From April 23 to 26, 1943, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler (Chef der SS und Deutschen Polizei) visited the SS-Panzerkorps headquarter in Kharkov (Ukraine). During a meeting with the high-ranking officials of the Waffen-SS corps, Himmler emphasized the racial struggle of the Germanic people—with the Waffen-SS as their main spearhead—in countering the "spread of non-Aryan blood." Ironically, few believed the words of the SS Commander, because for those who were directly involved in the brutal and prolonged battles on the Eastern Front, the issue was no longer about racial and ideological conflicts, but rather a struggle for survival in holding back the increasingly powerful Russian forces over time! This photograph by SS war correspondent Friedrich Zschäckel shows Himmler inspecting the SS-Panzer-Regiment 2, which was part of the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Das Reich." Here, the Reichsführer-SS (center) is flanked by SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS Walter Krüger (Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Das Reich") on his left, and SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS Paul Hausser (Kommandierender General SS-Panzerkorps) on his right.
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https://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2018/06/foto-paul-hausser.html
https://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dba/en/search/?query=121548872#
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