[5] Hitler turned his bodyguard into ‘political soldiers’ & grew their number dramatically. They were known as the Schultztaffel or SS & were especially feared, during the Reich. They combined military & police powers. By 1939 there were 250,000 of them. Here’s an overview:
[5] Hitler turned his bodyguard into ‘political soldiers’ & grew their number dramatically. They were known as the Schultztaffel or SS & were especially feared, during the Reich. They combined military & police powers. By 1939 there were 250,000 of them. Here’s an overview: