SS timeline
1925
Adolf Hitler, set up the SS (Schutzstaffel, Protection Squadrons).
January 20, 1929
Hitler appoints Heinrich Himmler as the Reich leader of the SS.
January 1933
The Nazis obtain control of the German state with the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor, marking the beginning of the Third Reich.
Summer 1934
Hitler announces that the SS is an independent organization as a reward for its role in murdering Ernst Röhm and the top leadership of the SA.
Summer 1934
Hitler authorizes Himmler to centralize the concentration camp system under SS leadership.
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Late 1934
Himmler and Heydrich centralize the regional German political police departments within the Secret State Police (Gestapo).
29th June 1934 Two SS men shot Rohm in the head.
December 1935
The SS sets up the Lebensborn (Fount of Life) Society, which is to care for children born out of wedlock to women whom the SS deems racially suitable.
Summer 1936
Adolf Hitler appoints Himmler as Reichsführer SS and Chief of German Police. Himmler is now commander of all German police. Himmler completes the