Reichslehrschmiede

The Reichslehrschmiede was a smithy of the SS in Dachau .

It was founded in 1939 and until 1945 produced edged weapons and representative weapons from Damascus steel . Around ten people were employed there, five of whom were apprentices on average . Organizationally, it belonged to the SS Totenkopf Division .

The Reichsschmiedemeister Paul Müller was the head of the Reichslehrschmiede .

literature

• Manfred Sachse: Damascus steel: Myth, history, technology, application , Verlag Stahleisen, 1993, ISBN 978-3-514-00520-4 .

Web links

• Reichslehrschmiede at Damascus steel research

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Manfred Sachse: Data on Paul Müller (PDF, 82.5 kB) ( Memento from August 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Manfred Sachse: History: Paul Müller ( Memento from August 12, 2004 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 48 ° 16 ′ 13 ″  N , 11 ° 28 ′ 5 ″  E