Karl Wolff was at the same level in the notorious SS as the infamous Reinhard Heydrich. He was responsible for many key decisions and ended his career as SS Chief of Police in Italy, 1943-1945. Wolff consistently played an important role in carrying out the Fuhrer's demands, and was even ordered by Hitler to kidnap Pope Pius XII. Wolff was condemned in 1964 for his part in transporting 300,000 Jews from the Ukraine to the notorious Treblinka concentration camp and Top Nazi provides a complete record of his many atrocities throughout the war. This extensive and detailed volume is the only biography of this major figure of the Nazi dictatorship in existence, and is an essential record of SS history for both academics and historians.