The SS in Germany
The SS or Schutzstaffel developed AFTER World War I, so the question is inapt. In World War II, the SS police was a Nazi paramilitary police force.
Henrich Himmler was leader of all SS troops. He was captured at the end of the war and committed suicide while in captivity to avoid war crime trials.
The SD was the Sicherheitsdienst the intelligence and security branch of the SS
2 types SS and Waffen SS
He was the leader of the Nazi SS (Reichsfuhrer - SS).
The SS did not exist in WW1. The SS arose out of the SA. Hitler killed the leader of the SA and got rid of the SA overnight (The Night of the Knives) and created his own police which guarded him and policed the regime - hence the Gestapo.
they were German secret agents
The SS in Germany
Twelve Waffen SS units
foreign SS troops
The SS or Schutzstaffel developed AFTER World War I, so the question is inapt. In World War II, the SS police was a Nazi paramilitary police force.
SS = Schutzstaffel .
The SS skull symbol was a prominent emblem of the Schutzstaffel (SS), a paramilitary organization in Nazi Germany. It represented the SS's role as Hitler's elite guard and enforcers of Nazi ideology. The symbol signified fear, power, and ruthlessness, reflecting the SS's brutal tactics and atrocities committed during World War II.
Henrich Himmler was leader of all SS troops. He was captured at the end of the war and committed suicide while in captivity to avoid war crime trials.
The SS Empire Tern was controlled by the Ministry of War Transport in 1940. It was requisitioned for war service during World War II and operated under the British government's authority.
The Wehrmacht was the regular German army during World War II, while the SS (Schutzstaffel) was a paramilitary organization under the control of the Nazi Party. The Wehrmacht focused on traditional military operations, while the SS was responsible for enforcing Nazi ideology, carrying out atrocities, and running concentration camps.