-The Shutzstaffel were originally part of the regular Sturmabtielung(literally meaning Storm Division), nicknamed "stormtroopers"
-By the end of 1932 the SS had reached 52,000 members, and then 209,000 members by 1933
-Heinrich Himmler(commander of SS) right hand man to Hitler and all Supreme Leaders answered to him
-SS-Guppenfuhrer answered directly to Himmler
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[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS|]]
S.S. (Schutzstaffel
-The Shutzstaffel were originally part of the regular Sturmabtielung(literally meaning Storm Division), nicknamed "stormtroopers"-By the end of 1932 the SS had reached 52,000 members, and then 209,000 members by 1933
-Heinrich Himmler(commander of SS) right hand man to Hitler and all Supreme Leaders answered to him
-SS-Guppenfuhrer answered directly to Himmler
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[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS|]]