Group: soc.history.war.world-war-ii
From: "Michael Kuettner"
Date: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: German Heavy Tank Decisions?

"Andrew Clark" schrieb :

> Hitler's power and influence as Party Leader,

Hitler was never Party Leader.

> basically he was at his zenith as Party Leader from about 1936 - 1944
That would surprise Hess and Bormann.
Party Leader until 1932 - Strasser. Then Hess, then Bormann.

>
> Himmler never had effective control over the SS once it began to expand, say
> after 1935. He was a first among equals by 1938 and not even a first but
> merely one of the players by 1942.
>

You've got some cites for that ?



Cheers,

Michael Kuettner

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