Rochus Misch

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In 1937, Misch joined the SS-Verfgungstruppe (SS-VT), the predecessor to the Waffen-SS. The SS-VT trained alongside Hitler's personal body guard, the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) that continued to serve exclusively as his personal protection unit. Misch was badly wounded in Poland when negotiating the surrender of Polish troops. As the last living member of a Lower Silesian family, his company leader recommended him for the Fhrerbegleitkommando rather than front service.