SS-Verfügungstruppe
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Not to be confused with SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS-TV), the SS organization responsible for administering the Nazi concentration camps.
SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT, lit. 'SS Dispositional Troops') was formed in 1934 as combat troops for the Nazi Party (NSDAP). On 17 August 1938 Adolf Hitler decreed that the SS-VT was neither a part of the Ordnungspolizei (order police) nor the Wehrmacht, but military-trained men at the disposal of the Führer. In time of war, the SS-VT were to be placed at the disposal of the army.
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SS-Verfügungstruppe | |
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Active | 1934–1940 |
Country | Germany |
Allegiance | Adolf Hitler |
Branch | SS |
Type | Panzergrenadier |
Role | |
Size | Division |
Garrison/HQ | Berlin |
Colors | Black, White, Red |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Paul Hausser Felix Steiner Sepp Dietrich |
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The SS-VT were involved in the German invasion of Poland in September 1939. By 1940 these military SS units had become the nucleus of the Waffen-SS.