R & A No. 3113.7 / Principal Nazi Organizations Involved in the ...

Belgium and Northern France9 the HSSP.C *m;3 actually made Qaamaud
af all military forces»
Finally« ESSPf appear to have beun selected to pre pare post-war
lostilitiea in Germany. In accordance with an order by Eimmler of i.feroh
i.94St HiJSPf were appointed to organise and direo-; '^'erwol.f" activities in
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th< ir respective areas of command.
(2) Qtbor cub-di?isiona., She SS Abschnitte^ althou j
furdamo: itally a territozial designatici iGmprieod HS foruas ai>p •
division strength« I'hey were referred 1 o by the town where t:
located or by the ragions viiioh they included. A3 of 3.911 tb»ra v.
altogether 45,, with a *otal of 7 .,000 to 'LI,GOO 38 aeu in each. Head
the Abaohnit-j was generally an SS offioe? of the rank of Stanclarteiiführer
or Oberführerj with a staff modelled at! .^ega/ds function» on that of the
Obe r e.b?! chnitt.
- The SS St ^d arte avenged in 3941 between 1,900 and 2. a, in
1S'44 between 300 and 400* SS Standgjrten were numbered front 1 - 12 > cons«
tively» Each TOIS ctiamaoded either by tn SS Stanjdnrtenfflhrorj an 3;i_ ffi^yeturai-
baanfßhrers or an s;.. St jgiafCforer„ who *mo assisted by a snail s
It consisted in mac*-time of 600 - 800 men. The .Sturmb&nn war- ec sanded
by an SS Sturmbannführer assisted by an Adjutant»
SHaEP, CI Monitor, p>:. 3 February ISM* OSS poeument, OXD 121
Statement by Ogaf» Hartins HSSEf* 3f Ca Main^ OSS Docownat X1XL1148,
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