Begleitkommando-SS were elite SS

Schutzstaffel

The Schutzstaffel |Sig runes]]) was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Built upon the Nazi ideology, the SS under Heinrich Himmler's command was responsible for many of the crimes against humanity during World War II...

 bodyguards created to provide close security protection for high-ranking members of the Nazi Party and visiting state dignitories.

Formation

The Begleitkommando-SS was formed in 1932 to provide general protection to Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...

 and other party functionaries. A smaller eight-man team called the SS-Begleitkommando des Führers

SS-Begleitkommando des Führers

SS-Begleitkommando des Führers was originally an eight-man SS squad assigned with protecting the life of Adolf Hitler during the early 1930s.-Formation:...

 protected Hitler as he travelled around Germany. The Begleitkommando-SS, which cooperated with other agencies providing security, such as the Ordnungspolizei

Ordnungspolizei

The Ordnungspolizei or Orpo were the uniformed regular police force in Nazi Germany between 1936 and 1945. It was increasingly absorbed into the Nazi police system. Owing to their green uniforms, they were also referred to as Grüne Polizei...

 and Gestapo

Gestapo

The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police...

, handled all inner security requirements whereas outer protection was handled by general SS units.

In 1934 the Führerschutzkommando replaced the Begleitkommando for protection throughout Germany. The entire group then became part of the Reichssicherheitsdienst

Reichssicherheitsdienst

The Reichssicherheitsdienst was an SS security force of Nazi Germany. Originally the personal bodyguards of Adolf Hitler, it later provided men for the protection of other high-ranking leaders of the Nazi regime...

 (Reich Security Service) or RSD on August 1, 1935.

Commanders

• Bodo Gelzeleuchter (1932 - 1933)
• SS-Sturmhauptführer Willy Herzberger (1933)
• SS-Sturmführer Kurt Gildisch (1933 - 1934)
• SS-Obersturmführer Bruno Gesche
  Bruno Gesche
  SS-Obersturmbannführer** Bruno Gesche was a Lieutenant Colonel of the SS in Nazi Germany, a member of Adolf Hitler's entourage, and the commander of Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard for the periods June 1934 – April 1942 and December 1942 – December 1944.-Early career:Gesche's aspirations for a...
  
  (1934 - 1945)
• SS-Untersturmführer Franz Schädle (1945)