ocr: Himmler's Marriage Order to SS Men Himmler's marriage ordinance for members of the SS, dated1 January 1932: 1. The SS is a band of purely Nordic German men selected according to certain principles. 2.In accordance with the National Socialist ideology... I hereby institute from 1 January 1932 the L Marriage certificate 9 for all unmarried members of the SS. 3. The aim is to create a nereditarily healthy clan of a purely Nordic German type. 4. - - The marriage certificate will be awarded or refused solely on the basis of racial health and heredity. 5. - Every SS man intending to get married must ...