In the early days of the Nazi Party, Julius Schreck, the leader of the Stabswache (Adolf Hitler's bodyguard unit), resurrected the use of the Totenkopf as the unit's insignia. This unit grew into the Schutzstaffel (SS), which continued to use the Totenkopf as insignia throughout its history. The name of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, the division of the SS that ran concentration camps and death camps, directly translates to "Dead's Head Units".