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The 'Weapon-SS' was formed as a subdivision of the regular [[SS]] corps in order to perform a wide variety of functions: |
The 'Weapon-SS' was formed as a subdivision of the regular [[SS]] corps in order to perform a wide variety of functions: |
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#The Death's Head Corps (''Totenkopfverbände'') administered the [[concentration |
#The Death's Head Corps (''Totenkopfverbände'') administered the [[concentration camp]]s |
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#Regular Troops (''Verfügungstruppen'') served as elite troops and fought alongside with the [[Wehrmacht]] - the regular army |
#Regular Troops (''Verfügungstruppen'') served as elite troops and fought alongside with the [[Wehrmacht]] - the regular army |
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#[[Hitler]]'s personal guard -- ''Leibstandarte''. |
#[[Hitler]]'s personal guard -- ''Leibstandarte''. |
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Revision as of 17:36, 25 February 2002
The 'Weapon-SS' was formed as a subdivision of the regular SS corps in order to perform a wide variety of functions:
- The Death's Head Corps (Totenkopfverbände) administered the concentration camps
- Regular Troops (Verfügungstruppen) served as elite troops and fought alongside with the Wehrmacht - the regular army
- Hitler's personal guard -- Leibstandarte.
Later there were SS-Freiwilligenverbände (volunteers) from several occupied countries (e.g. SS Division Nordland, formed from Norwegian, Danish and Baltic volunteers), an SS-Hitlerjugend division (enlisted ranks were volunteers from the Hitlerjugend - Hitler Youth), an SS-Totenkopf Division (formed from concentration camps guards).
Up to 1944 service in the Waffen-SS was voluntary. Beginning in 1944 whole units were assigned to the Waffen-SS.
see also Nazi Germany/Organisations