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==History==

==History==

The SS was created in 1925 after Hitler ordered a new formation of a small personal bodyguard unit of the Nazi Party. The SS was originally only a sub-branch of the [[Brownshirts|SA]]. It was a small exclusive group who only had loyalty to Adolf Hitler, not the Nazi Party or the SA. When the Nazi Party came to national power in 1933, the SS became a part of the German Government.<ref>[http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks4/the-nazification-of-germany/the-nazis-consolidate-power/the-role-of-the-ss-and-gestapo/#.WGUZKXpOlhE The role of the SS and Gestapo]</ref><ref>Williams (2001)</ref> In July 1934, the SS officially became as independent organization from the SA after the purge of its leadership in the [[Night of the Long Knives]].

The SS was created in 1925 after Hitler ordered a new formation of a small personal bodyguard unit of the Nazi Party. The SS was originally only a sub-branch of the [[Brownshirts|SA]]. It was a small exclusive group who only had loyalty to Adolf Hitler, not the Nazi Party or the SA. When the Nazi Party came to national power in January 1933, the SS became a part of the German Government.<ref>[http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks4/the-nazification-of-germany/the-nazis-consolidate-power/the-role-of-the-ss-and-gestapo/#.WGUZKXpOlhE The role of the SS and Gestapo]</ref><ref>Williams (2001)</ref> In July 1934, the SS officially became as independent organization from the SA after the purge of its leadership in the [[Night of the Long Knives]].

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