leaders, until eventually command was assumed by SS-Standartenführer Erich Buchmann, who held the command until the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945. Order of battle SS-Oberabschnitt Süd (SS Division South) First SS-Abschnitt (1st SS District) 1st-SS Standarte (1st SS Regiment) Commanders SS-Sturmführer Josef Dietrich (August 1, 1928 – September 18, 1929) SS-Oberführer Heinrich Höflich (September 18, 1929 – February 10, 1933) SS-Standartenführer Emil Wäckerle (February 10, 1933 – November 9, 1933) SS-Standartenführer Johann Maier (November 9, 1933 – January 1, 1934) SS-Obersturmführer Julian Scherner (January 1, 1934 – January 9, 1935) SS-Sturmbannführer Hans Butchner (January 9, 1935 – November 9, 1936) SS-Obersturmbannführer Willibald Fleichmann (November 9, 1936 – October 1, 1937) SS-Standartenführer Erich Buchmann (October 1, 1937 – May 8, 1945) See also Standarte (Nazi Germany) References Citations Bibliography Nazi SS