Allgemeine-SS regional commands
The Allgemeine-SS regional commands comprised the regional Allgemeine-SS units (SS-Oberabschnitt) that were part of the units and commands of the Schutzstaffel (SS) during the Nazi era. The regional commands covered Austria and Germany.
- See "Waffen-SS divisions" for the Waffen-SS order of battle
Commands
Many of the commanders of the regional units also served as SS and Police Leaders. By 1942, the existing Oberabschnitt commands were as follows:
| Designation | Headquarters | Years of Operation | Last commander | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpenland | Salzburg | June 1, 1939 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Brigadeführer Hermann Harm | One of two major Oberabschnitt in Austria | ||
| Böhmen-Mähren | Prague | April 1, 1944 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Oberführer Emanuel Sladek | Primary Oberabschnitt in Czechoslovakia | ||
| Donau | Vienna | May 30, 1938 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Gruppenführer Walter Schimana | Formed from Oberabschnitt Österreich in 1938 | ||
| Elbe | Dresden | April 4, 1936 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Gruppenführer Ludolf von Alvensleben | Formed from Oberabschnitt Mitte in 1936 | ||
| Fulda-Werra | Arolsen | January 1, 1937 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Obergruppenführer Josias Erbprinz zu Waldeck-Pyrmont | |||
| Lothringen-Saarpfalz | Saarbrücken | October 1, 1940 – October 15, 1941 | SS-Gruppenführer Theodor Berkelmann | Renamed Oberabschnitt Westmark in 1941 | ||
| Main | Nuremberg | April 1, 1936 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Brigadeführer Benno Martin | |||
| Mitte | Braunschweig | April 1, 1936 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Obergruppenführer Rudolf Querner | Formed from Oberabschnitt Nordwest in 1936 | ||
| Nord | Hamburg | October 1, 1932 – April 20, 1940 | SS-Gruppenführer Hans-Adolf Prützmann | Divided into Oberabschnitts Nordsee and Ostsee in 1940 | ||
| Nordost | Königsberg | December 15, 1933 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Gruppenführer Otto Hellwig | |||
| Nordsee | Altona | April 20, 1940 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Gruppenführer Georg von Bassewitz-Behr | Formed from Oberabschnitt Nord in 1940 | ||
| Nordwest | Oslo | April 20, 1940 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Gruppenführer Wilhelm Rediess | Primary Oberabschnitt in Norway. | ||
| Ost(1) | Berlin | November 16, 1933 – November 14, 1939 | SS-Obergruppenführer Sepp Dietrich | One of the original SS-Gruppen formed in 1929. Known as SS-Gruppe Ost until 1934, renamed Oberabschnitt Spree in 1939 no titular after Sepp Dietrich | ||
| Ost(2) | Krakau | September 15, 1942 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Koppe | Primary Oberabschnitt in Poland. Named from former Oberabschnitt Ost located in Germany | ||
| Ostland | Riga | December 12, 1941 – March 3, 1945 | SS-Obergruppenführer Friedrich Jeckeln | Primary Oberabschnitt in Latvia | ||
| Österreich | Vienna | February 15, 1934 – May 30, 1938 | SS-Oberführer Ernst Kaltenbrunner | Renamed as Oberabschnitt Donau in 1938 | ||
| Ostsee | Stettin | February 1, 1940 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Gruppenführer Emil Mazuw | Formed from Oberabschnitt Nord in 1940 | ||
| Rhein | Koblenz | January 1, 1934 – September 11, 1943 | SS-Gruppenführer Theodor Berkelmann | Merged with Oberabschnitt Westmark in 1943 to form Oberabschnitt Rhein-Westmark | ||
| Rhein-Westmark | Wiesbaden | September 11, 1943 – March 24, 1945 | SS-Gruppenführer Jürgen Stroop | Formed from Oberabschnitts Rhein and Westmark in 1943 | ||
| Spree | Berlin | November 14, 1939 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Gruppenführer Max Schneller (permanent deputy) | Known as Oberabschnitt Ost until 1939. Previous name then assigned to a new Oberabschnitt formed in Poland | ||
| Süd | Munich | April 4, 1936 – April 20, 1945 | SS-Obergruppenführer Friedrich Karl Freiherr von Eberstein | Longest Oberabschnitt in continuous existence, known originally as SS-Gruppe Süd | ||
| Südost | Brieg and Breslau | March 15, 1932 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Obergruppenführer Richard Hildebrandt | |||
| Südwest | Stuttgart | November 16, 1933 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Gruppenführer Otto Hofmann | |||
| Ukraina | Kiev | December 1, 1941 – September 2, 1944 | SS-Obergruppenführer Hans-Adolf Prützmann | Primary Oberabschnitt in the Ukraine | ||
| Warthe | Posen | October 26, 1939 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Gruppenführer Willy Schmelcher | |||
| Weichsel | Danzig | November 9, 1939 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Gruppenführer Fritz Katzmann | |||
| West | Düsseldorf | November 18, 1929 – May 8, 1945 | SS-Gruppenführer Karl Gutenberger | Known originally as SS-Gruppe West | ||
| Westmark | Neustadt & Metz | October 15, 1941 – September 11, 1943 | SS-Gruppenführer Theodor Berkelmann | Merged with Oberabschnitt Rhein in 1943 to become Oberabschnitt Rhein-Westmark | ||
References
- Yerger, Mark C. Allgemeine-SS: The Commands, Units, and Leaders of the General SS, Schiffer Publishing (1997). ISBN 0-7643-0145-4
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