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A3343, Series SSO, includes personnel files for over 61,000 SS officers. NARA
Microfilm Publication A3343, Series RS, biographic records of the Rasse­ und
Siedlungshauptamt­SS or RuSHA (SS Race and Settlement Office), includes
files for 24,000 SS personnel and their spouses who submitted detailed per­
sonal and family background information to receive permission to marry.
Records of Nazi Party membership are included in NARA Microfilm
Publication A3340, Series MFOK (NSDAP Ortsgruppenkartei), and Series
MFLK (NSDAP Zentralkartei). The above series are arranged alphabetically
by surname. Date of birth is necessary to establish positive identification.
Frank L. MacLean, in his book The Camp Men: The SS Officers Who Ran the
Nazi Concentration Camp System (Schiffer Military History, Atglen, PA, 1999)
used the NARA SSO files to identify over 900 concentration camp personnel.
The 101 SS officers listed below are identified as having served at the Mauthausen
complex at various times from its opening to March 1945. Given in this order
are name, rank, and date of birth; National Archives SSO File and roll number;
and NSDAP number and“RS” (indicating the availability of a RuSHA file). The
omission of the latter two elements indicates nonavailability.
Abraham, Dr. Karl—SS­Hauptsturmführer,Aug. 2, 1908,A3343 SSO­O01, RS
Adolf, Dr. Benno—SS­Hauptsturmführer, Mar. 17, 1912, A3343 SSO­
003, NSDAP 4411361
Altfuldisch, Johann—SS­Obersturmführer, Nov. 11, 1911, A3343 SSO­
010, NSDAP 397051
Bachmayer, Georg—SS­Hauptstrumführer, May 12, 1913, A3343 SSO­
025, NSDAP 3204530, RS
Barnewald, Otto—SS­Sturmbannführer, Jan. 10, 1896, A3343 SSO­033,
NSDAP 149640
Baumkoether, Dr. Heinz—SS­Hauptsturmführer, Feb. 7, 1912, A3343
SSO­044, RS
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