127th SS-Standarte
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The 127th SS-Standarte was the last Allgemeine-SS regiment established by Nazi Germany
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 before the defeat of the Axis powers
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 during World War II. The unit was established on December 1, 1944 in Oslo
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 and was used as a German liaison office for both Germanic-SS
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 units and Waffen-SS
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 foreign legion commands operating out of Norway
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.

The only commander of the 127th SS-Standarte was SS-Oberführer
Oberführer
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Erdmann Skudlarek. The command was disbanded upon the German surrender on May 8, 1945.

Reference

  • Yerger, Mark C. Allgemeine-SS: The Commands, Units, and Leaders of the General SS, Schiffer Publishing (1997). ISBN 0-7643-0145-4
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