2007-05-18 15:29:30 · 12 answers · asked by Porschescere 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The SS was established in 1925 as a personal guard unit for Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Under the leadership of Heinrich Himmler between 1929 and 1945, the SS grew from a small paramilitary formation to become one of the largest and most powerful organizations in Nazi Germany. The Nazis regarded the SS as an elite unit, the party's "Praetorian Guard," with all SS personnel selected on the principles of racial purity and unconditional loyalty to the Nazi Party.
The Germanic SS (Germanische-SS) was the collective name given to paramilitary groups which arose in conquered and subject nations of Nazi Germany between 1939 and 1945 and which were modeled on designs of the German Schutzstaffel (SS). The Germanic SS was founded on principals identical to the Allgemeine-SS and its purpose was considered to be enforcement of Nazi racial doctrine and Anti-Semitic ideals.
The Germanic-SS typically engaged in such duties as serving as local security police and augmenting units of the Gestapo, Sicherheitsdienst, and other commands of the RSHA.
After the close of World War II the SS became extint.
2007-05-19 08:59:57 · answer #1 · answered by johnfarber2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Himmler was the leader of the SS. But after WWII there has not been or never will be a German SS unit.
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2007-05-22 04:39:56 · answer #2 · answered by suro25 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no Schutzstaffel today, the head of it in Pre WWII times and during WWII was Heinrich Himmler...not Reinhard Heydrich as nomad wrongly stated, Heydrich was the head of the GESTAPO, the secret police organization in the SS.
2007-05-18 17:12:46 · answer #3 · answered by Jon N 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
SS Reichmarshal Fuhrer was Heinrich Himmler, the chicken farmer from Bavaria. Heydrich was under him.
2007-05-18 18:54:07 · answer #4 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your grandfather did terrible things,. I hardly see how what he did can be described as a 'mistake' can anyone really shoot 50 people a day by 'mistake'. he was a very wicked man. James's answer above is quite correct, saving the life of one boy hardly makes up for the cold-blooded butchery of 1250 people. However, i cannot see that you are actually asking a question here. What if anything are you asking?
2016-05-17 06:44:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Germany's intelligent service is not long called SS, the SS was destroyed and outlawed to reform after the second World War.
2007-05-18 15:39:01 · answer #6 · answered by oldcorps1947 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The head of the SS during World War II was Reinhard Heydreck (not sure if I spelled his name right)
2007-05-18 15:53:11 · answer #7 · answered by nomad74 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
There is no SS anymore. We and our allies knocked their socks of during WWII.
2007-05-18 16:29:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Allies took care of them awhile back, but it WAS Himmler
2007-05-18 15:35:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
haha the nazi empire was toppled long ago read a book. no seriously read for the love of god read lol.
2007-05-18 18:52:30 · answer #10 · answered by James O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋