![]() ![]() LSSAH took part in the annexation of Austria as a part of XVI. Good uniform, comradeship and above all they were all very tall men, at least 1,82m tall. I had often seen them on parades in the city, on guard at the Reichs Chancellery and so on. As a Berliner there was never any doubt in my mind that I would volunteer for this unit. I came to the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler on. It was motorised and expanded October 1934 as a reward for its loyalty and services during the "Röhm-Putsch". It took part in the purge of Ernst Röhm and other enemies of Hitler (mainly leaders of the SA) during the Night of Long Knifes together with Landespolizeigruppe General Göring. It was redesignated Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) in 1934. The members of LAH took an oath of loyalty to Hitler 9 November 1933 (the 10th anniversary of the failed Beer Hall Putsch). These units merged September 1933 as was designated SS-Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (LAH). It was soon redesignated SS-Sonderkommando Zossen and a new unit, SS-Sonderkommando Jüterbog, was raised. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH or LAH) was formed 17 March 1933 as SS-Stabswache Berlin by Josef "Sepp" Dietrich, Hitler's bodyguard, on the order of Adolf Hitler who wanted a full-time armed force that was completly loyal to him.ĭietrich handpicked 120 men (some of whom had served in the Stosstrupp Adolf Hitler that was formed in 1921) who were barracked at the Alexander Barracks in Berlin and later at Berlin-Lichterfelde. Details Published: 12 December 2010 12 December 2010 Last Updated: 27 December 2014 27 December 2014 ![]()
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