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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.
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Dec 18, 2009 · Learn about the origins, roles and crimes of the Schutzstaffel, or SS, the Nazi paramilitary organization that served as Hitler's personal bodyguards and ran concentration camps. Find out how the SS evolved under Heinrich Himmler and became a criminal organization at the Nuremberg trials.
The Schutzstaffel, Elite Guard or Protection Squadron ( Schutzstaffel (help · info) better known as the SS was a large security and military organization controlled by the National Socialist German Workers Party in Germany.
NamePositionJoined SsParty NumberBorn 30 August 1891. In June 1944 he was ...19333765580Born 13 August 1907. member of the ...19316989627Hansjörg MaurerBorn 20 October 1891. Aka Hans Georg ...192576 1.724.803Born 17 May 1913. British defector and ...1940None2 days ago · SS (abbreviation of Schutzstaffel [German: ‘Protective Echelon’]), the black-uniformed elite corps and self-described ‘political soldiers’ of the Nazi Party. Founded by Adolf Hitler in 1925 as a small personal bodyguard, the SS grew with the success of the Nazi movement and became virtually a state within a state.
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