Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 358: Bodyguards

After the Berlin military parade, the guard team around Xu Jun expanded again, and to be precise, it should have restored its scale. During Hitler's reign, in addition to the Führer's guard and flag team, he also had two elite teams at the same time, responsible for his security guard work when he participated in public events or traveled.

One is the Imperial Security Group (D), under the Imperial Security Administration, and the commander is Major General John Ratten Huber of the SS.

D was originally born out of a police team in Bavaria. Most of its members are experienced criminal agents. Their duty is to protect the personal safety of the head of state around the clock when Hitler is operating in Bavaria. The work of this group was affirmed by Hitler, so when he extended the scope of D's authority to the entire territory of Germany, the scope of defense was also extended to the entire Nazi leadership.

After 1937, all D members joined the SS. They wore ordinary SS uniforms when performing their duties. The difference was that a diamond-shaped badge made up of the two letters SD was sewn on the cuffs.

In addition, these people also had the status of the National Defense Forces. This was an extremely rare exception at the time. The High Command granted them the same powers as the military police, allowing them to enter military units, and at the same time have the right to investigate, inquire, and arrest anyone. An active member of the National Defense Forces.

Usually when Hitler travels, D will check the route in advance and all the buildings and institutions along the road. They have the right to mobilize the local Gestapo to investigate rumors about the assassination of the head of state, identify potential dangerous elements, arrest and even Execution on the spot.

In addition to guarding the head of state, D is also responsible for the security of other top Nazi leaders. As long as there are large-scale events where Nazi leaders are infested, the black figures of D members must be indispensable.

The other guard unit of the Führer is called "Führer Guard Command", or FBK for short. This team has very old qualifications. It was founded in 1920. It was originally an eight-member SS team, which was responsible for serving as the leader's personal guard when Adolf Hitler was out.

At that time, the name of this squad was "Leader's SS Escort Team", and it was renamed "Führer Guard Command" after Hitler came to power. By 1940, the total number of this unit had grown to Thirty-seven people.

FBK was Hitler's most trusted bodyguard. He allowed these people to carry pistols with them when they were around him.

Know that Hitler was suspicious by nature and paid great attention to hierarchical concepts. Even Goering and Himmler had to disarm before meeting.

FBK's scope of responsibilities was originally very broad, and for such a small unit, the workload seems a bit heavier. So when D appeared, he took over most of the field work, allowing FBK to concentrate on the personal security work of the head of state.

At first, this unit only selected personnel from the old SS members. Most of them were veterans who participated in the First World War, but after all, time was not forgiving. By the mid-thirties, the old guys began to lose their power. So this unit began to absorb young blood. By the 1940s, the members were basically selected from the First Armored Division of the SS.

As mentioned earlier, FBK is responsible for personally guarding the safety of the head of state. This task is usually undertaken by a team of thirty-three people, who are then divided into three eleven-man teams to rotate on duty. The FBK members who were not selected into the guard team were given other "important" tasks. They became drivers, waiters, servants and messengers around the head of state, and finally picked the remaining ones and sent them to The Führer serves as a security guard for empty houses in various residences in Germany.

D's performance in the conspiracy that killed Hitler was very suspicious. Himmler claimed that this unit had been infiltrated by Heydrich and that John Rattenhuber had been emptied by the conspirator. This is obviously to reduce the responsibility of Major General Rattenhuber. I heard that the hapless former Bavarian policeman had a very good personal relationship with Himmler.

However, Xu Jun didn't even think about letting Ratten Huber go. So the SS major general was executed in the backyard of the Berlin military prison on the fourth day after Hitler's death.

Although there is no direct evidence that member D participated in the conspiracy, there is also no evidence to clear their suspicions. Hitler's route in France and the movement of the flag guard are top secrets, and Reinhard Heydrich was not included in the list of persons who had the right to obtain such information.

At the time of the incident, Rattenhuber did not follow the Führer as before, but stayed in a luxury villa outside Berlin. According to him, he claimed to be guilty of hemorrhoids. Hitler agreed to return to Berlin to recuperate. He could not produce the approval letter from the head of state and the doctor's certificate.

Regardless of whether the major general has hemorrhoids or not, Rattenhuber’s **** will never be clean. As for why he colluded with Heydrich, as the parties all died, this may have become a permanent Unsolvable puzzles.

Xu Jun doesn't have much interest in exploring this truth. Anyway, there are questions about desire, ambition, power, and eternal interests.

When Hitler died, there were only a small number of D members around him. Except for those killed on the spot, those who survived were also executed on the spot. In the next great purge, D was the first to bear the brunt and became one of Hitler's burial objects.

In the second month after the incident, this organization that once held great power ceased to exist. The members who remained in the Munich headquarters were all arrested and detained in Stamheim prison, using them as " "Dangerous elements" tasted all the methods, and those who could finally go to the People's Court were all hard-core heroes. Then the judge sent them to the gallows with admiration.

Following Hitler's eleven FBK squad, as they promised, they fought for the Führer to the last breath. Although they have undergone rigorous combat training, under the overwhelming automatic firepower of their opponents, the PK pistols in their hands can't do much.

The commander, Lieutenant Colonel Bruno, eliminated the suspicion from him and FBK by the battle, but he was unable to get the unit out of the subsequent political cleansing.

These people are all Hitler's diehards~IndoMTL.com~ Xu Jun was not prepared at all, and he didn't have the energy and time to carefully screen this army.

For Himmler’s plea, the original FBK was only disbanded, and all personnel were returned to their original unit. In addition, in the past few years, they will always be in the Gestapo Under surveillance, but so far, no one inside has been found dissatisfied with the new head of state.

The security work after Xu Jun came to power was basically taken care of by the adjutant next to him. The personnel came from the SS and army guard battalions. Many people followed him during the Battle of Dunkirk, and they trusted these soldiers Xu Jun.

However, when he returned to Germany, the guard mission was taken over by the newly formed Führer Flag Guard. Although the members were loyal to each other, they lacked the experience of sniffing out dangers compared to the D of the year. .

In addition, Xu Jun's personal guards are also a little weak. There are so many things around him, and Daogen and Randolph are simply too busy.

So Himmler enthusiastically proposed the reconstruction of D and FBK. After repeated consideration, Xu Jun finally agreed to Himmler’s opinion and ordered the General Security Bureau and Odin’s Eye to take the lead and jointly undertake the reconstruction. Two units of work.