SS-Begleitkommando des Führers (literally: "SS Escort Command of the Führers") was originally an eight-man 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...

 squad assigned with protecting the life of 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...

 during the early 1930s.

Formation

It was formed on 29 February 1932 to protect Hitler while he travelled outside Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 and the borders of Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

 in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. The Begleitkommando was replaced by the Führerschutzkommando

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...

 after Hitler became Führer

Führer

Führer , alternatively spelled Fuehrer in both English and German when the umlaut is not available, is a German title meaning leader or guide now most associated with Adolf Hitler, who modelled it on Benito Mussolini's title il Duce, as well as with Georg von Schönerer, whose followers also...

 in 1934.

Members

• Kurt Gildisch
  Kurt Gildisch
  Kurt Gildisch became the third commander of Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard on 11 April 1933. He was a trained teacher, who had failed to find a classroom job and ended up in the Prussian police force...
  
   (1899 - 1956)
• Franz Schädle
  Franz Schädle
  SS-Obersturmbannführer Franz Schädle was the commander of Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard , from 5 January 1945 until his death on 1 May 1945, aged 38.-Biography:...
  
   (1906 - 1945)
• 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...
  
   (1905 - 1980),
• Erich Kempka
  Erich Kempka
  SS-Obersturmbannführer Erich Kempka served as Adolf Hitler's chauffeur from 1934 to April, 1945. He was SS member #2,803 and served in the Allgemeine SS.-Early life:...
  
  (1910 - 1975)
• August Körber (1905 - ?)
• Adolf Dirr (1907 - ?)
• Willy Herzberger (1895 - ?)
• Bodo Gelzenleuchter (1905 - ?)