SS Archives: The Most Shameful Chapter in World War II History

Author: (German) Guido
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: A Shameful Chapter in World War II History! Whether in Auschwitz or the Death Cavalry Unit—under the slogan "Your Honor is Loyalty" promoted by Himmler, "thousands of volunteers" willingly sacrificed their humanity for the delusion of "blood and soil." Originally insignificant, the guard unit became a powerful tool of evil. The SS carried out mass killings, embodying the imagination of the rulers, and no other Nazi organizations could match it. The influence of the SS did not end with the fall of the "Thousand-Year Reich." Various groups and organizations worked to help former SS members start new lives abroad, arranging jobs for them in Germany's industry and economy, and funding defense costs for the defendants. The utterly mysterious "Odessa" organization—was it myth or reality? The SS letters, written in ancient German runes, represent the cold massacre, the terror of bloodstained bellies, the human-hating racial delusion, and unlimited power. Although in the retrospect of the Nazi government, the SS is called the embodiment of evil, the dangerous power tool that assassinated Hitler remains a dark and mysterious chapter in German history. Based on previously unknown films, materials, and the testimonies of elderly witnesses who finally agreed to speak the truth before their deaths, Knaup has drawn a new image of the Nazi organization. The growth of the SS was initially cruel—in the "Night of Saint Bartholomew" on June 30, 1934, SS squads were commissioned by Hitler to kill the leaders of the SA. Knaup analyzes the background of the "Night of the Long Knives," portrays the death cavalry unit fond of sorcery and the commander of the extermination camps, Himmler, as well as the cold and organized "Golden Beast" Reinhard Heydrich who "finally solved the Jewish problem." Additionally, Knaup reveals previously undisclosed materials about the Skull Head Division and the Waffen-SS, investigates the myths surrounding the mysterious "Odessa" organization—one of the many groups that supported former SS members after the war—helping them defend in court, flee abroad, and start new lives.