RuSHA

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The Rasse- und Siedlungshauptamt-SS (SS Race and Settlement Office), abbreviated RuSHA, was a Nazi organization responsible for "safeguarding the racial 'purity' of the SS."[1]

RuSHA was created to monitor Heinrich Himmler's 1931 order that the marital decisions of unmarried SS men should be supervised by the Nazi state. SS men would thereafter have to apply for a marriage permit three months before getting married so that the parents of the fiancée could be investigated to ensure her racial purity. With time, the marriage laws became less strict[1], but RuSHA's power progressively grew in scope and other organizations came under its umbrella, such as the Ahnenerbe.

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  1. ^ a b SS Collections: RuSHA (Rasse- und Siedlungshauptamt). Stenger Historica offers services for historical research at the United States National Archives. Specialized services include captured German records, SS enlisted and officers personnel files, We...
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