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  2. Dec 18, 2009 · Founded in 1925, the “Schutzstaffel,” German for “Protective Echelon,” initially served as Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler’s (1889-1945) personal bodyguards, and later became one of the most...

  3. By the outbreak of World War II, the SS had consolidated into its final form, which comprised three main organisations: the Allgemeine SS, SS-Totenkopfverbände, and the Waffen-SS, which was founded in 1934 as the SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT) and renamed in 1940.

  4. Adolf Hitler, the Führer of the Nazi party, establishes the SS ( Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons). January 1929. Hitler appoints Heinrich Himmler Reichsführer-SS (Reich Leader of the SS). Summer 1931. Himmler creates the Security Service ( Sicherheitsdienst- SD) of the Nazi Party. December 1931.

  5. 3 days ago · By 1939 the SS, now numbering about 250,000 men, had become a massive and labyrinthian bureaucracy, divided mainly into two groups: the Allgemeine-SS (General SS) and the Waffen-SS (Armed SS). The Allgemeine-SS dealt mainly with police and “racial” matters.

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  6. The SS (Schutzstaffel, or Protection Squads) was originally established as Adolf Hitlers personal bodyguard unit. It would later become both the elite guard of the Nazi Reich and Hitler’s executive force prepared to carry out all security-related duties, without regard for legal restraint.

  7. Aug 7, 2018 · An SS intelligence and security service was established in 1931 and headed by Reinhard Heydrich in order to manage the security police forces of the Nazi Party and the German State. The Nazi Party Police force was called the Sicherheitsdienst, which simply meant ‘Security Service’ and was known as the ‘SD’.

  8. In 1925, Hitler also established the Schutzstaffel, otherwise known as the SS. The SS were initially created as Hitler’s personal bodyguards, although they would go on to police the entire Third Reich. The SS were a small sub-division of the SA with approximately 300 members until 1929.

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