Secrets Of The SS

by Glenn B. Infield

Describes some of the war crimes perpetrated by the SS, discusses secret Nazi treasures, Hitler's death, and the Lebensborn program, and claims that many SS war criminals are still at large

Genres: History

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 1, 1982

Reviews

[Neil Crowle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was published in 1982. While some of the information published was solid historical research, not a lot of the first part of the book really dealt with information that is secret - certainly not these days. The author goes on to talk about whether Hitler died in the bunker in Berlin or not, and what happened to SS members after World War II. The author's agenda in publishing the book was totally hidden until the last sentences, when he wrote 'The SS war criminals must be hunted down because they committed crimes, and they must be punished, but it is those who will try to emulate the black-shirted murderers in the future who are the real threat. The SS must never be forgotten so that a new Holocaust can never take place.'

[Thomas Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Secrets of the SS (Adolf Hitler’s Elite Guard),1981 by Glenn B. Infield. History, Military. Well-written. Like an investigative report, but reads easily like a novel.

The SS were Adolf Hitler's elite guard and grew into an army of a million, the black-shirted, tall and handsome thugs who did the Nazi regimes dirty work. They were always in front of the parades and ceremonies, shown as glittering examples of the German Aryan super-race, and, as well, as a warning to real and potential enemies of Hitler's Nazi regime.

The author's biases are pretty clear and straightforward: the SS were one of the largest and most sophisticated group of disguised mass murderers the world has ever seen. Domestic and international laws requires they be brought to justice for their crimes.

Nevertheless, the Cold War and other political events intervened, and the SS were not brought to justice. In fact, they were found very useful to various governments around the world, for their skills in espionage, counter-intelligence, political enforcement, instruction in their nefarious activities in which they were expert, including torture.

Former SS live around the world, but prefer fascist governments that find them valuable and protect them. Large numbers were quickly swept up into employment by Russia and the United States immediately following the end of the war in 1945 and 46. They were highly skilled in spying, and each side raced to get them before the other did.

The SS has maintained stolen war treasures by keeping it hidden and use it regularly as a fund to defend members brought to trial for their crimes. Further, they embody and carry on the Nazi ideology and teach it to the new generations that did not experience it in World War II.

[Charles · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read an earlier edition of this but I don't think there were a lot of changes. Not really all that much in the way of secrets, but interesting reading.

[RRex · Rating 3 out of 5]

As usual, skewed, but interesting.