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2. ß - Wikipedia

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   By the late 1400s, the choice of spelling between sz and ss was usually based on the sound's position in the word rather than etymology: sz ( ſz ) tended to be used in word final position: uſz (Middle High German: ûz, German: aus), -nüſz (Middle High German: -nüss(e), German: -nis); ss ( ſſ ) tended to be used when the sound occurred ...

3. Esoteric insignia of the Schutzstaffel - Wikipedia

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   It was used by the SS to represent death on documents and grave markers in place of the more conventional † symbol used for such purposes. [3] Tyr: Leadership in battle The SS's Tyr rune followed the design of the ᛏ or Tiwaz rune which was named after Týr, a god in Germanic paganism sometimes associated with war.

4. Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel - Wikipedia

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   Based on the seniority system of SS membership numbers, this made Hitler senior in the SS to all other members. The SS membership number system was also a means to denote the "old guard" of the SS, and to hold a number below 50,000 was considered a special place of honor since it denoted SS membership before the Nazi seizure of power in 1933.

5. SS-Totenkopfverbände - Wikipedia

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   SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS-TV; lit. ' Death's Head Units ' [ 2 ] ) was a major branch of the Nazi Party 's paramilitary Schutzstaffel (SS) organisation. It was responsible for administering the Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps for Nazi Germany , among similar duties. [ 3 ]

6. Totenkopf - Wikipedia

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   Totenkopf (German: [ˈtoːtn̩ˌkɔpf], i.e. skull, literally "dead person's head") is the German word for skull. The word is often used to denote a figurative, graphic or sculptural symbol, common in Western culture, consisting of the representation of a human skull – usually frontal, more rarely in profile with or without the mandible.

7. Schutzstaffel - Wikipedia

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   The Allgemeine SS was responsible for enforcing the racial policy of Nazi Germany and general policing, whereas the Waffen-SS consisted of the combat units of the SS, with a sworn allegiance to Hitler. A third component of the SS, the SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS-TV; "Death's Head Units" [2]), ran the concentration camps and extermination camps.

8. Black Sun (symbol) - Wikipedia

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   The Black Sun symbol. The Black Sun (German: Schwarze Sonne) is a type of sun wheel (German: Sonnenrad) [1] [2] symbol originating in Nazi Germany and later employed by neo-Nazis and other far-right individuals and groups. The symbol's design consists of twelve radial sig runes, similar to the symbols employed by the SS in their logo.

9. Waffen-SS - Wikipedia

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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 included men from Nazi Germany, along with volunteers and conscripts from both German-occupied Europe and unoccupied lands. [3]