How many SS generals were there?
Emma Martin
Published Feb 20, 2026
How many SS generals were there?
Between 1925 and 1945, the German Schutzstaffel (SS) grew from eight members to over a quarter of a million Waffen-SS and over a million Allgemeine-SS members….Obergruppenführer (general)
| Name | Rudolf Hess |
|---|---|
| Position | Also Deputy-Führer of the NSDAP until 11 May 1941 |
| SS number | 50 |
| Joined SS | 1 November 1925 |
| Party number | 16 |
How many SS died in ww2?
OKW figures from 9/1/1939 to 12/31/1944
| Description | Dead | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Army and Waffen SS | 1,750,000 | 3,360,000 |
| Navy | 60,000 | 160,000 |
| Air Force | 155,000 | 303,000 |
| Total Wehrmacht | 1,965,000 | 3,823,000 |
Who was second in command of the SS?
Office holders
| No. | Reichsführer-SS | Time in office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julius Schreck (1898–1936) | 1 year, 11 days |
| 2 | Joseph Berchtold (1897–1962) | 320 days |
| 3 | Erhard Heiden (1901–1933) | 1 year, 311 days |
| 4 | Heinrich Himmler (1900–1945) | 16 years, 113 days |
Who was Hitler’s top general?
| Erich von Manstein | |
|---|---|
| Died | 9 June 1973 (aged 85) Irschenhausen, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Buried | Dorfmark, Bad Fallingbostel |
| Allegiance | German Empire (1906–1918) Weimar Republic (1918–1933) Nazi Germany (1933–1944) West Germany (1949–1956 as a NATO adviser) |
| Service/branch | Imperial German Army Reichswehr Wehrmacht Heer |
What country killed the most German soldiers in World war 2?
Russians also point to the fact that Soviet forces killed more German soldiers than their Western counterparts, accounting for 76 percent of Germany’s military dead.
What was the difference between Waffen SS and Wehrmacht?
Originally Answered: What exactly were the differences between the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS? The wafen ss was the military wing of the nazi party while the wehrmacht was german’s military. The SS were political soldiers where loyalty to party was more important than professional ability.
