Interview with Konrad (last name withheld due political persecution,) Member of Der Führer Regiment, Das Reich Division, Germany, 1993

[Above: Konrad, Der Führer Regiment, 1940]

I would like to ask what attracted you to join the SS?

Konrad: It is simple; I was impressed by the meaning of the SS, and how they were seen as an elite guard, much like the old Hussars, or Garde du Corps. In the early days, you had to go through a rigorous exam to be admitted, I believe I was one of 50 out of 5…