The SS Flashcards
1
Q
When were the SS formed and why?
A
1925 as an elite bodyguard for Hitler
Only had 250 members
2
Q
Who became the SS leader in 1929?
A
Himmler
3
Q
By 1933, what did the SS number?
A
52,000
4
Q
What did Himmler create in 1931?
A
A special security service called the SD
Acted as the party’s own internal security police
5
Q
What did Himmler assume control of between 1933-34?
A
All the police in the Länder including the Gestapo in Prussia
6
Q
What did Himmler help to carry out?
A
The Night of the Long Knives June 1934
7
Q
What happened in 1936 to police powers?
A
All police powers were unified under Himmler’s control as ‘Reichsführer SS and Chief of all German Police’
Including gestapo
8
Q
How big was the SS in 1839?
A
250,000
