What did the SS stand for in World War 2?

Answer 1

SS was the abbreviation for Schutzstaffel which means protection squad. The SS started out as Hitler's body guards and evolved into a voluntary army that was separate from the regular Germany army called the Wehrmacht.

Answer 2

SS is short for Schutzstaffel, which, according to the dictionary, is German for "protective shield". Formed originally as a bodyguard for Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders. During the 1930s, Hitler steadily expanded the responsibilities of the SS to include the suppression of his political opponents and the persecution of the Jews.

SchutzstaffelIt was a military and security division within the National Socialist (Nazi) Party

Answer 3

The SS was a secret service that served Adolf Hitler in the Nazi German Third Reich. They were very well trained fighters, guard and vicious people. People feared the SS with their intimidating black uniforms, tall height (all of them had to be over six feet tall). It is rumored even Adolf Hitler, Himmler (who was the SS Reichsfuhrer) and other leaders were intimidated by the SS men. See related link below.

Answer 4

SS stood for "SchutzStaffel" which literally means "Protection Squadron"

Answer 5

Schutzschaffel or Protection Squadron, or Defense Corps.

Answer 6

The Sicherheitsdienst was the intelligence and security branch of the SS

Answer 7

the SS is an elite group of soldiers that were the most brutal of the Nazis working in the consentration camps being "assassins"

Answer 8

SchutzStaffel (Shield Squadron)

Answer 9

SS means SchutzStaffel