Part of the The Allgemeine-SS unit headquarters series
by John Mulholland

HQ - Berlin

1. Known as SS-Oa.Ost until 14 Nov.1939.

Oberabschnitt Commanders

SS-Standartenführer Kurt Wege - Sep 1929 to Dec 1930.
SS-Oberführer Kurt Daluege - Dec 1930 to 1 Sep 1931.
SS-Oberführer Kurt Wege - 1 Sep 1931 to 11 July 1932.
SS-Gruppenführer Kurt Daluege - 11 July 1932 to 1 Oct 1933.
SS-Gruppenführer Josef "Sepp" Dietrich - 1 Oct 1933 to May 1945.
SS-Gruppenführer Paul Moder - 1 Nov 1938 to 14 Nov 1939.
SS-Gruppenführer Max Schneller - 14 Nov 1939 to May 1945.
* (Moder and Schneller were substitutes for Dietrich, who held the titular head of command.)

Abschnitte-SS


SS-Abschnitt (03) - III HQ- Berlin
Commanders:
SS-Oberführer Kurt Wege - 1 Aug 1930 to 1 Mar 1931.
SS-Oberführer Kurt Daluege - 1 Mar 1931 to 7 Aug 1932.
SS-Oberführer Max Henze - 7 Aug 1932 to 20 Feb 1934.
SS-Brigadeführer Paul Moder - 20 Feb 1934 to 1 Nov 1938.
SS-Standartenführer Hans Kersten - 1 Nov 1938 to 2 July 1941.
SS-Obersturmbannführer Georg Sieber (*) - 10 Sep 1939 to 8 May 1945.
* (Sieber was substitute for Kersten who held titular command until 2 July 1941.)

SS-Abschnitt (12) - XII HQ- Dühringhof, Liebenow, and Frankfurt on Oder
Commanders:
SS-Standartenführer Wilhelm Rediess - 4 July 1932 to 12 July 1932.
SS-Standartenführer Erich vom dem Bach - 12 July 1932 to 31 Jan 1934.
SS-Standartenführer Johann Harnys - 12 Feb 1934 to 16 Jan 1935.
SS-Oberführer Emil Popp - 1 Jan 1935 to 16 Sep 1936.
SS-Standartenführer Gustav Stolle - 16 Sep 1936 to 1 Mar 1937.
SS-Oberführer Karl Schäfer - 1 Mar 1937 to 2 Nov 1943.
SS-Obersturmbannführer Josef Kubitzky (*) - 16 Apr 1942 to Sep 1942.
SS-Standartenführer Ernst Engelhardt (*)  - Sep 1942 to May 1945.
* (Kubitzky was substitute for Schäfer who held titular command.)
* (Engelhardt was substitute for Schäfer who held titular command until 2 Nov 1943.)

SS-Abschnitt (23) - XXIII HQ- Berlin
Commanders:
SS-Standartenführer Otto Brass - 16 Nov 1933 to 23 Aug 1934.
SS-Standartenführer Rudolf Weiss - 23 Aug 1934 to 7 Jan 1935.
SS-Standartenführer Peter Johannsen - 31 Dec 1934 to 31 Mar 1935.
SS-Obersturmführer Erich Werner (*) - 31 Mar 1935 to 6 May 1935.
SS-Oberführer Kurt Kaul - 6 May 1935 to 1 Mar 1937.
SS-Oberführer Gustav Stolle - 1 Mar 1937 to 10 Sep 1940.
SS-Standartenführer Ernst Engelhardt - 10 Sep 1940 to 2 Nov 1943.
SS-Standartenführer Paul Kuhn - 2 Nov 1943 to May 1945.
* (Werner was temporary commander.)

SS-Fußstandarten

06.SS-Standarte Berlin
15.SS-Standarte Neuruppin
27.SS-Standarte Frankfurt on Oder
42.SS-Standarte Berlin
44.SS-Standarte Eberswalde
54.SS-Standarte Lansberg / Warthe
75.SS-Standarte Berlin
80.SS-Standarte Berlin

SS-Reiterstandarten

07.SS-Reiter-Standarte Berlin

Nachrichtensturm, Pioniersturm, and Kraftfahrsturm

08.SS-Nachrichtensturm Berlin
08.SS-Pioniersturm Berlin
03.SS-Kraftfahrsturm Berlin/Senftenberg