The office of the SS and police leader in the Lublin distict under Odilo Globocnik contributed to two objectives of Nazi rule in Poland: the murder of the Jews and "Germanization". Globocnik's activism is often explained by his socialization and the experience of failure as Gauleiter of Vienna. His staff have received little attention - however these were not just any men, but a group of perpetrators with very close personal and ideological ties