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| | Amazon.com: The Allgemeine-SS (Men-At-Arms Series, 266): Books: Robin Lumsden,Paul Hannon |
 | | The SS originated as Hitler's personal bodyguard and following his rise to power in 1933 the organisation divided into two: the Waffen-SS, which comprised the military wing, and the Allgemeine-SS, whose role was to support the police in maintaining order. |
 | | While the more visible armed SS combat units naturally received all the publicity, especially during the war, it was the rather faceless Allgemeine-SS which wielded the real power. |
 | | The SS, an offshoot of the SA (see MAA 220), originated as Hitler's personal bodyguard, and after the Nazi consolidation of power in 1933 began to develop rapidly. |
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