of the German Nation (German: Großgermanisches Reich...
the Germanic languages Germanic name Germanic mythology, myths associated with Germanic paganism Germanic religion (disambiguation) SSGermanic (1874)...
the Germanic-SS or the Foreign Legions of the Waffen-SS, Austrian SS members were regular SS personnel. It was technically under the command of the SS in...
nationalistic GermanicSS organisations were as follows: Germanic Proficiency Runes (bronze and silver) SS Sports Badge (Netherlands) SS Honor Sports Badge...
various aspects of Nazi ideology and Germanic mysticism. They also represented virtues seen as desirable in SS members, and were based on völkisch mystic...
Langemarck was once again attached to III. (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps, now a part of Steiner's newly formed XI. SS Panzer Army located on the lower Oder near...
been created for non-Germans who were part of the Germanic-SS and Waffen-SS. Known as the Germanic Proficiency Runes, this award was issued in two grades...
The SS Main Economic and Administrative Office (German: SS-Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungshauptamt; SS-WVHA) was a Nazi organization responsible for managing...
as SS Heavy Panzer Battalion 503 (schwere SS-Panzerabteilung 503), part of III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps 104th SS Heavy Panzer Battalion (schwere SS-Panzerabteilung...
Vistula, stripped Steiner's III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps (the army group's reserve) of its two strongest divisions, the 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division...
Eastern Front, as part of the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps. On 14 November 1944 the unit was redesignated 503rd Heavy SS Panzer Battalion. It had a total...
Panzertruppe Hasso von Manteuffel from 9 March 1945 to 8 May 1945) III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps (Obergruppenführer Felix Steiner) (later transferred to...
regiment of the Ordnungspolizei. Rauter was said to be proud of his Dutch 'GermanicSS'. The unit fought various actions on the Eastern and Western fronts....
of the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps 26 November 1944 to March 5, 1945, Commander of the XI SS Panzer Army Command of the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps...
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's...
Schutzstaffel (SS) grew from eight members to over a quarter of a million Waffen-SS and over a million Allgemeine-SS members. Other members included the SS-Totenkopfverbände...
attached to the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps under the command of Obergruppenführer Felix Steiner and was moved to Croatia, where the SS Volunteer Legion...
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