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The Allgemeine-SS (Men-At-Arms Series, 266) Paperback – November 25, 1993

by Robin Lumsden (Author), Paul Hannon (Illustrator)

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The SS originated as Hitler's personal bodyguard and following his rise to power in 1933 the organisation divided into two: the Waffen-SS, which comprised the military wing, and the Allgemeine-SS, whose role was to support the police in maintaining order. The Allgemeine-SS had a wide-ranging effect on all aspects of life in Nazi Germany, from enforcing Hitler's racial policies through to the running of over 500 factories in Germany and occupied Europe. While the more visible armed SS combat units naturally received all the publicity, especially during World War II, it was the rather faceless Allgemeine-SS which wielded the real power.

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Series: Men-at-Arms (Book 266)
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Osprey Publishing; First Edition edition (November 25, 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1855323583
ISBN-13: 978-1855323582
Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.1 x 9.7 inches
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A General reader on the General SS

By M. G Watson VINE VOICE on December 30, 2006

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THE ALLGEMEINE-SS is yet another entry in Osprey Publishing's successful and seemingly endless series of handy-reference booklets on all subjects World War II. Although little more than an extended pamphlet in terms of length, like all of Osprey's books it manages to stuff an impressive amount of information and a hell of a lot of illustration into just shy of 50 pages. It makes for an eye-pleasing and easy read, and more importantly, a super-convenient reference manual.

The Allgemeine (or "General") SS is a sadly neglected subject, standing as it does in the long shadows cast by the other, more toothly branches of Heinrich Himmler's sprawling organization, most notably Security Service and the Waffen-SS; yet it is the Allgemeine-SS, and not these later-comers, which gave the organization the distinctive "black-clad" character which it is still associated with today, and (despite what Hollywood would tell you) it is only the Allgemeine SS who continued to wear notoriously beautiful and ultra-distinctive all-black uniform until the end of the war.

As the name implies, the General SS was made up of all SS men who were not part of the "full-time" (that is to say, paid) members of the organization - in other words, all SS men who had not been selected to serve as SS combat soldiers, concentration camp staff or security personnel. Except for their seniormost officers they were unarmed, part-time volunteers, who periodically traded in their civilian clothes for black uniforms and jackboots when so ordered, lending their hands as police auxiliaries, security officers, collectors for Winter Relief, etc.Read more ›

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A good overall guide for the SS...

By C. B. Miller on February 21, 2010

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This soft back edition through Ian Allen Publishing makes for a good quick reference guide as to the large "overblown" organization. It covers the origins and history but also gives the reader nice examples of uniforms & insignia. The majority of the book covers the organization of the SS, specially the Allgemeine - SS or General SS. Sections include: Conditions of service; uniforms; insignia, forging together the police force (SD, the Gestapo, the Orpo, SiPo and the RSHA); the racial concept; the relationship of the SS with education, the economy, and public life in Nazi Germany.

The weakest section is Chapter 12 on the Waffen-SS or Armed SS. It seems to be more of an afterthought. The space allowed its history is very minor and brief. It would have been better to either leave this section out or written an expanded separate work. In the end, the volume is comparable to Chris McNab's recent book: "SS DATABOOK: 1923-45", published in 2009 by Amber Books, Ltd. Although, this book does not have the handy charts and graphs like McNab's volume. Quick reference guides are popular these days, but Mr. Lumsden deserves credit for writing one of the earliest that still holds up well, overall.

Footnote: Almost all of the information put forth in the soft back volume herein is covered in Mr. Lumsden's other book, "Himmler's Black Order 1923-45", published by The History Press in 2005. If you buy one, there is no need to purchase the other, even though the book, "Himmler's Black Order" is somewhat expanded. Further, "Himmler's Black Order", has a clear error in the book when it states that in the closing days of the Berlin fighting, the Waffen-SS troops were under the overall command of SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS, Felix Steiner.Read more ›

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this book look at the unpaid volunteers of the SS ...

By dcalvin on January 17, 2015

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this book look at the unpaid volunteers of the SS that had little to do with the horror of the final solution but were older or physically unfit German citizens that wish to serve they country.