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	Topics SS and Police Leader Topic Home SS and Police Leader was a title for senior NaziNational Socialist German Workers Party The National Socialist German Workers Party , generally known in English as the Nazi Party, was a political party in G... officials that commanded large units of the SSSchutzstaffel The *Schutzstaffel* , abbreviated... during and prior to World War IIWorld War II Summary World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict fought between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers ,... . The office of SS and Police Leader was one of the most powerful postings in Nazi GermanyNazi Germany Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, refers to Germany in the years 1933 to 1945, when it was governed by the National So... . The first SS and Police Leaders were appointed in 1938 from the existing office of the Allgemeine-SS Oberabschnitt Führer (Senior District Leader). The purpose of the SS and Police Leader was to be a direct command authority for every SS and police unit in a given geographical region with such authority answering only to Heinrich HimmlerHeinrich Himmler Heinrich Luitpold Himmler was the commander of the German Schutzstaffel and one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germa... and Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was Chancellor of Germany from 1933, and Fhrer of Germany from 1934 until his death.... . By the start of World War II, the SS and Police Leaders were divided into three rank levels: SS and Police Leaders (SS- und Polizeiführer, SSPF), Higher SS and Police Leaders (Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer, HSSPF), and Supreme SS and Police Leaders (Höchste SS- und Polizeiführer, HöSSPF). The office of Higher SS and Police Leader (in GermanGerman language German is a West Germanic language.... : Höhere SS und Polizeiführer) was the most commonly appointed. SS and Police Leaders directly commanded a headquarters staff with representatives from almost every branch of the SS. This typically included the OrdnungspolizeiOrdnungspolizei The Ordnungspolizei was the name for the regular German police force that existed in Nazi Germany between the years of 1936 ... (regular policePolice Police forces are government organizations charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order , and protecting the ... ), GestapoGestapo The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany.... , Totenkopfverbände, SDSicherheitsdienst The *Sicherheitsdienst* was the intelligence service of the SS.... , and certain units of the Waffen-SSWaffen-SS The Waffen-SS was the combat arm of the Schutzstaffel.... . In theory, an SS and Police Leader had authority to command and commandeer any SS unit available in a particular region; however, in practice SS units answered to their immediate chain of command and would only be requisitioned by the SS and Police Leader in the event of an emergency. One of the more notorious functions of the SS and Police Leaders was to serve as the Commanding SS General for any EinsatzgruppenEinsatzgruppen Einsatzgruppen were paramilitary groups operated by the SS before and during World War II.... (mostly death squadDeath squad A death squad is an armed group whose temporary or permanent function is to kill other people often in secrecy of a soft tar... s) that were activated in the SS and Police Leader’s area. Such duties typically involved ordering the deaths of tens of thousands of persons and, following the close of World War II, nearly every SS and Police Leader, who had served in PolandHistory of Poland (1939–1945) The history of Poland from 1939 through 1945 encompasses the German invasion of Poland through to the end of World War II.... and the Soviet UnionSoviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state that existed... , was charged with war crimeWar crime In the context of war, a war crime is a punishable offense under International Law, for violations of the laws of war by any... s. A large number of the SS and Police Leaders, who had been involved with such crimes, committed suicideSuicide Suicide is the act of willfully ending one's own life.... before capture. SS and Police Leaders were also the overseeing authority of the Jewish GhettoGhetto A ghetto is an area where people from a specific racial or ethnic background or united in a given culture or religion live a... s in Poland and, as such, directly coordinated deportations to extermination camps with the administrative help of the RSHARSHA The RSHA, or Reichssicherheitshauptamt, was a subordinate organization of the SS created by Heinrich Himmler on Septem... . The SS and Police Leaders were also afforded direct command over Police Battalions and SD Regiments that were assigned to keep order in the ghettos. The classic image of SS troops, storming through a Jewish Ghetto murdering victims at random, can be attributed to troops under the command of the SS and Police Leaders. The grand dream of Heinrich HimmlerHeinrich Himmler Heinrich Luitpold Himmler was the commander of the German Schutzstaffel and one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germa... was to evolve the SS and Police Leader into an SS Lord of the LebensraumLebensraum *Lebensraum* is a motivation of the National Socialist government of Germany and its expansionist policies, which aimed to... which the SS would rule and control after Germany had won World War II. Himmler’s dream envisioned twenty eight SS States, spread throughout the East, each one of which would be ruled by an SS and Police Leader, militarily controlled by the Waffen-SS, and worked and lived on by SS warriors of the Allgemeine-SS. Whether or not Himmler’s vision was plausible, and if the more rational elements of the Nazi government would have permitted an SS nation in the east, remains one of the great “what-ifs” of history. Notable SS and Police Leaders Supreme SS and Police Leader of ItalyFacts About Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic , is a Southern European country.... (HöSSPF): Karl WolffKarl Wolff Karl Friedrich Otto Wolff was a high-ranking member of the Nazi SS.... Higher SS and Police Leader of the ElbeElbe The River Elbe is one of the major waterways of Central Europe.... (HSSPF): Udo von WoyrschUdo von Woyrsch Udo Von Woyrsch was the SS and Police Leader in Elbe, in 1934 Von Woyrsch participated in the Night of the Long Knives, Von ... Higher SS and Police Leader of FranceFrance France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and whi... (HSSPF): Carl ObergCarl Oberg Overview General Carl Albrecht Oberg was a Higher SS and Police Leader of France during the Second World War.... Higher SS and Police Leader of the DonauDanube The Danube is the longest river of the European Union and Europe's second-longest .... (HSSPF): Ernst KaltenbrunnerErnst Kaltenbrunner Ernst Kaltenbrunner was a senior Nazi official during World War II. ... Higher SS and Police Leader of BohemiaBohemia Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic.... and MoraviaMoravia Moravia is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic.... (HSSPF): Karl Hermann FrankKarl Hermann Frank Karl Hermann Frank was a prominent Sudeten-German Nazi official in Czechoslovakia prior to and during World War II.... Higher SS and Police Leader of Northern RussiaSoviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state that existed... (HSSPF): Friedrich Jecklen Higher SS and Police Leader of the Black SeaBlack Sea The Black Sea is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Anatolia that is actually a distant arm of the Atlantic Ocean... (HSSPF): Richard Hildebrandt Higher SS and Police Leader of the Alpenland (HSSPF): Erwin RösenerErwin Rösener Erwin R?sener was an SS-Obergruppenf?hrer who was responsible for mass executions of civilians in Slovenia and was posthu... Higher SS and Police Leader of the Adriatic Coast (HSSPF): Odilio "Globus" GlobocnikOdilo Globocnik Odilo Globocnik was a prominent Austrian Nazi and later an SS leader.... Higher SS and Police Leader of the NetherlandsNetherlands The Netherlands is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , which is formed by the Netherlands, the Neth... (HSSPF): Hanns Albin RauterFacts About Hanns Albin Rauter Johann Baptist Albin Rauter was Higher SS and Police Leader in the occupied Netherlands during the period of 1940-1945.... Higher SS and Police Leader of Central Russia (HSSPF): Erich von dem BachErich von dem Bach Erich von dem Bach, born Erich von Zelewski and also known as Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, was a Nazi official a... Higher SS and Police Leader of Norway (HSSPF): Wilhelm RediessWilhelm Rediess Wilhelm Rediess was the German chief of secret police during the German occupation of Norway in the Second World War.... Higher SS and Police Leader of Denmark (HSSPF): Günther PanckeGünther Pancke G?nther Pancke was an SS-Obergruppenf?hrer and the Higher SS and Police Leader of Denmark.... Higher SS and Police Leader of Greece (HSSPF): Jürgen StroopJürgen Stroop Summary J?rgen Stroop, was a general of the SS who led the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943.... ; replaced by Walter SchimanaWalter Schimana Walter Schimana during World War II, and was de facto governor of occupied Greece from October 1943.... , later Hermann Franz Higher SS and Police Leader of General GovernmentGeneral Government The General Government was the name given by Germany to the governing authority in territories of Poland after its occupatio... (Poland)(HSSPF): Friedrich Wilhelm KrügerFacts About Friedrich Wilhelm Krüger Friedrich Wilhelm Krger was a Nazi official and high-ranking member of the SA and SS.... ; later Wilhelm KoppeWilhelm Koppe Wilhelm Koppe was a German Nazi commander who was reponsible for numerous atrocities against Poles and Jews in Reichsgau War... SS and Police Leader of WarsawWarsaw Warsaw is the capital of Poland and its largest city.... (SSPF): Jürgen StroopJürgen Stroop J?rgen Stroop, was a general of the SS who led the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943.... SS and Police Leader of KrakówKraków Krakw see also Names of European cities in different languages) is one of the oldest and largest cities of Poland, with... (SSPF): Julian SchernerJulian Scherner Julian Scherner was a Nazi Party official who served in the Schutzstaffel as an SS-Oberfhrer.... SS and Police Leader of LublinLublin Lublin is the biggest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 355,954.... (SSPF): Odilo "Globus" GlobocnikOdilo Globocnik Odilo Globocnik was a prominent Austrian Nazi and later an SS leader.... Bibliography Höhne, HeinzHeinz Höhne Heinz H?hne is a German journalist who specializes in Nazi and intelligence history.... The Order of the Death's Head: The Story of Hitler's SS. (Der Orden unter dem Totenkopf: Die Geschichte der SS). First published in 1967. External links Lists of SSPF