Also known as Waffenampts, German term for markings that indicate a weapon was made for the German military, prior to and during WW II.
Twelve Waffen SS units
No, most Waffen SS members were reluctant to admit their involvement after the war. Many were charged with war crimes after the war.
It was a Ukrainian division of the Waffen-SS.
Waffen means weapons. Waffen-SS usually hyphenated was the armed militarized segment of the SS. Three of the top divisions were on a par with regular Army Armored divisions- but only Three- Liebstandarte, Das Reich, and Totenkopf. The Totenkopf- Death"s Head was a full-up Panzer division and was called in in such things as the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. It should be understood not all SS-men were of the Waffen-SS in fact there were Allgemeine ( generalized) SS personnel who were among usual police tasks as traffic control, security around sporting events such as the Olympics, photographers, cryptographers, etc. These were not strictly speaking Waffen-SS as these were unarmed jobs- as many police agencies have and need.AnswerIn the sense that it is used in 'Waffen SS', the word 'waffen' simply means 'armed'. So, 'Waffen SS' means 'Armed SS'.
No, the SS had a reputation for being kind to animals.
Richard Landwehr has written: 'Italien volunteers of the Waffen-SS' -- subject(s): Regimental histories, Waffen-SS, Waffen-SS. Waffen-Gebirgs-(Karstjaeger) Division, 24, Waffen-SS. Waffen-Grenadier-Division, 29, World War, 1939-1945 'The \\' 'Britisches Freikorps' -- subject(s): History, Regimental histories, Waffen-SS, Waffen-SS. Britisches Freikorps, World War, 1939-1945 'Italian Volunteers of the Waffen-Ss' 'Romanian volunteers of the Waffen-SS, 1944-1945' -- subject(s): Foreign enlistment, Military service, Voluntary, Voluntary Military service, Waffen-SS
The Nazi Waffen were superior because of the flamethrower.
Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken was created in 1896.
Hugo Ruf - Waffen SS - died on 1945-05-02.
Hugo Ruf - Waffen SS - was born on 1920-12-30.
The cast of Tirol in Waffen - 1914 includes: Rudolf Biebrach
Gerhard Fischer - Waffen SS - was born on 1922-11-12.
Twelve Waffen SS units
No, most Waffen SS members were reluctant to admit their involvement after the war. Many were charged with war crimes after the war.
keine Waffen
The cast of Die Waffen der Frau - 2005 includes: Jeanne Carmen as herself
Mirdza Kate Baltais has written: 'The Latvian Legion in documents' -- subject(s): History, Regimental histories, Sources, Waffen-SS, Waffen-SS. Waffen-Grenadier-Division-SS, 15, World War, 1939-1945