SS-Officer Register

 An important tool in our work to index all officers in the SS / Waffen-SS is, of course, the Bundesarchiv and the SS personnel files (SS-Personalakten) preserved there.

As we have written to many: Keep in mind, however, that this is not a complete archive of all officers, as many who were killed in action or died had their files removed. This applies primarily to the first three years of the war. In addition, a number of officers' personnel files are to be found among the SSEM files.

This should be kept in mind when looking at this list. Hence our extensive work going through all the RuSHA files, which most of the officers possessed; however, even there we have discovered that a number of these officers also lack a RuSHA file, making it extremely difficult to obtain further information about them.

You can download the register here - SS-Register 

//Georg

A fate shared with so many others - Franz Brötsch

 The story of a brave young man whose life was cut short at just twenty years old.

SSO, SSEM and SA Files

 For some time now, we have managed to acquire the entire archive of SS officer personnel files (SSO), SS NCO and enlisted personnel files (SSEM), as well as SA personnel files. The reason for acquiring the SA files is that we need to cross-reference them, as many individuals served in the SA prior to joining the SS.

The SSO series has traditionally been cited as consisting of 909 rolls. That is actually incorrect: there are two additional special rolls dedicated to individual SS officers—one of which belongs entirely to Arthur Seyss-Inquart. Consequently, the true total for the A3343 SSO series is 911 rolls, not 909 as has always been claimed.

The A3343 SSEM collection comprises a total of 1,738 rolls. We had previously written this archive off, believing it mostly contained nothing more than a cover page and, at best, an indication of the replacement and training unit (AuE) to which a soldier was assigned. However, we have since changed our view, as many of these files are far more comprehensive than we initially thought.

I will get back to you regarding the SA archive at a later point.

With this, I dare say that alongside the Bundesarchiv, we hold the ABSOLUTELY largest archive in the world covering members of the SS. The reason we can state this with confidence is that we have downloaded everything available digitally from the Bundesarchiv, which also includes extensive files on members of the Allgemeinen-SS—records you will NOT find in the A3343 SSEM series.

Our main dilemma now is: who do we trade information with when we already have everything? Well, we don't have everything just yet, so if you happen to possess RuSHA files (preferably full rolls), please get in touch with us. Addition: We also miss some info from the Waffen-SS Archive, currently in Czech Republic, but in September we´ll start going there and extract what they hold. 

Under our "Archive" section, you will find an updated list of all the SSO files in our possession. We are currently in the process of creating a matching index for the SSEM files as well.

// Georg

Eiserne Kreuz #4 Out now!!!!

 We have now released the 4 issue of "Eiserne Kreuz" this issue has stories about SS-Fallshirmjäger, Hundestaffel in the 6.SS-Geb.Div. Rk holder from Latvia, Finns, Swedes, French and Dutch. and Much more!!

You can download it here wwww.eisernekreuz.com  

Enjoy the read!

The Officers of the SS & Waffen-SS Volume 2:B (Bernhard - Brandstötter) Published!

As of today, our Volume 2:B has been published. It covers SS officers from Bernhard to Brandstötter, totaling 2,016 officers, of whom we have successfully covered more than 66% with a photograph. A number of them feature a more detailed biography, while for others, biographical data is provided.

What you can find for each SS officer is the following: name, date and place of birth, units, SS and NSDAP numbers (if they exist), as well as both political and military awards. We have also listed who was married and whether they had any children. In cases where it is known, the date and place of death are also included.

This is not a book for the casual reader of World War II, but rather a reference material providing insight into just how many SS officers there were and where they served.

As sources, we have primarily utilized their SS officer files, RuSHA files, the NSDAP central card index (Zentral-Kartei), WaSt, and much more—all to obtain as comprehensive a picture as possible of each officer.

You can find the book on all Amazon platforms. 

https://amzn.eu/d/07OuT9Vg 

//Georg

Index NSDAP Kartei

Since months I have been working with the NSDAP Kartei stored at NARA, there wasn´t a index avible where you can find names, so I have started to creat a Index, far from ready and this is a living document so it will change over time. 

If you wish to get the index , please send me an email on georg@axishistory.com and I will send you the pdf, I tried to upload it here, but it was impossible. 

//Georg

Eiserne Kreuz #3

 Since a month ago, we published the third issue of "Eiserne Kreuz" in this issue you will find well researched articles about Philipp Wild, Fritz Darges, Operation Doppelklopf, First part of the last months of the war for the SS-Pz.AA.2 "Das Reich" and much more. 

You can all download it for free on www.eisernekreuz.com 

Best regards

Georg