SS Correspondence and Security Instructions for Hitler’s Entry into Austria, 1938 (Irving file T175=241)

This file comprises administrative, operational, and personnel records of SS and RSHA units, with particular emphasis on security arrangements and personnel organization.

The material includes:

• Correspondence between RSHA departments and subordinate security offices.
• Operational instructions and security directives concerning Adolf Hitler’s entry into Austria in March 1938.
• Führerbegleitkommando assignment records and instructions for personal protection operations.
• Personnel rosters of SD and SS officers, listing names, ranks, service numbers, assignments, and dates of service.
• Lists of SS officers holding police ranks and cross-appointments within security services.
• Collections of laws, regulations, and internal directives governing SS organization, administration, and personnel matters (1935–1942).
• Reports on investigations and disciplinary matters involving escort units and police guards.

The records document both strategic security planning and routine personnel administration within the Nazi security apparatus.

Disclaimer

This file contains historical records originating from the administrative and security services of Nazi Germany, including material associated with the SS, Reich Security Main Office (RSHA), and related police and intelligence organizations.

The documents reproduce original wartime records that may include:

• Names, ranks, and affiliations of individuals associated with the Nazi regime
• Official correspondence and directives issued by totalitarian authorities
• Language, terminology, and symbols reflecting the ideology and practices of the period

These materials are preserved and presented solely for purposes of historical documentation, academic research, legal reference, and public record.

Their inclusion does not constitute endorsement, approval, or legitimization of the ideology, policies, or actions of the Nazi regime, the SS, or any affiliated organization.

Users are advised that the content reflects the administrative perspective of the regime responsible for systematic persecution, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Interpretation should be undertaken within appropriate historical, ethical, and scholarly frameworks.

Reproduction or use of this material should comply with applicable laws, archival standards, and institutional guidelines.

Condition Note

The file survives as a microfilm reproduction of original wartime paper records. Overall condition is stable, but image quality varies across frames. Some documents show reduced legibility due to faded ink, compressed tabular formatting, handwriting density, and occasional motion blur or uneven exposure from the original microfilming process. Minor frame cropping and contrast loss are present in places, though content remains substantially complete and readable with magnification. No evidence of deliberate alteration or loss of sequence is apparent.

4 page sample SS Correspondence and Security Instructions for Hitler’s Entry into Austria, 1938 (Irving file T175=241)