Review of Das SS-Helferinnenkorps: Ausbildung, Einsatz und Entnazifizierung der weiblichen Angehörigen der Waffen-SS 1942–1949. Reviews in History (Institute of Historical Resea
The two main constituent groups were the Allgemeine SS (General SS) and Waffen-SS (Armed SS). The Allgemeine SS was responsible for enforcing the racial policy of Nazi Germany and
The SS, abbreviation of Schutzstaffel (“Protection Squad”), was the elite corps of the Nazi Party, known as “political soldiers.” It was founded by Adolf Hitler in 1925 as