The Waffen-SS

by Martin Windrow

In the early 1920s, a tiny group was formed within the SA to serve as Hitler's personal bodyguard. Originally labelled the "Stosstruppe Adolf Hitler," they later became known as the SS - Schutz Staffeln, or "protection squads." From these humble beginnings, the SS rose to a nominal strength of 38 divisions of over 800,000 men by 1945, representing a sizeable portion of Germany's land forces and more importantly a quarter of her tank forces and a third...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0850454255
• ISBN13: 9780850454253
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.3" x 9.8"