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3 days ago · The Schutzstaffel was arguably the most powerful (and inhumane) of these groups. Begun as a small unit of volunteers to provide security for Nazi meetings, the SS grew into one of Nazi Germany ’s most powerful organizations, terrorizing the country’s own citizens and those of its occupied territories until the government’s defeat in 1945.
1 day ago · That educated people can equate the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) with the Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS), and suggest that Israel is the new Nazi Germany, is a travesty demonstrating a complete lack of ...
5 days ago · The Battle of Britain, dated 10 July to 31 October by the UK Air Ministry, was an air battle between the German Luftwaffe and British Royal Air Force and allies during the Second World War (1939-45). The Luftwaffe failed to achieve air superiority, necessary for any future invasion of Britain, and so the RAF won a precious victory that finally ...
5 days ago · Himmler had ambitions to locate the original Holy Grail and make it a centerpiece of this grande castle. He created an organization, the Ahnenerbe, tasked with the purpose of locating the Grail and objects of mystical power located throughout the world. Wewelsburg Castle, Wolmirstedt, Germany. Photo by Olaf Naujocks @ Flickr
6 days ago · Nazi Germany - Schutzstaffel Fordham Uni: Nazi Attacks on the Churches Hitler was a charismatic politician, brilliant at articulating the fears and desires of the people.
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4 days ago · The slowdown in the military operations was a breath of fresh air for von Braun, as it gave him more time to prepare his flying bombs. To stay in the game, however, he had to agree to become an officer in the Schutzstaffel (SS), the Nazi Party’s paramilitary organization, and don the black hat with the skull symbol, the sinister Totenkopf.
5 days ago · Thompson gained financial backing from the businessman Thomas F. Ryan and proceeded to found a company, which he named the Auto-Ordnance Company, in 1916, for the purpose of developing his new "auto rifle". The Thompson was primarily developed in Cleveland, Ohio.
