ss officers

[henry Tomlin]

There is a myth (or is it a myth) that as part of their training SS Officers would be given a puppy to look after as their own and then would br instructed to shoot it by their officer to show their loyalty to the Furher. I am curious to know if this is true

[Bathsheba]

According to my husband, who collects German WW2 militaria, it is not true. (in fact, he's laughing his head off at your question at the moment, Henry, no offence) xx

[jno]

this thread reckons it's a UL (urban legend)

http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb. cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=000745;p=1

[Octavius]

SS Officers were expected to pledge ".....to completely correspond to the most severe demands the SS may make, even if it meant rejecting their own children or the children of their relatives."

Loyalty to the Fuhrer was a virtue. Whilst it could have occurred of course as an ad hoc command, it is more likely that they would have been ordered to carry out executions of political enemies and/or murder concentration camp prisoners on the spot as a test of their loyalty.