Schutzstaffel and led by Hitler and the entire Nazi Party.
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The great majority of German soldiers in World War 2 were members of the regular armed forces, not the SS. The SS (stands for Schutzstaffel) was a special elite army. See related question below.
SS stands for Schutzstaffel, which is German for "Protection Staff". It was originally Nazi Party members who served as Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard. After Hitler took control of Germany, the SS took control of all police, intelligence, and security agencies. The SS was also largely responsible for carrying out the Holocaust.
Four Kurt Daluege - Commander of the Ordnungspolizei Sepp Dietrich - Original commander of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) and later commander of the 6th SS Panzer Army Paul Hausser - Commander of the II SS Panzer Corps Franz Xaver Schwarz - NSDAP Treasurer
"SS" in a church name stands for "Saints" in the plural like "SS Peter and Paul." It does not refer to steamship or to the Nazi Intelligence/security agency or the Waffen-SS.
The abbreviation for 'saints' is 'Sts.' Example - Sts. Peter and Paul.
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Dennis Pearce has written: 'The Church of SS. Peter and Paul, Lavenham' -- subject(s): Lavenham Church
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In the case of ships SS stands for steamship.
Schutzstaffel (Protection Unit)
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As far as is known, Peter was not involved in any shipwrecks. However, Paul was on a voyage to Rome where he was being taken to stand trial.
SS stands for scout sniper
SS stands for super sport
The group Peter, Paul and Mary was made up of Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers. Mary was married three times, but never to Peter or Paul.