Allgemeine SS
The Allgemeine SS (; "General SS") was a major branch of the "Schutzstaffel" (SS) paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany, and it was managed by the SS Main Office ("SS-Hauptamt"). The "Allgemeine SS" was officially established in the autumn of 1934 to distinguish its members from the "SS-Verfügungstruppe" (SS Dispositional Troops or SS-VT), which later became the Waffen-SS, and the "SS-Totenkopfverbände" (SS Death's Head Units or SS-TV), which were in charge of the Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps. SS formations committed many war crimes against civilians and allied servicemen.