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Years of service. 1919–45. Rank. SS - Oberführer. Battles/wars. World War II. Emil Maurice ( German pronunciation: [ˈeːmiːl moˈʁiːs]; 19 January 1897 – 6 February 1972) was an early member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi Party) and a founding member of the Schutzstaffel (SS).
- 1919–45
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- Erhard Milch. There are Jews who fought for Hitler even though they knew the horrors of the Holocaust, but Erhard Milch went even further. He didn’t just fight for Germany despite the atrocities—he joined in.
- Emil Maurice. One of the founders of the SS was, by Heinrich Himmler’s standards, a Jew. His name was Emil Maurice, and he was classified as SS Member #2—second only to Adolf Hitler himself.
- Harry Matso. “We’ve been called ‘fascist,’ ” Harry Matso said, “which is a lie.” He was a member of the Finnish army, a man who fought for a force allied with the Nazis.
- Major Leo Skurnik. Major Leo Skurnik was working as a doctor in the Finnish 53rd Infantry. He was a Jew, but he was also a Finn—and that meant that, in the Soviet Union, he and the Nazis had a common enemy.
Emil Maurice. Emil Maurice was born in Westermoor, Germany, on 19th January, 1897. A watchmaker, he joined the Nazi Party in 1919 (member No. 19). He became a close friend of Adolf Hitler and in 1920 became head of his bodyguard at public meetings. According to Alan Bullock, the author of Hitler: A Study in Tyranny (1962): "The strong-arm ...
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Emil Maurice, Hitler's first personal chauffeur and a very early member of the Nazi-Party, was a member of the SS, but ran afoul of Heinrich Himmler 's rules, which required SS men to have deep Aryan ancestry, since Maurice's great-grandfather was Jewish.
Emil Maurice wearing the Blood Order The Feldherrnhalle in Munich. The Blood Order (German: Blutorden), officially known as the Decoration in Memory of 9 November 1923 (Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 9. November 1923), was one of the most prestigious decorations in the Nazi Party (NSDAP).
Emil Maurice (19 January 1897, Westermoor – 6 February 1972, Munich) was an early member of the National Socialist German Workers Party and one of the founders of the SS. Together with Erich Kempka , he also served as one of Hitler's personal drivers—despite having Jewish ancestry.
