![Rise of the SS (1923-1934) [Partial Patreon Preview] Artwork](https://www.buzzsprout.com/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBCQzM1TlFrPSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--87d1a26d6d138057d270332cbb7d6b5c5be4f244/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDVG9MWm05eWJXRjBPZ2hxY0djNkUzSmxjMmw2WlY5MGIxOW1hV3hzV3docEFsZ0NhUUpZQW5zR09nbGpjbTl3T2d0alpXNTBjbVU2Q25OaGRtVnlld1k2REhGMVlXeHBkSGxwUVRvUVkyOXNiM1Z5YzNCaFkyVkpJZ2x6Y21kaUJqb0dSVlE9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--1924d851274c06c8fa0acdfeffb43489fc4a7fcc/SS_Uniform.jpg)
History Off the Page
Entertaining lectures on European history by college professor Dr. Jason Hansen (Furman University) that help explain how the modern world came to be. Covers culture and technology in addition to politics, with focus on France, Germany, England, Russia and more. Latest episodes help explain history of Israel and Palestine conflict and the Russia Ukraine war.
History Off the Page
Rise of the SS (1923-1934) [Partial Patreon Preview]
In the spring of 1925, a newly free Adolf Hitler ordered his bodyguard/chauffeur Julius Schreck to create a new protection detail. Eventually known as the SS, its membership would fluctuate between 250 and 1000 men over the next four years. And yet, perhaps no institution in Nazi Germany strikes more fear into the hearts of modern listeners. This episode documents how the SS grew from an otherwise unremarkable Nazi formation into a sprawling empire that included effective control over the police, ran the concentration camp system and operated its own military units (known as Waffen SS).
Among the topics covered are the early history of the formation, the roles of Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich, the rivalries that enabled Himmler to become chief of German police by 1936, and the Röhm purge of 1934.
For more information on History Off the Page, check out our website www.historyoffthepage.com! Or you can support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/historyoffthepage?fan_landing=true.