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Circular announcement of the creation of the SS Administrative and Economic Office (predecessor of the WVHA)

Authors

Heinrich Himmler (Reichsfuehrer-SS and Chief of Police; Minister of Interior)

Born: 1900-10-07 (Munich)
Died: 1945-05-23 (Lüneburg)
Country of citizenship: German Empire (period: 1900-10-07 through 1918-01-01); Nazi Germany (since: 1923-01-01); Weimar Republic (period: 1915-01-01 through 1937-01-01)
Occupation: farmer; laboratory technician; occultist; politician
Member of political party: Bavarian People's Party (period: 1919-01-01 through 1923-01-01); National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party
Member of: Academy for German Law (since: 1933-01-01); Altreichsflagge (until: 1926-01-01); Artaman League; Bund Reichskriegsflagge
Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch (date: 1923-11-09); Nazi human experimentation (role: administrator); Night of the Long Knives
Significant person: Rudolf Brandt (role: secretary, stenographer; since: 1934-01-01)

Date: 20 April 1939

Literal Title: Betrifft: Aufbau eines neuen Hauptamtes.

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: German

Evidence Code: NO-1451

Citation: NMT 4 (page 103)

HLSL Item No.: 5822

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NO-1451: Himmler's order establishing SS Economic and Administrative Main Office (WVHA

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NO-1451: Order of Himmler of 20 April 1939 raising the SS Administrative Office to the level of an SS Main Office.