In the alternate-reality Amazon series The Man in the High Castle, the Axis powers won WW2 and set up their division of America into the Greater Nazi Reich shortly after their victory over the allies. The Allgemeine SS was the administrative and non-combatant division of Hitler's Schutzstaffel. However, these SS officers were tasked with the protection of their citizens and commanding SS units in the GNR. At this point in the story, most American soldiers and officers joined the NSDAP. Based in New York of Nazi America, these officers mainly were kept as security personnel, protecting the interests of the Nazis inside their territory. These officers were usually equipped with only a sidearm.