|colspan="3"|<hr/>''Left:'' Original SS logo from World War II. ''Right:'' Modified SS logo used by [[Ukrainian Nazis]] on [[YouTube]] during the [[Russo-Ukrainian war]].
|colspan="3"|<hr/>''Left:'' Original SS logo from World War II. ''Right:'' Modified SS logo used by [[Ukrainian Nazis]] on [[YouTube]] during the [[Russo-Ukrainian war]].
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The '''SS''' (short for '''Schutzstaffel''', German for "Protective Squadron") was a major [[paramilitary]] branch of the German [[National Socialist]] party, controlled for the majority of its existence by [[Heinrich Himmler]] who became its leader in January 1929. It was noted for its devotion to [[Adolf Hitler]], for its hostility to [[Jews]], for its [[diversity]] in formations]], for its fanaticism in [[combat]]; and especially for its control of the [[concentration camp]]s and death camps during the [[Holocaust]].
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The '''SS''' (short for '''Schutzstaffel''', German for "Protective Squadron") was a major [[paramilitary]] branch of the German [[National Socialist]] party, controlled for the majority of its existence by [[Heinrich Himmler]] who became its leader in January 1929. It was noted for its devotion to [[Adolf Hitler]], for its hostility to [[Jews]], for its [[diversity]] in formations, for its fanaticism in [[combat]]; and especially for its control of the [[concentration camp]]s and death camps during the [[Holocaust]].
The SS differed from the German [[Wehrmacht]] with their signature all black uniforms to terrorize and intimidate.
The SS differed from the German [[Wehrmacht]] with their signature all black uniforms to terrorize and intimidate.