Police State: The role of SS( Schutzstaffel)

Question 1

When and why had the SS been formed ?

Answer 1

1925
Act as a body guard unit for Hitler

Question 2

Who led the SS after 1929?

Answer 2

Heinrich Himmler

Question 3

What did Himmler do to the SS?

Answer 3

He built them up to be a revered unit
It established a clear identity with members wearing black

Question 4

What did the SS show ?

Answer 4

Total obedience to the Führer

Question 5

By 1934 how many members of the SS were there ?

Answer 5

50,000 members

Question 6

By 1939 how big was the SS?

Answer 6

Membership of the SS and its various bodies had grown to 250,000 by 1939

Question 7

What were the SS supposed to be ? ( identity)

Answer 7

Find examples of the Aryan race and expected to marry racially pure wives

Question 8

After the night of the long knives what did the SS become responsible for ?

Answer 8

Removal of all opposition within Germany

Question 9

Who had the role of maintaining security ?

Answer 9

Within the SS, The SD had the role of maintaining security within the party and the country