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SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT, lit. ' SS Dispositional Troops ') was formed in 1934 as combat troops for the Nazi Party (NSDAP). On 17 August 1938 Adolf Hitler decreed that the SS-VT was neither a part of the Ordnungspolizei (order police) nor the Wehrmacht, but military-trained men at the disposal of the Führer.
On 17 August 1938 Hitler decreed, at Himmler's request, the SS-TV to be the official reserve for the SS-VT; [22] this would over the course of the war lead to a constant flux of men between the Waffen-SS and the concentration camps. Himmler's intention was simply to expand his private army by using the SS-TV (as well as the police, which he ...
Vehicle command flag for "SS-Standarte 34". The SS-Standarte was the primary unit of the Allgemeine-SS, named after the term for a "Regimental Standard", or flag.The Standarten were organized into regimental-sized formations each with its own number, but also were referred to by other names, such as location, a popular name, or an honorary title; generally SS or NSDAP members killed before the ...
Allgemeine SS; SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT) [17] SS-Wachverbände, known as the SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS-TV) from 29 March 1936, forward [18] [19] Himmler further conducted additional purges of the SS to exclude those deemed to be opportunists, alcoholics, homosexuals, or of uncertain racial status. This "house cleaning" removed some 60,000 SS ...
SS-Panzerdivision "Das Reich") or SS Division Das Reich was an armored division of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. Initially formed from regiments of the SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT), Das Reich initially served during the Battle of France in 1940 before seeing combat on the Eastern Front between 1941 and 1944.
All Waffen-SS divisions were ordered in a single series of numbers as formed, regardless of type. [1] Those with ethnic groups listed were at least nominally recruited from those groups. Many of the higher-numbered units were divisions in name only, being in reality only small battlegroups ( Kampfgruppen ).
Las Vegas weddings refers to wedding ceremonies held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas has been known as the "Marriage Capital of the World" from 1953 when its was first referred to as such in the London Daily Herald. [1] It has held the title because of the ease of acquiring a marriage license and the minimal costs involved in having a wedding ...
SS-Junker School at Bad Tölz, 1942. SS-Junker Schools (German SS-Junkerschulen) were leadership training facilities for officer candidates of the Schutzstaffel (SS). The term Junkerschulen was introduced by Nazi Germany in 1937, although the first facilities were established at Bad Tölz and Braunschweig in 1934 and 1935.