Freundeskreis Reichsführer-SS

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The Freundeskreis Reichsführer-SS was an exclusive circle of influential industrialists, financiers, and Nazi supporters who provided financial backing and political support to Heinrich Himmler and the SS.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nazi support organization
informal political group
network of industrialists
activeDuring 1930s
1940s
alsoKnownAs Circle of Friends of the Reichsführer-SS
Freundeskreis des Reichsführers-SS
associatedWith Nazi Party
SS economic interests
characteristic exclusive membership
country Nazi Germany
dissolutionReason defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945
historicalContext Holocaust
Second World War
linked to: World War II
ideology Nazism
languageOfName German
memberType Nazi supporters
financiers
industrialists
namedAfter Reichsführer-SS
notableFeature close personal access to Himmler
informal rather than official SS structure
operatedUnder Heinrich Himmler’s patronage
politicalAlignment pro-Himmler
pro-SS
politicalRole link between Nazi leadership and big business
provided donations to SS projects
financial backing for SS activities
political influence for the SS leadership
purpose financial support for the SS
political support for Heinrich Himmler
sphereOfActivity German industry
Nazi economic policy
status defunct
supportedOrganization Schutzstaffel
linked to: Schutzstaffel (SS)
supportedPerson Heinrich Himmler
linked to: HeinrichHimmler
timePeriod Nazi era in Germany
typeOfSupport economic patronage
informal political patronage

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Wilhelm Keppler memberOf Freundeskreis Reichsführer-SS
Freundeskreis Reichsführer-SS alsoKnownAs Freundeskreis des Reichsführers-SS
linked to: Freundeskreis Reichsführer-SS
Freundeskreis Reichsführer-SS alsoKnownAs Circle of Friends of the Reichsführer-SS
linked to: Freundeskreis Reichsführer-SS