Initially the “SS” were
charged with the protection of the Nazi party and, after the “Night of Long
Knives” (June 30, 1934), it took the command of the concentration camps.
Service
letter of the “SS”.
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"S.S."
(SchutzStaffel)
The major authority within the camps was the “Lagerkommandant”.
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The ‘Blockführer’ was part of the “SS” and had the responsibility of a Block.