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Many of them escaped to Argentina after the war. Most officers of the SS and SS men had their blood type tattod on their arm and this gave up many of them to the allies who were actively hunting war criminals. To combat this, the SS burned their uniforms, traded with other regular Heer, and some even tried to cut the tatto off of their arms to escape certain death from the Russians.
There were always exceptions to this though. One of the worst war criminals Joeseph Mengela a camp doctor and did not have the blood type on his arm. He escaped to Argentina after the war and died because he drowned on a beach at a very old age.
As a group, the SS ceased to exist. Some of its members were charged with war crimes. Of these, some were convicted, and some like Otto Skorzeny were acquitted. Some, no longer welcome in Germany, offered their military services to other countries.
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The Nuremberg Tribunal declared the SS a ciminal organization.
It is estimated that out of roughly 70,000 members of the SS involved in crimes in German concentration camps, only between 1650 and 1700 were tried after the war.[29]
Most of them fled to other countries under assumed names to avoid any type of persecution from the allied forces. Many of the top ranking officers within Hitlers inner circle committed suicide when they learened of Hitlers own suicide. There are organizations today that are still in the process of hunting these men down to hold them accountable for war crimes.
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Who was the leader of the SS during World War 2?
The leader of the SS during WW2 was Heinrich Himmler .
Who wore black shirts during World War 2?
The SS in Germany
Who were the SS police in World War 1?
The SS or Schutzstaffel developed AFTER World War I, so the question is inapt. In World War II, the SS police was a Nazi paramilitary police force.
What was the SS-SD in World War 2?
The SD was the Sicherheitsdienst the intelligence and security branch of the SS
What types of different Nazi uniforms were there in world war 2?
2 types SS and Waffen SS
Who was the leader of the SS during World War 2?
The leader of the SS during WW2 was Heinrich Himmler .
During the World War 2 what is an SS?
they were German secret agents
Who wore black shirts during World War 2?
The SS in Germany
What German waffen ss units were in the Battle of Stalingrad during world war 2?
Twelve Waffen SS units
What minority group guarded camps during world war 2?
foreign SS troops
Who were the SS police in World War 1?
The SS or Schutzstaffel developed AFTER World War I, so the question is inapt. In World War II, the SS police was a Nazi paramilitary police force.
Were Jews captured in world war 2?
yes and no because they were put into ghettos by the ss officers _____ About six million were killed.
What did ss mean in world war II?
SS = Schutzstaffel .
What was the SS during World War 1 and World War 2?
The SS did not exist in WW1. The SS arose out of the SA. Hitler killed the leader of the SA and got rid of the SA overnight (The Night of the Knives) and created his own police which guarded him and policed the regime - hence the Gestapo.
Who had control of the SS empire tern in 1940?
The SS Empire Tern was controlled by the Ministry of War Transport in 1940. It was requisitioned for war service during World War II and operated under the British government's authority.
What was himmler's part in world war 2?
He was the leader of the Nazi SS (Reichsfuhrer - SS).
What kinds of submarines did the US use during World War 2?
The early SS and the newer GATO Class diesel submarines.
