The Waffen-SS (German German (Deutsch, [ˈdɔʏtʃ] ) is a West Germanic language, thus related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. It is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. Around the world, German is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers and also by about 80 million non-native for "Armed SS", literally "Weapons SS") was the combat Combat, or fighting, is purposeful violent conflict intended to establish dominance over the opposition arm of the Schutzstaffel The Schutzstaffel (German for "Protective Echelon"), abbreviated SS- or (Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. The SS grew from a small paramilitary unit to a powerful force that served as the Führer's "Praetorian Guard," the Nazi Party's "Shield Squadron" and a force that, ("Protective Squadron") or SS The Schutzstaffel (German for "Protective Echelon"), abbreviated SS- or (Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. The SS grew from a small paramilitary unit to a powerful force that served as the Führer's "Praetorian Guard," the Nazi Party's "Shield Squadron" and a force that,, an organ of the Nazi Party The National Socialist German Workers' Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei , abbreviated NSDAP), commonly known in English as the Nazi Party (from the Ger. pronunciation of Nationalsozialist), was a political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945. It was known as the German Workers' Party (DAP) before the name was. The Waffen-SS saw action throughout World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. The war involved the mobilization of over 100 million military personnel, making it the most widespread war in history and grew from three regiments to over 38 divisions, and served alongside the Wehrmacht Wehrmacht (help·info) (German: "defence force") was the name of the unified armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force) Heer regular army, but was never formally part of it. It was Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, abbreviated NSDAP), popularly known as the Nazi Party. He was the ruler of Germany from 1933 to 1945, serving as chancellor from 1933 to 1945 and as head of state (Führer und's will that the Waffen-SS never be integrated into the army: it was to remain the armed wing of the Party and to become an elite police force once the war was over.[1] Operational control of units on the front line was given to the Army's High Command Oberkommando des Heeres was Nazi Germany's High Command of the Army from 1936 to 1945. Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) commanded OKH only in theory. However, after 1941, de facto OKW directly commanded operations on the Western front while OKH commanded the Eastern front, but in all other respects it remained under the control of Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Luitpold Himmler ( listen 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was head of the Schutzstaffel (SS). He was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany. As Reichsführer-SS he oversaw all police and security forces, including the Gestapo's SS organization, through the SS Führungshauptamt, literally The SS Guidance Principal Office. In the early years, membership was open to true "Aryans" only in accordance with the racial policies of the Nazi state.[2]
After the war at the Nuremberg Trials Coordinates: 49°27.2603′N 11°02.9103′E / 49.4543383°N 11.048505°E The Nuremberg trials were a series of trials, or tribunals, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany after its defeat in World War II. The trials were held in the city of Nuremberg,, the Waffen-SS was condemned as a criminal organisation due to its essential connection to the Nazi Party and its involvement in war crimes. Waffen-SS veterans were denied many of the rights afforded to veterans A war veteran is a person who has or is serving in the armed forces, or a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation or office who had served in the Heer The German Army (German: Deutsches Heer, Heer pronounced [ˈheːɐ̯] ) is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Traditionally the German military forces have been composed of Army, the Navy, and an Air Force after World War I. It was reinstalled in 1955 as the West German Army and as a part of the newly formed (army), Luftwaffe (air force) or Kriegsmarine The Kriegsmarine was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine, and the Kaiserliche Marine of World War I. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official branches of the Wehrmacht (navy). The exception made was for Waffen-SS conscripts sworn in after 1943, who were exempted due to their involuntary servitude Involuntary servitude is a United States legal and constitutional term for a person laboring against that person's will to benefit another, under some form of coercion. While laboring to benefit another occurs in the condition of slavery, involuntary servitude does not necessarily connote the complete lack of freedom experienced in chattel slavery;. In the 1950s and 1960s Waffen-SS veteran groups successfully fought numerous legal battles in West Germany West Germany is a common English name for the period of the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) between the adoption of the new constitution in May 1949 to German reunification in October 1990, when the (East) German Democratic Republic was dissolved and the five states on its territory joined the Federal Republic of to overturn the Nuremberg Nuremberg is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. It is situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal and is Franconia's largest city. It is located about 170 kilometres north of Munich, at 49.27° N 11.5° E. The population (as of January 2006) is 500,132. Nuremberg and its ruling and win pension rights for their members.
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Ruth kikin-Gil
2008-11-23 18:43:34
Guenter Grass was in . Waffen-SS. . BBC reports:. Gunter_grass "Nobel Prize-winning German writer Guenter Grass, author of the great anti-Nazi novel The Tin Drum, has admitted serving in the . Waffen-SS. . He told a German newspaper he had been . ...
Q. I know all about the Wehrmacht and the Waffen SS and their actions I just want to know what you folks think and create a disscussion I dont mean the Einstatgruppen, SD and Gestapo. If I meant that I would of indicated the Camp Guards. Dont make this question harder then it needs to be Serious answers only please
Asked by panzer103 - Sat Feb 16 08:23:30 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments
A. sorry paddy the Totenkopf also fielded a field division. it started off very shaky, but once experienced it was a very good fighting force. It also committed more than it's fair share of war crimes. I don't which one was the most feared, but i would say that the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler,Das Reich, Wiking, and Hitlerjugend were formidable fighting forces that received, and inflicted heavy casualties.
Answered by darrell m - Sat Feb 16 09:47:35 2008
