The SS Flashcards
1
Q
Who were the ss and what does it stand for?
A
The black shirted ‘schutz staffel’
2
Q
What were the SS originally?
A
Hitlers personal body guards
3
Q
What were the SS by the end of the nazi regime?
A
It had grown into a vast organisation involved in controlling many aspects of Nazi life including the police.
4
Q
What was put at the hands of the SS in 1933?
A
The emergency powers of February 1933 where they could take suspects to custody without trial.
5
Q
Who did the SS focus their efforts on?
A
Against all of those who opposed Nazism
6
Q
How many members were there by 1939 and what were they organised into?
A
240,000 members organised into different divisions
7
Q
How many members were there by 1944?
A
Over 1 million
8
Q
Who was the SS led by?
A
Himmler
