SS-Dienstalterslisten
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The SS-Dienstalterslisten (in German
: Dienstaltersliste der Schutzstaffel
der NSDAP; SS Officiers list) was an official listing of all SS officers of the middle and higher officer corps. They appeared in book form.
On 1 October 1934 the SS-Personalamt published the first SS Officiers list, which contained a listing of all officers from the Untersturmführer
to the Reichsführer-SS
.
Apart from the dates of birth the lists also contained all honors and medals which the SS member had received in the First World War. Furthermore all honors of the NSDAP and all German sport honors were noted in the SS Officiers list. The NSDAP and SS number of the officer was also noted. Any membership in the Lebensborn
and all SS honors were noted. The SS Officiers lists served internally as the proof of the transports of the Officier corps of the SS (SS-Offizierskorps) with all respective transport data.
These SS Officiers lists were meant for the addition of the SS-Stammrollen and were not for the public distribution.
The first four editions (1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937) also listed all members accepted to the SS as "SS-Ehrenführer" or honorary titles in the SS (Rudolf Hess
, Walter Buch
and others). These were usually registered with no SS number. Rather they were assigned to as an SS-Standarte, a Oberabschnitt or a Stammabteilung.
Starting in 1936 all police officers were specified in the SS-Dienstalterslisten. From 1 December 1938 these honorary SS members were provided by the Stab Reichsführer-SS with an SS membership number.
The SS Officiers lists were published until 1945 and beginning in 1942 were arranged by: Name, first name, date of birth, SS number and function.
On 1 July 1944 the Dienstaltersliste der Waffen-SS
aka Officiers list of the Waffen-SS appeared. In this list, only the officers of the Waffen-SS were registered. This list was not printed for the public either. The copy for the SS-Personalhauptamt was the only one made.
In January 1945 the last SS Officiers list appeared. This SS Officiers list was used in 1946 for the condemnation of SS members.
The following SS-Dienstalterliste's were published:
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: Dienstaltersliste der Schutzstaffel
Schutzstaffel
The Schutzstaffel |Sig runes]]) was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Built upon the Nazi ideology, the SS under Heinrich Himmler's command was responsible for many of the crimes against humanity during World War II...
der NSDAP; SS Officiers list) was an official listing of all SS officers of the middle and higher officer corps. They appeared in book form.
On 1 October 1934 the SS-Personalamt published the first SS Officiers list, which contained a listing of all officers from the Untersturmführer
Untersturmführer
Untersturmführer was a paramilitary rank of the German Schutzstaffel first created in July 1934. The rank can trace its origins to the older SA rank of Sturmführer which had existed since the founding of the SA in 1921...
to the Reichsführer-SS
Reichsführer-SS
was a special SS rank that existed between the years of 1925 and 1945. Reichsführer-SS was a title from 1925 to 1933 and, after 1934, the highest rank of the German Schutzstaffel .-Definition:...
.
Apart from the dates of birth the lists also contained all honors and medals which the SS member had received in the First World War. Furthermore all honors of the NSDAP and all German sport honors were noted in the SS Officiers list. The NSDAP and SS number of the officer was also noted. Any membership in the Lebensborn
Lebensborn
Lebensborn was a Nazi programme set up by SS leader Heinrich Himmler that provided maternity homes and financial assistance to the wives of SS members and to unmarried mothers, and also ran orphanages and relocation programmes for children.Initially set up in Germany in 1935, Lebensborn expanded...
and all SS honors were noted. The SS Officiers lists served internally as the proof of the transports of the Officier corps of the SS (SS-Offizierskorps) with all respective transport data.
These SS Officiers lists were meant for the addition of the SS-Stammrollen and were not for the public distribution.
The first four editions (1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937) also listed all members accepted to the SS as "SS-Ehrenführer" or honorary titles in the SS (Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Walter Richard Hess was a prominent Nazi politician who was Adolf Hitler's deputy in the Nazi Party during the 1930s and early 1940s...
, Walter Buch
Walter Buch
Walter Buch was a German jurist and SS-Obergruppenführer war criminal, as well as being Martin Bormann's father in law.-Life:...
and others). These were usually registered with no SS number. Rather they were assigned to as an SS-Standarte, a Oberabschnitt or a Stammabteilung.
Starting in 1936 all police officers were specified in the SS-Dienstalterslisten. From 1 December 1938 these honorary SS members were provided by the Stab Reichsführer-SS with an SS membership number.
The SS Officiers lists were published until 1945 and beginning in 1942 were arranged by: Name, first name, date of birth, SS number and function.
On 1 July 1944 the Dienstaltersliste der Waffen-SS
Waffen-SS
The Waffen-SS was a multi-ethnic and multi-national military force of the Third Reich. It constituted the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel or SS, an organ of the Nazi Party. The Waffen-SS saw action throughout World War II and grew from three regiments to over 38 divisions, and served alongside...
aka Officiers list of the Waffen-SS appeared. In this list, only the officers of the Waffen-SS were registered. This list was not printed for the public either. The copy for the SS-Personalhauptamt was the only one made.
In January 1945 the last SS Officiers list appeared. This SS Officiers list was used in 1946 for the condemnation of SS members.
The following SS-Dienstalterliste's were published:
- SS-DAL stand vom 01.10.34 Reichsführer-SS to SS-Sturmführer
- SS-DAL stand vom 01.07.35 Reichsführer-SS to SS-Unterstürmfuhrer
- SS-DAL stand vom 01.12.36 Reichsführer-SS to SS-Untersturmführer
- SS-DAL stand vom 01.12.37 Reichsführer-SS to SS-Untersturmführer
- SS-DAL stand vom 01.12.38 Reichsführer-SS to SS-Untersturmführer
- SS-DAL stand vom 30.01.42 Reichsführer-SS to SS-Standartenführer
- SS-DAL stand vom 20.04.42 Reichsführer-SS to SS-Standartenführer
- SS-DAL stand vom 01.10.42 SS-Obersturmbannführer to SS-Sturmbannführer
- SS-DAL stand vom 15.05.43 Reichsführer-SS to SS-Standartenführer
- SS-DAL stand vom 01.10.43 SS-Obersturmbannführer to SS-Sturmbannführer
- SS-DAL stand vom 30.01.44 Reichsführer-SS to SS-Standartenführer
- SS-DAL stand vom 01.07.44 SS-Obergruppenführer to SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Waffen-SS
- SS-DAL stand vom 01.10.44 SS-Obersturmbannführer to SS-Sturmbannführer
- SS-DAL stand vom 09.11.44 Reichsführer-SS to SS-Standartenführer
- SS-DAL stand vom 30.01.45 Reichsführer-SS to SS-Standartenführer (was a handwritten list by SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Maxilmilian von Herff)