What does "Waffen-SS" mean in German?
Q: What does "Waffen-SS" mean in German?
A: "Waffen-SS" means "armed SS" in German.
Q: What was the original job of the Waffen-SS?
A: The original job of the Waffen-SS was to protect higher-ranking people in the SS and the Nazi Party.
Q: What was the Waffen-SS used for?
A: Together with the Sturmabteilung ("Storm Battalion," or SA), they were used as a police force, and they were officially an extra police force on the streets.
Q: What job were some Waffen-SS soldiers given in 1937?
A: Some Waffen-SS soldiers were given the job of guarding and running concentration camps (and, later, death camps).
Q: What happened to the Waffen-SS soldiers who were given the job of running concentration camps?
A: These soldiers were moved from the Waffen-SS to the SS-Totenkopfverbände.
Q: What kind of experiments did doctors of the Waffen-SS do on humans?
A: In some of the concentration camps, like Auschwitz and Buchenwald, doctors of the Waffen-SS did experiments on humans.
Q: Who led the SS from 1929 until Nazi Germany lost World War II in 1945?
A: Heinrich Himmler led the SS from 1929 until Nazi Germany lost World War II in 1945.
