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|goals = Exterminate all Jews in Europe (failed) | |goals = Exterminate all Jews in Europe (failed) | ||
|type of villains = Military Enforcers}}{{Quote| | |type of villains = Military Enforcers}}{{Quote|I know there are some people in Germany who become sick when they see these black uniforms, we understand the reason for this, and do not expect we shall be loved by all that number of people; those who come to fear us in any way or at any time must have a bad conscience towards the Fuhrer and the nation.|[[Heinrich Himmler]]}}The '''''Schutzstaffel''''', often shortened simply to '''''SS''''', were the primary paramilitary wing of the [[Nazi Party]] during [[Adolf Hitler]]'s regime. They are the organization most responsible for carrying out the [[genocide|genocidal]] mass murder of millions of Jews and other Nazi "undesirables" during [[The Holocaust|the Holocaust]]; it is estimated that the SS were responsible for the deaths of between 5.5 and 6 million Jews. | ||
The SS was comprised of several different branches. The three main branches were the ''Allgemeine SS'', which served as general law enforcement and security, the ''Waffen-SS'', which served as the primary armed force, often acting in concert with regular German military forces, and the ''SS-Totenkopfverbände'', which was in charge of the various [[Concentration Camp|concentration camps]] established in Nazi territories. Other subdivisions included the [[Gestapo]] (which functioned as the [[secret police]] of Nazi Germany) and the ''[[Einsatzgruppen]]'', which were [[death squad]]s that eliminated civilians in Nazi-conquered territories. | The SS was comprised of several different branches. The three main branches were the ''Allgemeine SS'', which served as general law enforcement and security, the ''Waffen-SS'', which served as the primary armed force, often acting in concert with regular German military forces, and the ''SS-Totenkopfverbände'', which was in charge of the various [[Concentration Camp|concentration camps]] established in Nazi territories. Other subdivisions included the [[Gestapo]] (which functioned as the [[secret police]] of Nazi Germany) and the ''[[Einsatzgruppen]]'', which were [[death squad]]s that eliminated civilians in Nazi-conquered territories. |