Waffen-SS

Waffen-SS
Active	1933–1945
Kintra	Nazi Germany
Allegiance	Adolf Hitler
Branch	Schutzstaffel
Type	Panzer; Panzergrenadier; Cavalry; Infantry; Muntain Infantry; Polis;
Size	38 Diveesions an mony minor units at its peak
Pairt o	Wehrmacht (de facto)
Garrison/HQ	SS Führungshauptamt, Berlin
Motto	Meine Ehre heißt Treue; (Ma Honour is Loyalty)
Colors	Black, White, Reid
Engagements	Warld War II
Commanders
Ceremonial chief	Heinrich Himmler
Notable; commanders	Josef Dietrich; Paul Hausser; Theodor Eicke; Felix Steiner; Kurt Meyer;

The Waffen-SS (German pronunciation: [ˈvafən.ɛs.ɛs], Airmed SS) wis creatit as the airmed wing o the Nazi Pairty's Schutzstaffel ("Pertective Squadron"),^[2] an gradually developed intae a multi-ethnic an multi-naitional militar force o Nazi Germany.^[3]

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↑ This motto wis nae uised bi foreign conscript formations such as the 15t an 19t Latvie an 20t Estonie Waffen Grenadier Diveesions.