Which Department? What Did They Do?

[postmanhell]

Hello Can someone tell me which department this man was posted to? What did they do? (Hi-lited with star) Thanks!

[ObKrieger]

Just throwing this out there, but maybe something to do with "Reichsarzt SS"?

Was he a doctor?

[CARL]

postmanhell,

The recording highlighted in the document shown above, is for a former member of the Reichsarzt SS department. One of the more well known Reichsarzt would be Ernst-Robert Grawitz, who was one of the Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler's advisors regarding the use of gas chambers as a method of mass killing. Grawitz was also in the Fuhrerbunker during the final days of the Reich, but left, only to activate a grenade at home which killed him, his wife and their children.

Do you have more images that you can share, or perhaps some further information regarding the document?

Regards,

Carl

[HPL2008]

The abbreviation stands for "Reichsarzt SS und Polizei". It means that this man was temporarily attached to this office; but of course he was not the Reichsarzt himself. (That was the aforementioned Grawitz.)

[ObKrieger]

It sounds like your guy got a nice little tour of the SS.

[postmanhell]

Just throwing this out there, but maybe something to do with "Reichsarzt SS"?

Was he a doctor?

Yes he was a doctor, and he was decorated with the DKiS for his services with the Wiking Division

[postmanhell]

Hi Carl.... The fuller image comes from his SS Personnel file obtained from the NARA in Washington. His name was Dr Hubert Schopper of the Wiking Division. He served as a Doctor in I./SS-Pz.AR 5. He received the DKiS in March 1945

[HPL2008]

According to Mark C. Yerger's "German Cross in Silver Holders of the SS and Police", the period in question (March to July 1942) was a posting to Berlin for supplemental training.

[postmanhell]

Hi HPL.. yes so I understand. Just curious to know what he did there. I'm intrigued!