What is Reichsführer-SS?
[[File:Kfz-Stander für den Reichsführer SS.svg|thumb|upright|Command flag]] '''''Reichsführer-SS''''' ({{IPA|ˈʁaɪçsˌfyːʁɐ ˈɛs ˈɛs|lang|De-reichsfuehrer-ss.ogg}}) was a special title and rank that existed between the years of 1925 and 1945 for the commander of the ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'' (SS). ''Reichsführer-SS'' was a title from 1925 to 1933, and from 1934 to 1945 it was the highest [[Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel|rank of the SS]]. The longest serving and by far most noteworthy ''Reichsführer-SS'' was [[Heinrich Himmler]]. ==Office holders== In all, five people held the title of ''Reichsführer-SS'' during the twenty years of its existence. Three persons held the position as a title while two held the actual SS rank. *[[Julius Schreck]] (1925–1926){{sfn|McNab|2009|pp=16, 17}} *[[Joseph Berchtold]] (1926–1927){{sfn|McNab|2009|pp=16, 17}} *[[Erhard Heiden]] (1927–1929){{sfn|McNab|2009|pp=16, 17}} *[[Heinrich Himmler]] (1929–1945){{sfn|McNab|2009|pp=16, 17}} *[[Karl Hanke]] (1945){{sfn|McNab|2009|pp=16, 17}} ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:SS]]