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...
139 KB (17,516 words) - 03:57, 13 January 2025
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...
53 KB (5,212 words) - 19:05, 28 January 2025
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...
197 KB (852 words) - 18:08, 31 January 2025
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...
33 KB (3,908 words) - 19:29, 22 January 2025
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)...
13 KB (324 words) - 00:36, 24 October 2024
Collar and shoulder insignia in 1934 Reichsführer-SS (German: [ˈʁaɪçsˌfyːʁɐ ˌʔɛsˈʔɛs] , lit. 'Reich Leader-SS') was a special title and rank that existed between...
21 KB (1,782 words) - 13:53, 20 August 2024
The Waffen-SS (German: [ˈvafn̩ʔɛsˌʔɛs]; lit. 'Armed SS') was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's paramilitary Schutzstaffel (SS) organisation. Its formations...
153 KB (18,402 words) - 17:59, 24 January 2025
SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler or SS Division Leibstandarte, abbreviated as LSSAH (German: 1. SS-Panzerdivision "Leibstandarte SS Adolf...
74 KB (9,128 words) - 23:40, 25 January 2025
Esoteric insignia of the Schutzstaffel (redirect from SS rune)
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...
10 KB (229 words) - 01:35, 27 January 2025
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...
75 KB (5,221 words) - 23:45, 31 January 2025
.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...
5 KB (400 words) - 18:48, 1 January 2025
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...
15 KB (251 words) - 14:53, 26 December 2024
The SS-Ehrenring (German for "SS honour ring"), unofficially called Totenkopfring ("Death's Head ring" or "skull ring"), was an award of the Schutzstaffel...
6 KB (822 words) - 17:41, 13 January 2025
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...
9 KB (764 words) - 13:52, 12 December 2024
Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel (redirect from SS rank)
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...
59 KB (6,560 words) - 07:10, 5 January 2025
War II, the Waffen-SS recruited or conscripted significant numbers of non-Germans. Of a peak strength of 950,000 in 1944, the Waffen-SS consisted of some...
67 KB (4,772 words) - 10:05, 11 January 2025
The 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division (4. SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division) or SS Division Polizei was one of the thirty-eight divisions fielded...
16 KB (1,920 words) - 23:00, 11 January 2025
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...
44 KB (4,994 words) - 17:08, 24 December 2024
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...
446 bytes (92 words) - 02:46, 11 December 2024
SS in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. SS is an abbreviation for Schutzstaffel (Protection Squadron), a paramilitary organisation in Nazi Germany. SS...
4 KB (510 words) - 11:51, 24 January 2025
indeed SS was contemporaneous with the earliest incarnations of those three bands. SS comprised Tommy SS on vocals, Jun SS on guitar, Tsuyoshi SS on bass...
2 KB (264 words) - 21:02, 14 January 2023
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...
59 KB (367 words) - 23:23, 26 January 2025
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...
36 KB (3,802 words) - 12:36, 29 November 2024
Sicherheitsdienst (redirect from Sicherheitsdienst Reichsführer-SS)
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...
54 KB (6,807 words) - 13:33, 21 October 2024
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...
6 KB (395 words) - 00:09, 5 December 2024
SS Olympia was a steamship that served the northwest United States and Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. She was wrecked in 1910. Olympia was laid...
4 KB (235 words) - 17:01, 30 May 2024
The 18th SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division "Horst Wessel" (German: 18. SS-Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier-Division "Horst Wessel") was formed in 1944...
4 KB (307 words) - 22:46, 6 January 2025
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (known as SS&C) is an American multinational holding company headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, that sells software...
24 KB (1,537 words) - 02:46, 18 January 2025
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...
32 KB (3,279 words) - 07:19, 24 January 2025
Waffen Grenadier Brigade of the SS Charlemagne (German: Waffen-Grenadier-Brigade der SS "Charlemagne") was a Waffen-SS unit formed in September 1944 from...
21 KB (2,568 words) - 18:44, 21 January 2025