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

HQ - Posen

Oberabschnitt Commanders

SS-Gruppenführer Wilhelm Koppe - 26 Oct 1939 to 9 Nov 1943.
SS-Obergruppenführer Theodor Berkelmann - 9 Nov 1943 to 27 Dec 1943.
SS-Brigadeführer Heinz Reinefarth - 29 Dec 1943 to 30 Dec 1944.
SS-Oberführer Friedrich Gehrhardt (*) - 1944 to 30 Dec 1944.
SS-Gruppenführer Willy Schmelcher - 30 Dec 1944 to May 1945.
* (Gehrhardt was substitute for Reinefarth. who held the titular command.)

Abschnitte-SS


SS-Abschnitt (43) - XXXXIII HQ- Lodsch and Litzmannstadt
Commanders:
SS-Brigadeführer Johannes Schäfer - 1 May 1940 to 1 Oct 1940.
SS-Brigadeführer Richard Fiedler - 1 Oct 1940 to 1 Aug 1944.
SS-Oberführer Johann von Feil (*) - 27 Aug 1942 to 1 Oct 1943.
SS-Oberführer Hans Ring  - 1 Aug 1944 to May 1945.
* (Von Feil was substitute for Fiedler who held titular command.)

SS-Fußstandarten

109.SS-Standarte Posen
110.SS-Standarte Hohensalza
111.SS-Standarte Kolmar
112.SS-Standarte Litzmannstadt
113.SS-Standarte Kalisch
114.SS-Standarte Leßlau

SS-Reiterstandarten

22.SS-Reiter-Standarte Posen