SS
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The SS was a paramilitary organization of Nazi Germany that became one of the principal instruments of terror, repression, and mass murder, including the systematic genocide of Jews and other targeted groups during World War II.
Aliases (1)
- SS leadership ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi organization
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instrument of state terror → paramilitary organization → |
| activeDuring |
World War II
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| branch |
Allgemeine SS
→
Reich Main Security Office → SS-Totenkopfverbände → Waffen-SS → |
| commandStructure |
directly subordinate to Adolf Hitler
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| controlled |
concentration camps
→
extermination camps → |
| country |
Nazi Germany
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| dissolved |
1945
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| foundedBy |
Adolf Hitler
→
Heinrich Himmler → |
| function |
intelligence
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internal security → management of concentration camp system → policing occupied territories → |
| headquartersLocation |
Berlin
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| ideology |
Nazism
→
antisemitism → fascism → racism → |
| involvedIn |
Einsatzgruppen operations
→
Holocaust → crimes against humanity → ethnic cleansing → forced labor system → mass shootings → war crimes → |
| leader |
Heinrich Himmler
→
Reinhard Heydrich → |
| legalStatusAfterWar |
declared criminal organization at Nuremberg Trials
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| motto |
Meine Ehre heißt Treue
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| notableFor |
participation in the Holocaust
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persecution and murder of Roma → persecution and murder of Slavic populations → persecution and murder of disabled people → persecution and murder of political opponents → systematic genocide of Jews → |
| partOf |
Nazi Party
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| recruitmentPolicy |
loyalty to Adolf Hitler
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racially selective → |
| role |
principal instrument of mass murder in Nazi Germany
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principal instrument of repression in Nazi Germany → principal instrument of terror in Nazi Germany → |
| subordinateTo |
Nazi Party leadership
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