Did the Schutzstaffel or SS had domestic workers as depicted in the 2001 film Conspiracy?

Question

In this movie, which depicted the Wannsee conference and thus depicted many characters in SS uniforms, you will see the staff workers (domestic ie waiters and chefs) in many scenes and some of them wore what seemed to be white staff uniforms but with their distinctive black collar tabs just like the SS officers, but both tabs are blank, implying they hold no or lowest rank.

Is this an accurate depiction of an SS-based corps of staff workers that did service and care-taking jobs for the SS in general? Or was this merely taking liberty with artistic license?

Historyguy · Answer

Most militaries will have members whose job it is to act as a support/domestic staff for the upper brass.  Heydrich and Eichmann, who call the meeting, are very highly placed SS officers and so, in the film at least, would rank some domestic help like that.

ammianus · Answer

The House was bought by the SD (a branch of the SS) in 1940 to be used as a conference centre,and the domestic staff enmployed were kept on and thus became SS employees.

Anonymous · Answer

It is true.  Wait staff wore white uniforms with black trim.  Their visor caps were also white with black piping.
When off duty they wore standard field grey SS uniforms.
As for the collar tabs, I have only seen regular SS runes and rank patches used.

Did the Schutzstaffel or SS had domestic workers as depicted in the 2001 film Conspiracy?

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