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    Schutzstaffel (redirect from SS)
    main constituent groups were the Allgemeine SS (General SS) and Waffen-SS (Armed SS). The Allgemeine SS was responsible for enforcing the racial policy...
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    In German orthography, the letter ß, called Eszett (IPA: [ɛsˈtsɛt], S-Z) or scharfes S (IPA: [ˌʃaʁfəs ˈʔɛs], "sharp S"), represents the /s/ phoneme in...
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    The Waffen-SS (German: [ˈvafn̩ʔɛsˌʔɛs]; lit. 'Armed SS') was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's paramilitary Schutzstaffel (SS) organisation. Its formations...
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  • Schutzstaffel (SS) grew from eight members to over a quarter of a million Waffen-SS and over a million Allgemeine-SS members. Other members included the SS-Totenkopfverbände...
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    SS ([ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nə ˈɛs ˈɛs]; "General SS") was a major branch of the Schutzstaffel (SS) paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany; it was managed by the SS Main...
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  • Reichsführer-SS and Oberster Führer der SS; however, there was no Waffen-SS equivalent to these positions. Remarks SS-Bewerber (SS-applicant) and SS-Anwärter (SS-aspirant)...
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    Collar and shoulder insignia in 1934 Reichsführer-SS (German: [ˈʁaɪçsˌfyːʁɐ ˌʔɛsˈʔɛs] , lit. 'Reich Leader-SS') was a special title and rank that existed between...
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    SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler or SS Division Leibstandarte, abbreviated as LSSAH (German: 1. SS-Panzerdivision "Leibstandarte SS Adolf...
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  • insignia of the Schutzstaffel or SS runes (German: SS-Runen) were used from the 1920s to 1945 on Schutzstaffel (SS) flags, uniforms and other items as...
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  • .ss is the designated country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Sudan in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is derived from the ISO 3166-1...
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  • All Waffen-SS divisions were ordered in a single series of numbers as formed, regardless of type. Those with ethnic groups listed were at least nominally...
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    August 2011. "S.S. Lazio 2009–10 annual report" (PDF) (in Italian). SS Lazio. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2011. [dead link‍] "S.S. Lazio 2010–11...
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  • Chevy SS may refer to: Chevrolet SS (concept car), introduced in 2003 but never approved for production Holden Commodore (VF), a sedan sold in the United...
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    The uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel (SS) served to distinguish its Nazi paramilitary ranks between 1925 and 1945 from the ranks of the Wehrmacht...
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  • of Waffen-SS units. I SS Panzer Corps II SS Panzer Corps III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps IV SS Panzer Corps (formerly VII SS Panzer Corps) V SS Mountain...
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    SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (known as SS&C) is an American multinational holding company headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, that sells software...
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  • SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT, lit. 'SS Dispositional Troops') was formed in 1934 as combat troops for the Nazi Party (NSDAP). On 17 August 1938 Adolf Hitler...
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  • SS in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. SS is an abbreviation for Schutzstaffel (Protection Squadron), a paramilitary organisation in Nazi Germany. SS...
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    The 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division (4. SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division) or SS Division Polizei was one of the thirty-eight divisions fielded...
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    Oberführer (redirect from SS-Oberführer)
    the status of SS-Oberführer began to change with the rise of the SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT), which would later become the Waffen-SS. Since Brigadeführer...
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  • Sicherheitsdienst des Reichsführers-SS ("Security Service of the Reichsführer-SS"), or SD, was the intelligence agency of the SS and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany...
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    SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS-TV; lit. 'Death's Head Units') was a major branch of the Nazi Party's paramilitary Schutzstaffel (SS) organisation. It was responsible...
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  • This register of SS leaders in general's rank includes the members of the Allgemeine SS and Waffen-SS, in line with the appropriate SS seniority list (Dienstaltersliste...
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  • The 18th SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division "Horst Wessel" (German: 18. SS-Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier-Division "Horst Wessel") was formed in 1944...
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    Waffen Grenadier Brigade of the SS Charlemagne (German: Waffen-Grenadier-Brigade der SS "Charlemagne") was a Waffen-SS unit formed in September 1944 from...
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    The 10th SS Panzer Division "Frundsberg" (German: 10. SS-Panzerdivision "Frundsberg") was a German Waffen-SS armoured division during World War II. The...
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    The 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking (German: 5. SS-Panzerdivision Wiking) or SS Division Wiking was an infantry and later an armoured division among the...
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    The SS-Ehrenring ('SS Honour Ring'), unofficially called Totenkopfring (i.e., "Skull Ring", literally 'Death's Head Ring'), was an award of Heinrich Himmler's...
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    The 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" (German: 3. SS-Panzerdivision "Totenkopf") was an elite division of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War...
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  • The SS.12 and AS.12 are two variants of the same missile: SS for surface-to-surface and AS for air-to-surface. It was designed in 1955–1957 by Nord Aviation...
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