Reichsführer-SS
'''''' (, ) was a special title and rank that existed between the years of 1925 and 1945 for the commander of the (SS), and it was the highest rank of the SS. The longest-serving and most noteworthy office holder was Heinrich Himmler.
Key facts
- Official post.native_name
- SS Reichsführer
- Official post.insignia
- Reichsadler der Deutsches Reich (1935–1945).svg
- Official post.insigniasize
- 100
- Official post.insigniacaption
- Eagle of Nazi Germany
- Official post.flag
- Kfz-Stander für den Reichsführer SS.svg
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- Command flag
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- Heinrich Himmler Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg
- Official post.alt
- Head shot of Heinrich Himmler
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- Longest-servingHeinrich Himmler6 January 1929 – 29 April 1945
- Official post.department
- (SS)
- Official post.type
- Commanding officer
- Official post.status
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Definition
- Duties
- Relationship with the ''Waffen-SS''
- {{lang|de|Kommandostab Reichsführer-SS}}
- Office holders
- Timeline
- Deputy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
'''''' (, ) was a special title and rank that existed between the years of 1925 and 1945 for the commander of the (SS), and it was the highest rank of the SS. The longest-serving and most noteworthy office holder was Heinrich Himmler.
==Definition== was both a title and a rank. The title of was first created in 1926 by the second commander of the SS, Joseph Berchtold. Julius Schreck, founder of the SS and Berchtold's predecessor, never referred to himself as . Yet, the title was retroactively applied to him in later years. In 1929, Heinrich Himmler became and referred to himself by his title instead of his regular SS rank of . This set the precedent for the commander of the SS to be called .