SS Main Economic and Administrative Office
Nazi organization responsible for the finances of the Allgemeine-SS / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The SS Main Economic and Administrative Office (German: SS-Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungshauptamt; SS-WVHA) was a Nazi organization responsible for managing the finances, supply systems and business projects of the Allgemeine-SS (a main branch of the Schutzstaffel; SS). It also ran the concentration camps and was instrumental in the implementation of the Final Solution through such subsidiary offices as the Concentration Camps Inspectorate and SS camp guards.
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SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt SS-WVHA | |
Heinrich Himmler at an SS construction site, 1940. | |
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Formed | February 1, 1942[1] |
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Dissolved | May 8, 1945 |
Jurisdiction | Germany Occupied Europe |
Headquarters | Unter den Eichen 125-135, Lichterfelde, Berlin 52°27′5.12″N 13°18′35.24″E |
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SS-WVHA executive |
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Parent SS-WVHA | Allgemeine-SS |
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