The 99th SS-Standarte. The creation, organisation and activities of the Znojmo regiment of the Allgemeine-SS Cover Image

99. SS-Standarte. Vznik, organizace a činnost znojemského pluku Allgemeine-SS1
The 99th SS-Standarte. The creation, organisation and activities of the Znojmo regiment of the Allgemeine-SS

Author(s): Jan Zumr
Subject(s): Military history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů
Keywords: 99th SS-Standarte;126 regiments of the Allgemeine-SS; Znojmo

Summary/Abstract: The study analyses the creation, organisation and activities of the 99th SS-Standarte, one of 126 regiments of the Allgemeine-SS established on the territory of Southern Moravia and the north-eastern part of Lower Austria following the occupation of the borderlands. A general introduction to the Allgemeine-SS is followed by an outline of the incorporation of those parts of Southern Moravia into Lower Austria and a brief characterisation of the SS in Austria. The author analyses the composition of the 99th SS-Standarte, the location of individual units and the command structure, introducing the most important officers. He also describes service in the Allgemeine-SS and the Znojmo regiment, which predominantly involved doing sports, ideological training and participation in Nazi celebrations. With the outbreak of war most members of the 99th SS-Standarte were transferred to the Wehrmacht and armed SS units. The remaining men had two main tasks: the recruitment of young men to the Waffen-SS and looking after conscripts’ families. The study concludes with an exploration of Czechoslovak (and Austrian) judiciary’s post-war efforts to punish members of the Znojmo Allgemeine-SS regiment.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 62-88
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Czech