Julius Schreck1925
Appointed Reichsfiuhrer-SS
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Appointed Reichsfiuhrer-SS
The title of Reichsfuhrer is created by Joseph Berchtold. Appointed Reichsfuhrer-SS
Appointed Reichsfiuhrer-SS
Heinrich Himmler becomes Reichsfuhrer-SS and referred to himself by his title instead of his regular SS rank, this sets the precedent for the Commanding General of the SS to be called Reichsfuhrer-SS
Himmlers title became an actual rank after the Night of the Long Knives, Reichsfuhrer-SS became the highest rank of the SS and was considered the equivalent of a Generalfeldmarschall in the German Army
Appointed Reichsfuhrer-SS
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