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The Schutzstaffel (German: [ˈʃʊtsˌʃtafl̩] ⓘ; lit. ' Protection Squadron '; SS; also stylised with Armanen runes as ᛋᛋ) 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.
After the Night of the Long Knives, when the SS became independent from the SA, Hitler was listed on SS officer rolls as member No. 1 and considered supreme commander of the entire SS (Oberster Führer der Schutzstaffel: Literally, "Supreme Leader of the SS") by virtue of his position as the Führer of Germany. There is no photographic record ...
Hitler posing for pictures with his staff, 1940. Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, employed a personal staff, which represented different branches and offices throughout his political career. [1]
A forerunner of the SS bodyguard dedicated to Hitler's protection. [3] Schutzkommando ("Protection Command"): Also a title of the Freikorps, this was one of the early names for the SS before the unit adopted its final name of the Schutzstaffel, and was officially recognized in November 1925. [4]
The Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler barracks in Berlin, 1938 The LSSAH provided the honor guard at many of the Nuremberg Rallies , and in 1935 took part in the reoccupation of the Saarland . [ 26 ] On 6 June 1935, the LSSAH officially adopted a field-grey uniform to identify itself more with the army, which wore a similar uniform. [ 27 ]
Oberster Führer der Schutzstaffel: (lit. ' "Supreme Leader of the SS" '), was a special title intended to be held solely by Adolf Hitler. When the SS became an independent organisation from the SA in 1934, Hitler was listed on SS officer rolls as SS member #1 and the group's Supreme Commander. This title was intended to give Hitler a ...
Schutzstaffel ("Protection Squadron"; SS) was a personal protection squad for Hitler created in 1925. [11] Whereas the SA numbered in the millions, the SS started with less than a hundred men. [ 12 ] The SS uniform included a black tie and a black cap with a Totenkopf ("death's head") skull and bones symbol on it.
The SS was a paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany during World War II. Schutzstaffel symbols and ideologies have been adopted by white supremacists around the ...