Paul Hausser was the highest-ranking field commander of the Waffen-SS, leading formations from Kharkov to Normandy and becoming the only SS officer to command a full German field army. Severely ...

Explore the extraordinary career of Paul Hausser, the former Imperial Army General who, at age 54, joined the SS to professionalize its armed wing. As the highest-ranking Waffen SS field commander, he ...

In the chaotic winter of 1943, following the disaster at Stalingrad, the German front in Southern Russia was collapsing. As Soviet armies advanced, Hitler issued a "stand and die" order, condemning ...

Paul Hausser was one of the Waffen-SS’s highest-ranking battlefield commanders. But after his release from captivity, his influence did not disappear. Instead, Hausser became a leading voice in the ...