武装親衛隊 SS Schutzstaffel
The combat branch of the [[Nazi]] Party's paramilitary [i]Schutzstaffel[/i] (SS) organization. [[Heinrich Luitpold Himmler|Heinrich Himmler]], [[Josef Mengele]] and [[Michael Wittmann]] were some of the prominent members.

Generally recognized by the all black [[uniform]] worn by the officers, despite most units did not wear the iconic black SS uniform outside of Germany. Instead they and the [[soldier]]s wore the similar field grey [[military uniform]] of the [[Wehrmacht]]. Pay attention to the specific [[SS insignia|insignia]].

[b]Do not use[/b] for fictional uniforms or outfits modelled after the SS uniform.

h4. See Also
* [[Black Sun (symbol)|]]
* [[Siegrunen]]
* [[Totenkopf]]
* [[Wolfsangel]]
* [[List of Armed Forces]]

h4. External Links
* Wikipedia: "Waffen-SS":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffen-SS
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