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An elite corps of combat troops (SS is short for Schutzstaffel, which is German for "protective shield") formed originally within the German http://www.answers.com/topic/nazi party as a bodyguard for Adolf http://www.answers.com/topic/adolf-hitler and other Nazi leaders and led by Heinrich http://www.answers.com/topic/heinrich-himmler Schützstaffel. There were two branches the Allgemeine SS and the Waffen SS. The Allgemeine SS was the administrative branch of the SS. The Waffen SS was the military arm of the SS.
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What was a nazi name in World War 2?
Schutzstaffel or SS was one.
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he Chamandy in war time ?
Who were the SS police in World War 1?
The SS or Schutzstaffel developed AFTER World War I, so the question is inapt. In World War II, the SS police was a Nazi paramilitary police force.
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SS = Schutzstaffel .
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What was the name of the ship that went to Malta in World War 2?
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What types of different Nazi uniforms were there in world war 2?
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