Kommandostab Reichsführer-SS
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Kommandostab Reichsführer-SS (lit. 'Command Staff Reich Leader-SS') was a paramilitary organisation within the SS of Nazi Germany under the personal control of Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS. Established in 1941, prior to the German invasion of the Soviet Union, it consisted of the Waffen-SS security forces deployed in the occupied territories. The units perpetrated mass murder against Jews and other civilians.
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Formation | May 1941 |
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Type | Waffen-SS |
Purpose | Nazi security warfare in the Army Group Rear Areas and civilian-administered territories (Reichskommissariat) Participation in the Holocaust |
Region | Nazi Germany German-occupied Europe |
Key people | Heinrich Himmler Kurt Knoblauch |
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