While location or sequence of chapters invariably changes, the content of the Totenkopfverbände volume consists of the following with hopefully more than the 250 illustrations already aquired included.
Aside from well known personalities like Eicke and several dozen later reciepients of high awards, several hundred junior ranking personnel with their career details are included with the Totenkopfverbände volume. Many held staff or lower level commands as a Zugführer or Kompanie Chef at primarily Untersturmführer to Hauptsturmführer rank. Promotions, transfers, and career progression in their service details shows influence on nearly all Waffen-SS field units.
I please ask collectors of photohraphs, ID books, and similar documents with identified individuals please contact me with anything they might contribute. Likewise casual images of indentified groups, ceremonies and similar photographs are of great interest. I thought a brief explanation and showing content would be better than the long list of names that is also to long for the charachters limit allowed in a single post !!! If possible a jpeg image at high scanner setting (600 or more) is best for our photo helper to work with.
Please feel free to send me a PM or e-mail me direct at:
iap26.alm@gmail.com
Sincerely,
Ignacio Arrondo
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Totenkopfverbände and Totenkopfstandarten and Command Authorities
Creation and Expansion of the Totenkopfverbände
Development of Senior Assigned Command Positions
Senior Commanders attached to the SS-Hauptamt
Chiefs of Staff and 1.Generalstabsoffizier
Field authorities; Higher SS and Police Leaders, SS and Police Leaders,
and Senior Waffen-SS Area commanders
1.SS-Totenkopfstandarte "Oberbayern"
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
2.SS-Totenkopfstandarte "Brandenburg"
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
3.SS-Totenkopfstandarte "Thüringen"
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
4.SS-Totenkopfstandarte "Ostmark"
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
"Ostmark" roster; career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
5.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster; career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
6.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster; career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
7.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster; career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
8.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, Commanders
The Kommandostab "Reichsführer-SS"
Initial Deployment in Russia
1942: Operations and Refurbishing
Brigade and Regiment Command Changes
Smolensk and Final Months of Brigade Opreations
The Path to the Knight's Cross for Friedrich-Wilhelm Trabandt
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster; career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Reciepients of Significant Awards
9.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster: career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Reciepients of Significant Awards
10.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, Standarte Commanders
Deployment in Russia
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster; career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Reciepients of Significant Awards
11.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
12.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster: career synopsis of staff and junior command personel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
13.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster: career synopsis of staff and junior command personel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
14.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster: career synopsis of Standarte staff and junior command personel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
15.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
16.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
SS-Totenkopfstandarte "Kirkenes"
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
"Kirkenes" rosters (2); career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
SS-Totenkopf-Rekruten-Standarte and SS-Totenkopf-Rekruten-Bataillon
Creation, Development, and Commanders
1. and 2.SS-Totenkopfreiterstandarten
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Totenkopfreiterstandarten rosters (4); career synopsis of junior staff and command personnel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
Totenkopfverbände Insignia
Vehicles of the "Totenkopf" Division
Appendix
Addendum to volumes 1 and 2
Index
Glossary
Aside from well known personalities like Eicke and several dozen later reciepients of high awards, several hundred junior ranking personnel with their career details are included with the Totenkopfverbände volume. Many held staff or lower level commands as a Zugführer or Kompanie Chef at primarily Untersturmführer to Hauptsturmführer rank. Promotions, transfers, and career progression in their service details shows influence on nearly all Waffen-SS field units.
I please ask collectors of photohraphs, ID books, and similar documents with identified individuals please contact me with anything they might contribute. Likewise casual images of indentified groups, ceremonies and similar photographs are of great interest. I thought a brief explanation and showing content would be better than the long list of names that is also to long for the charachters limit allowed in a single post !!! If possible a jpeg image at high scanner setting (600 or more) is best for our photo helper to work with.
Please feel free to send me a PM or e-mail me direct at:
iap26.alm@gmail.com
Sincerely,
Ignacio Arrondo
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Totenkopfverbände and Totenkopfstandarten and Command Authorities
Creation and Expansion of the Totenkopfverbände
Development of Senior Assigned Command Positions
Senior Commanders attached to the SS-Hauptamt
Chiefs of Staff and 1.Generalstabsoffizier
Field authorities; Higher SS and Police Leaders, SS and Police Leaders,
and Senior Waffen-SS Area commanders
1.SS-Totenkopfstandarte "Oberbayern"
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
2.SS-Totenkopfstandarte "Brandenburg"
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
3.SS-Totenkopfstandarte "Thüringen"
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
4.SS-Totenkopfstandarte "Ostmark"
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
"Ostmark" roster; career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
5.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster; career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
6.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster; career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
7.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster; career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
8.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, Commanders
The Kommandostab "Reichsführer-SS"
Initial Deployment in Russia
1942: Operations and Refurbishing
Brigade and Regiment Command Changes
Smolensk and Final Months of Brigade Opreations
The Path to the Knight's Cross for Friedrich-Wilhelm Trabandt
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster; career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Reciepients of Significant Awards
9.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster: career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Reciepients of Significant Awards
10.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, Standarte Commanders
Deployment in Russia
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster; career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Reciepients of Significant Awards
11.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
12.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster: career synopsis of staff and junior command personel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
13.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster: career synopsis of staff and junior command personel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
14.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Standarte roster: career synopsis of Standarte staff and junior command personel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
15.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
16.SS-Totenkopfstandarte
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
SS-Totenkopfstandarte "Kirkenes"
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
"Kirkenes" rosters (2); career synopsis of staff and junior command personnel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
SS-Totenkopf-Rekruten-Standarte and SS-Totenkopf-Rekruten-Bataillon
Creation, Development, and Commanders
1. and 2.SS-Totenkopfreiterstandarten
Creation, Development, and Standarte Commanders
Bataillonskommandeure
Totenkopfreiterstandarten rosters (4); career synopsis of junior staff and command personnel
Later Reciepients of Significant Awards
Totenkopfverbände Insignia
Vehicles of the "Totenkopf" Division
Appendix
Addendum to volumes 1 and 2
Index
Glossary