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for "leading and directing the larga mass of folk com­
rades." In 1941 Jleissmeyer's office was put in exclusive
charge of thorn; the increase in SS influence was marked.,
Political reliability rather than professional
competence was the criterion in selection of the teaching
staff. Most of the schoolmasters wsre SS leaders, and
even the head of the schools dia not h«ve to be a teacher
or have a degree in education» The curriculum was like
that of an ordinary secondary scnool, with sport3 being
stressed most» Graduates of the Napolis who were permitted
to select any career they desired, chose military careers.
^The Napoli at Rottweil, indeed, is reported to h„ve
been given the task of setting up the Werewolf or»
ganization/
During the war tho Napolis were supplemented by
the Helmschulen. These were supervised directly by of­
ficials, responsible to Heissneyer, in the offices of
the Gauleiter end Reichstatthalter. 'The Heimschulen pro­
vided both elementary and high school education, 'ihey
were intended primarily for the education of the "children
of front soldiers, men killed in action, armament workers,
political workers and evacuated families, with special
emphasis on these active in the Kastern territories." Most
of them were located in the border territories of the
Reich and in annexed or occupad territories* One of their
functions wa3 apparently to re-Germanize "Racial German"
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