Designation |
Headquarters |
Years of Operation |
Last commander |
Notes
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Alpenland |
Salzburg |
June 1, 1939 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Brigadeführer Hermann Harm |
One of two major Oberabschnitt in Austria
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Böhmen-Mähren |
Prague |
April 1, 1944 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Oberführer Emanuel Sladek |
Primary Oberabschnitt in Czechoslovakia
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Donau |
Vienna |
May 30, 1938 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Gruppenführer Walter Schimana |
Formed from Oberabschnitt Österreich in 1938
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Elbe |
Dresden |
April 4, 1936 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Gruppenführer Ludolf von Alvensleben |
Formed from Oberabschnitt Mitte in 1936
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Fulda-Werra |
Arolsen |
January 1, 1937 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Obergruppenführer Josias Erbprinz zu Waldeck-Pyrmont
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Lothringen-Saarpfalz |
Saarbrücken |
October 1, 1940 – October 15, 1941 |
SS-Gruppenführer Theodor Berkelmann |
Renamed Oberabschnitt Westmark in 1941
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Main |
Nuremberg |
April 1, 1936 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Brigadeführer Benno Martin |
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Mitte |
Braunschweig |
April 1, 1936 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Obergruppenführer Rudolf Querner |
Formed from Oberabschnitt Nordwest in 1936
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Nord |
Hamburg |
October 1, 1932 – April 20, 1940 |
SS-Gruppenführer Hans-Adolf Prützmann |
Divided into Oberabschnitts Nordsee and Ostsee in 1940
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Nordost |
Königsberg |
December 15, 1933 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Gruppenführer Otto Hellwig
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Nordsee |
Altona |
April 20, 1940 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Gruppenführer Georg von Bassewitz-Behr |
Formed from Oberabschnitt Nord in 1940
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Nordwest |
Oslo |
April 20, 1940 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Gruppenführer Wilhelm Rediess |
Primary Oberabschnitt in Norway.
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Ost(1) |
Berlin |
November 16, 1933 – November 14, 1939 |
SS-Obergruppenführer Sepp Dietrich |
One of the original SS-Gruppen formed in 1929. Known as SS-Gruppe Ost until 1934, renamed Oberabschnitt Spree in 1939 no titular after Sepp Dietrich
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Ost(2) |
Krakau |
September 15, 1942 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Koppe |
Primary Oberabschnitt in Poland. Named from former Oberabschnitt Ost located in Germany
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Ostland |
Riga |
December 12, 1941 – March 3, 1945 |
SS-Obergruppenführer Friedrich Jeckeln |
Primary Oberabschnitt in Latvia
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Österreich |
Vienna |
February 15, 1934 – May 30, 1938 |
SS-Oberführer Ernst Kaltenbrunner |
Renamed as Oberabschnitt Donau in 1938
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Ostsee |
Stettin |
February 1, 1940 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Gruppenführer Emil Mazuw |
Formed from Oberabschnitt Nord in 1940
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Rhein |
Koblenz |
January 1, 1934 – September 11, 1943 |
SS-Gruppenführer Theodor Berkelmann |
Merged with Oberabschnitt Westmark in 1943 to form Oberabschnitt Rhein-Westmark
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Rhein-Westmark |
Wiesbaden |
September 11, 1943 – March 24, 1945 |
SS-Gruppenführer Jürgen Stroop |
Formed from Oberabschnitts Rhein and Westmark in 1943
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Spree |
Berlin |
November 14, 1939 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Gruppenführer Max Schneller (permanent deputy) |
Known as Oberabschnitt Ost until 1939. Previous name then assigned to a new Oberabschnitt formed in Poland
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Süd |
Munich |
April 4, 1936 – April 20, 1945 |
SS-Obergruppenführer Friedrich Karl Freiherr von Eberstein |
Longest Oberabschnitt in continuous existence, known originally as SS-Gruppe Süd
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Südost |
Brieg and Breslau |
March 15, 1932 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Obergruppenführer Richard Hildebrandt
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Südwest |
Stuttgart |
November 16, 1933 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Gruppenführer Otto Hofmann
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Ukraina |
Kiev |
December 1, 1941 – September 2, 1944 |
SS-Obergruppenführer Hans-Adolf Prützmann |
Primary Oberabschnitt in the Ukraine
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Warthe |
Posen |
October 26, 1939 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Gruppenführer Willy Schmelcher
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Weichsel |
Danzig |
November 9, 1939 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Gruppenführer Fritz Katzmann
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West |
Düsseldorf |
November 18, 1929 – May 8, 1945 |
SS-Gruppenführer Karl Gutenberger |
Known originally as SS-Gruppe West
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Westmark |
Neustadt & Metz |
October 15, 1941 – September 11, 1943 |
SS-Gruppenführer Theodor Berkelmann |
Merged with Oberabschnitt Rhein in 1943 to become Oberabschnitt Rhein-Westmark
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