Waffen Ss and Other Units in World War II
Subtitle: The German Order of Battle
Publisher: Combined Publishing
Published: December 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781580970587
Subjects: European history: Second World War; Special & elite forces; Second World War, 1939-1945; Military - General; History; History - Military / War; History: World; Germany; Military - World War II
First sentence: The SS (Schutz Staffel or Defense Squad) was a political formation and much like its earliest predecessor, the Praetorian Guard, it took on both a military and a political role during its life.