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Headquarters of the Schalburg Corps in Copenhagen, Denmark, c. 1943. The Germanic SS ( German: Germanische SS) was the collective name given to paramilitary and political organisations established in parts of German-occupied Europe between 1939 and 1945 under the auspices of the Schutzstaffel (SS).
- ~35,000 c.1943
- SS-Hauptamt
- September 1940
- Schutzstaffel
SS. Germanic. (1874) RMS Germanic was an ocean liner built by Harland and Wolff in 1874 and operated by the White Star Line. She was the sister ship of Britannic, serving with the White Star Line until 1904. She later operated under the name Ottawa until 1910. After passing into Turkish ownership she operated under the name Gülcemal (Latinized ...
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Some sources also count the Estonian volunteers to the Germanic SS, but this is historically controversial. Germanic SS ranks. The Germanic SS maintained an insignia system based on the ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel. The various names of the ranks were slightly modified depending upon the particular country in which they were used.
The Schutzstaffel ( SS; also stylised as ᛋᛋ with Armanen runes; German pronunciation: [ˈʃʊtsˌʃtafl̩] ⓘ; lit.'Protection Squadron') was a major paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II .
- 800,000 (c. 1944)
- Nazi Party, Sturmabteilung (until July 1934)
- 4 April 1925
The SS (Schutzstaffel): Germanic-SS. The Germanic- SS (Germanische-SS) was the collective name given to paramilitary groups which arose in conquered and subject nations of Nazi Germany between 1939 and 1945 and which were modeled on designs of the German Schutzstaffel (SS). The Germanic SS was founded on principals identical to the Allgemeine ...
The Germanic SS (Germanische-SS) was the collective name given to paramilitary groups which arose in conquered and subject nations of Nazi Germany between 1939 and 1945 and which were modeled on designs of the German Schutzstaffel (SS). The Germanic SS was founded on principals identical to the Allgemeine-SS and its purpose was considered to be ...
Sep 4, 2017 · The first is the history of the Waffen SS. A younger generation of European and North American scholars has challenged a deeply entrenched myth of the Waffen SS as an ‘ordinary’ fighting force with little significant connection to war crimes and the Holocaust. The myth was propagated by SS veterans facing post-war tribunals, bolstered by ...
