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  2. Schutzstaffel - Wikipedia

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    The Schutzstaffel (German: [ˈʃʊtsˌʃtafl̩] ⓘ; lit. ' Protection Squadron '; SS; also stylised with Armanen runes as ᛋᛋ) was a major paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II.

  3. Units and commands of the Schutzstaffel - Wikipedia

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    SS-Schar ("SS-Squad"): SS-Squads were eight to ten man formations that served as the primary mustering unit within each SS-Company. There were 3 for each Trupp. [11] Such units were commanded by an SS-Scharführer with an Assistant Squad Leader rated as an Unterscharführer. SS-Rotte ("SS-Section"): This was the smallest unit of the General-SS ...

  4. 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]

  5. 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 ...

  6. SS (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    SS is an abbreviation for Schutzstaffel (Protection Squadron), a paramilitary organisation in Nazi Germany. SS, Ss, or similar may also refer to: Places

  7. 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]

  8. Ideology of the SS - Wikipedia

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    An SS officer selecting Jews for extermination in gas chambers at the Auschwitz concentration camp. The SS and its accompanying principles represented the realization of Nazi ideology and played a crucial role in the extermination of European Jews that followed the Nazis' rise to power. As historian Gerald Reitlinger states, while the idealism ...

  9. List of medical abbreviations: S - Wikipedia

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    ss ss: one-half (ss either with or without a bar over them) (from Latin semis) SS: hemoglobin SS (HbSS) (see in sickle-cell disease = SS disease) subserosal Sjogren's Syndrome S/S S/Sx: signs and symptoms: SSC: secondary sex characteristics: SSE: sterile speculum exam SSEP: somatosensory evoked potential: SSI: sliding scale insulin SSKI ...