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Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany, was at the centre of World War II in Europe and the Holocaust. He was hated by his persecuted enemies and even by some of his own military commanders, yet in 25 years no one managed to assassinate him. In contrast to Britain's Winston Churchill, who relied on one main bodyguard, Hitler's bodyguard grew to include thousands of men. When Hitler returned to Munich from military service in 1918, he became a member of the Nazi Party, an extremist far-right political party in Bavaria. In 1921, he was elected leader of the party. As his speeches promoted violence and racism, Hitler needed permanent security. Founded in 1920, the ''Sturmabteilung'' (SA) was the first of many paramilitary protection squads that worked to protect Nazi officials. In 1923, a small bodyguard unit, which became known as the ''Stosstrupp-Hitler'' (SSH), was set up specifically for the Führer. It was under the control of the SA. Then in 1925, as the Nazi Party grew, the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) was created as a sub-section of the SA. Initially only about a hundred men, it was also originally a personal protection unit for Hitler. Several other bodyguard organisations, such as the ''Führerbegleitkommando'' (FBK), ''Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler'' (LSSAH) and ''Reichssicherheitsdienst'' (RSD) were created as sub-sections of the SS. Police forces available for security included the ''Geheime Staatspolizei'' (Gestapo), ''Ordnungspolizei'' (Orpo), ''Kriminalpolizei'' (Kripo) and ''Sicherheitspolizei'' (SiPo). In addition, the Nazi intelligence organization, the ''Sicherheitsdienst'' (SD), was formed to investigate and perform security checks on people, including party members. If the SD personnel determined an arrest was to be made, they passed the information on to the Gestapo, who made the arrest. As Hitler began to put his aggressive plans outlined in his political manifesto ''Mein Kampf'' ("My Struggle") into action, the number of his enemies expanded. To combat this threat, his bodyguard commanders established a structure that was followed throughout the rest of World War II. ==Background== Adolf Hitler was 29 years old in 1918, when he returned to Munich after Germany's humiliating defeat in World War I. Like many other German veterans at the time, he felt bitter and frustrated, convinced that the soldiers had been "stabbed in the back" by communists and Jews on the home front. The 1930s were a time of civil unrest in Germany, compounded by the economic problems of the Great Depression. In this environment, a number of extremist political parties were formed, including the German Workers' Party (DAP), a short-lived predecessor of the Nazi Party. Sensing an opportunity, Hitler decided to join the DAP, which was renamed the Nazi Party in 1920. His talent for charismatic oratory led to him being chosen the leader of the party the following year. Like many autocratic rulers, he surrounded himself with guards for protection, and to suppress those who disrupted the party meetings as he provoked the crowds with his speeches. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adolf Hitler's bodyguard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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