The Witch Task Force (Hexen-Sonderauftrag): Himmler's Secret Archival Crusade
Between 1935 and 1944, deep within the bureaucratic apparatus of the Sicherheitsdienst (SD)—the intelligence service of the SS—a specialized team of researchers worked in absolute secrecy on one of the most bizarre archival projects in modern history. Operating under the direct orders of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, this clandestine unit was officially designated the H-Sonderauftrag (Special Task Force H), where the "H" stood for Hexen —the German word for witches . +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ │ THE HEXEN-SONDERAUFTRAG (1935–1944) │ │ Special Witch Task Force within the SS-Sicherheitsdienst │ +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | +----------------------------+----------------------------+ v v +-------------------------------+ ...