Where does the Waffen SS fall in this command organizational chart? Where would they come in? Would they have a line to the OKH or directly to Hitler?
Waffen SS Organization
Waffen SS Organization
Anyone help me answer what is most likely a simple question..
Where does the Waffen SS fall in this command organizational chart? Where would they come in? Would they have a line to the OKH or directly to Hitler?
Where does the Waffen SS fall in this command organizational chart? Where would they come in? Would they have a line to the OKH or directly to Hitler?
-
Kamen Nevenkin
- Member
- Posts: 168
- Joined: 01 Aug 2002, 14:10
- Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Waffen-SS was subbordinated to OKW as long as the war was going on. They were not supposed to exist for a prolonged period of time.Kamen Nevenkin wrote:Waffen-SS units were not part of the Wehrmacht. They were only tactically or operationaly subordinated to it(depends of unit size).This means that Army had no organizational or personal control over them. Waffen SS had even own supply chain with stores and factories. All Waffen-SS units were under control of SS-FHA(Himmler). In this chart
you can attach SS directly to the Fuhrer.
Have a nice day
Kamen
As you said, Army had no direct control over Waffen-SS but Army had no direct control under land forces belonginng to Luftwaffe or Krigsmarine. They were all independent of each other. That's why they were under the OKW whose chief was Adolf Hitler.