SS Schule Haus Wewelsburg Head of library in 1939:
SS Obersturmfuhrerer Dr Bernhard Frank
While I have found in searching old threads that WAF members have made mention of the more well known facts of Bernhard Frank’s later exploits as commander of W-SS Obersalzberg and his late war arrest of Reichsmarschall Goring,
I personally find his early SS career to be extremely interesting:
According to the helpful book “Heinrich Himmler’s Camelot
Dr.Frank came to Wewelsburg in ’36 and formerly was a researcher of folkloric themes.
He obtained his doctorate on the folkloric subject of “The Fieldnames of Wewelsburg.” A study of the ancient names given to meadows in the area.
This book is his published doctorate thesis and in the forward his place of employment is credited (SS Schule Haus Wewelsburg).
Dr Frank’s life ties into two seemingly disparate sides of the SS…the academic folkloric and ideological side of Himmler’s SS and the more traditionally understood martial aspects of the W-SS, not to mention his pivotal role near the very end arresting Goring.
This is a beautiful example of my personal interests in history and collecting.
SS Obersturmfuhrerer Dr Bernhard Frank
While I have found in searching old threads that WAF members have made mention of the more well known facts of Bernhard Frank’s later exploits as commander of W-SS Obersalzberg and his late war arrest of Reichsmarschall Goring,
I personally find his early SS career to be extremely interesting:
According to the helpful book “Heinrich Himmler’s Camelot
Dr.Frank came to Wewelsburg in ’36 and formerly was a researcher of folkloric themes.
He obtained his doctorate on the folkloric subject of “The Fieldnames of Wewelsburg.” A study of the ancient names given to meadows in the area.
This book is his published doctorate thesis and in the forward his place of employment is credited (SS Schule Haus Wewelsburg).
Dr Frank’s life ties into two seemingly disparate sides of the SS…the academic folkloric and ideological side of Himmler’s SS and the more traditionally understood martial aspects of the W-SS, not to mention his pivotal role near the very end arresting Goring.
This is a beautiful example of my personal interests in history and collecting.
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