Schutzstaffel

Although retrospectively we think of the SS as being the distinctively National Socialist branch of the German military, in 1933, it was still, as the name Schutzstaffel indicates, simply an armed bodyguard.

Deathride John Mosier 2010

Although retrospectively we think of the SS as being the distinctively National Socialist branch of the German military, in 1933, it was still, as the name Schutzstaffel indicates, simply an armed bodyguard.

Deathride John Mosier 2010

An elite corps of combat troops (SS is short for Schutzstaffel, which is German for “protective shield”) formed originally within the German Nazi party as a bodyguard for Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders and led by Heinrich Himmler.

SS 2002

In 1925 Adolf Hitler formed his own personal bodyguard called the Schutzstaffel (SS).

INSIGHT on Freedom 2008

According to Wikipedia, SS stands for "Schutzstaffel," which literally means "protective squad."

The Partial Observer 2008

It was considered a henious act during WW2 to target medics and we were outraged at the Japanese and the Schutzstaffel for doing do.

Thank You Prisident Obama 2009

Schutzstaffel (SS) tried to set up a fight between him, a tiny flyweight fellow, and a tall dying guy, whom they hoped he’d kill with one blow.

Jean-Jacques Greif - An interview with author 2010

It was considered a henious act during WW2 to target medics and we were outraged at the Japanese and the Schutzstaffel for doing do.

Thank You Prisident Obama 2009

The Reader traces the relationship through the years between a female Schutzstaffel (SS) guard and a man whom she seduced when she was in her mid-thirties and he was but fifteen.

Rod Lurie: The Holocaust Revisionism of Hollywood 2009

Of course, von Campe picked up that false "civil security force" ball, noting that "Hitler created the Storm Troopers, S.A., and the Schutzstaffel (protective squad), or S.S. Both had the task to silence the opposition."

Terry Krepel: Hilmar von Campe, Apt Pupil 2009