The Allgemeine-SS
Contributors: Paul Hannon (Illustrator)
Series: Men-At-Arms Series, 266
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: November 25, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781855323582
Subjects: History; Land forces & warfare; Uniforms & insignia; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Second World War, 1939-1945; Special Forces; History - Military / War; History: American; Germany; Military - General; History / Military / World War II
First sentence: The SS, an offshoot of the SA (see MAA 220), originated as Hitler's personal bodyguard, and after the Nazi consolidation of power in 1933 began to develop rapidly.