𐓏𐓏 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐏𝐄

The Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler stressed the importance of ideological training in 1935. An example of such importance was loyalty to the Führer over the Pope. They gave an example of a person from a motorcycle unit:

"The Training Department was established in November 1934, following the reinforcement of the Leibstandarte to 2,500 men, on the orders of SS-Obergruppenführer Dietrich. This was based on the consideration that the Leibstandarte units, like those of all barracked political units, required ideological training. Beyond the necessity of combining strenuous physical service with intellectual development, the Leibstandarte was to be intellectually shaped in such a way that it could serve as the government's shock troops in ideological conflicts at any time. This meant that it had to be intellectually rooted in pre-German history and could know no other ties than the Führer and his commands. What has been done thus far to achieve this goal will be briefly outlined below. However, to highlight the importance of the education and training of the assault troops in ideological matters, reference must first be made to a report from the motorcycle assault troop, which was submitted to the staff of the Leibstandarte. A Catholic member of this unit, when one of his comrades, after a dispute between National Socialism and the Catholic Church, asked him whether he cared to side with the Führer or the Pope, replied: "Of course, always with the Pope first." This single example amply demonstrates the importance of training, ensuring that SS men were instilled with the intellectual tools of National Socialism."

Source: BArch RS 18/111 LSSAH, Abtlg. Schulung, Tätigkeitsbericht November 1934 bis Februar 1935, 04.03.1935 (Lenzing) p.496