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    Joseph Berchtold

    Nazi officer, Second commander of the SS

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  1. Joseph Berchtold (6 March 1897 – 23 August 1962) was an early senior Nazi Party member and a co-founder of both the Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS). Berchtold served in World War I and upon Germany's defeat joined the German Workers' Party (DAP), a small extremist organization at the time.

  2. Joseph Berchtold, a former stationary salesman, succeeded Julius Schreck as Reichsführer SS in 1926. He was considered to be more dynamic than his predecessor, but was still unable to keep the Party organizers at bay.

  3. Oct 1, 2023 · Joseph Berchtold, born on March 6, 1897, in Ingolstadt, Germany, is a name that may not be as readily recognizable as some of the more infamous figures from the Nazi era. However, his role in the...

  4. Joseph Berchtold was born in Ingolstadt, Germany, on 6th March, 1897. He served in the German Army during the First World War and reached the rank of second lieutenant. After the war he worked as a stationary salesman. In 1920 he joined the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP).

  5. Joseph Berchtold (March 6, 1897 in Ingolstadt – August 23, 1962 in Herrsching am Ammersee), a former salesman who sold office products, became Reichsführer SS after Julius Schreck in 1926. Berchtold was in the World War I and had the rank of second lieutenant at the end of the war.

  6. The title of Reichsführer was first created in 1926 by the second commander of the SS, Joseph Berchtold. Julius Schreck, founder of the SS and Berchtold's predecessor, never referred to himself as Reichsführer. Yet, the title was retroactively applied to him in later years.

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  8. Stoßtrupp-Hitler or Stosstrupp-Hitler ("Shock-Troop-Hitler") was a small, short-lived bodyguard unit set up specifically for Adolf Hitler in 1923. [2] Notable members included Rudolf Hess, Julius Schreck, Joseph Berchtold, Emil Maurice, Erhard Heiden, Ulrich Graf, and Bruno Gesche .

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