| SS-FHA | |
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| SS Führungshauptamt | |
| The SS-FHA was the operations agency of the Waffen SS and Allgemeine-SS. | |
| SS-Obergruppenführer Hans Jüttner, chief of the SS Führungshauptamt from 1943 until 1945. | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1940 |
| Preceding agency | SS-Hauptamt |
| Dissolved | May 8, 1945 |
| Jurisdiction | Germany Occupied Europe |
| Headquarters | SS Führungshauptamt, Prinz-Albrecht-Straße, Berlin |
| Employees | ~4,000 c.1941 |
| Agency executives | Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, Chef fur SS Führungshauptamt (1940-1943) SS-Obergruppenführer Hans Jüttner (1943 - 1945), Chef fur SS Führungshauptamt |
| Parent agency | SS |
| Child agencies | Allgemeine-SS since c.1940 Waffen-SS Since c. 1940 |
The SS-Führungshauptamt (English: SS Leadership Main Office) (SS-FHA) was the operational headquarters of the SS.
It was responsible for the administration of Officer Schools (Junkerschulen), Medical services, logistics, and rates of pay. It was also the administrative and operational headquarters for the Waffen SS that was responsible for its organisation and equipment and Order of battle of SS combat units.
The SS-Führungshauptamt, which was under the direct command of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, was formed in 1940 from some of the departments of the SS-Hauptamt and the Allgemeine SS. Its main duty was the operational control of the Waffen-SS developing general policy on recruiting and handling special personnel requirements. By 1942, recruitment by the Allgemeine-SS had almost ceased as a result of WWII, meaning local units were responsible for maintaining their own staffing levels.
The SS-FHA had priority over all other branches of the Armed Forces in selection of recruits. Likewise, to meet the casualty rates and expansion of Waffen-SS field divisions, service in the Waffen-SS was made compulsory for all members of the Allgemeine-SS in 1941. The SS-FHA also accepted personnel who requested voluntary transfer to the Waffen SS after being inducted into any another branch of the military of Nazi Germany; this later included members of the Hitler Youth. When Himmler stepped down as SS-FHA chief in 1943, SS-Obergruppenführer Hans Jüttner managed the department till the end of the war.
Departmental Group A (Amtsgruppe A) Organisation, Personnel and Supply (Organisation, personal, versorgung)
Departmental Group B (Amtsgruppe B) Training (Ausbildung)
Departmental Group C (Amtsgruppe C) Inspection (Inspektionen)
Departmental Group D (Amtsgruppe D) Medical Arm of the Waffen-SS (Sanitätswesen der Waffen-SS)
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