The SS Personnel Main Office () was established on 1 June 1939 from the personnel department in Himmler's personal staff. It was responsible for the administration of personnel matters regarding all leaders and officers of the ''

Schutzstaffel The ''Schutzstaffel'' (; ; SS; also stylised with SS runes as ''ᛋᛋ'') was a major paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II. It beg ...

'' (SS) of

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. This included the ''

Allgemeine SS The ''Allgemeine SS'' (; "General SS") was a major branch of the '' Schutzstaffel'' (SS) paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany; it was managed by the SS Main Office (''SS-Hauptamt''). The ''Allgemeine SS'' was officially established in the autu ...

'' (General SS),

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and ''

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'' (SD; Security Service), specifically those matters regarding admission, promotion and dismissal, but also organisational matters, transfers, and training. It was responsible for processing recommendations for decorations. The office was also responsible for the SS seniority list (''Dienstaltersliste''), the granting of the ''

SS-Ehrenring The ''SS-Ehrenring'' (German language, German for "SS honour ring"), unofficially called ''Totenkopfring'' ("Totenkopf, Death's Head ring" or "skull ring"), was an award of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS). The ring was not a Orders, decorations, and me ...

'' (SS Honour Ring) and '' Degen'' (SS Honour Sword), and also appointed members within the ''Allgemeine SS''. Walter Schmitt was chief of the office until June 1942 when, due to illness, he turned over responsibility for management of the office to

Maximilian von Herff Maximilian Karl Otto von Herff (17 April 1893 – 6 September 1945) was a German senior Schutzstaffel, SS commander during the Nazi era. He served as head of the SS Personnel Main Office from 1942 to 1945. Early life Maximilian von Herff was ...

who formally succeeded him on 1 October 1942, remaining in charge until the fall of the Nazi regime. The office was supervised closely by

Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was a German Nazism, Nazi politician and military leader who was the 4th of the (Protection Squadron; SS), a leading member of the Nazi Party, and one of the most powerful p ...

, head of the SS.

Organization

The office consisted of two main departments: *Officer Personnel *Officer Replacements

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References

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