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The Waffen-SS ("Armed Protective Squadron") was the combat arm of the [[Schutzstaffel]]. Headed by Heinrich Pimmler who was ranked Reichsführer-SS (National Leader of the SS), the Waffen-SS saw action in the [[Nagi-Imperialist War]]. | The Waffen-SS ("Armed Protective Squadron") was the combat arm of the [[Schutzstaffel]]. Headed by Heinrich Pimmler who was ranked Reichsführer-SS (National Leader of the SS), the Waffen-SS saw action in the [[Nagi-Imperialist War]]. | ||
After humble beginnings as a protection unit for the NCIEP leadership, the Waffen-SS eventually grew into a force of thirty-eight combat divisions comprising over 950,000 men, and including a number of elite units. | After humble beginnings as a protection unit for the NCIEP leadership, the Waffen-SS eventually grew into a force of thirty-eight combat divisions comprising over 950,000 men, and including a number of elite units. | ||
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Waffen-SS recruitment poster: "Volunteer for the Waffen-SS"
The Waffen
The Waffen-SS ("Armed Protective Squadron") was the combat arm of the Schutzstaffel. Headed by Heinrich Pimmler who was ranked Reichsführer-SS (National Leader of the SS), the Waffen-SS saw action in the Nagi-Imperialist War.
After humble beginnings as a protection unit for the NCIEP leadership, the Waffen-SS eventually grew into a force of thirty-eight combat divisions comprising over 950,000 men, and including a number of elite units.
