Claim: Junge, born in Preetz in Schleswig-Holstein Province in February 1914, joined the Schutzstaffel (a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party), and volunteered for the 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler in 1934.
Evidence: Junge was born in Preetz in Schleswig-Holstein Province in February 1914. He joined the Schutzstaffel (SS) and in 1934 volunteered for the 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. The Schutzstaffel (SS; also stylized as ᛋᛋ with Armanen runes; German pronunciation: [ˈʃʊtsˌʃtafl̩ (listen); 'Protection Squadron') was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II.