Schutzstaffel

English
Troopers of the 1st division of the SS, 1939.

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʊts.stæ.fəl/

Noun

Schutzstaffel (plural Schutzstaffeln)

  1. (historical) Squadron of the Luftstreitkräfte of the German Empire; Schusta
  2. (historical) The internal security force of Nazi Germany; the SS.
  3. A division or corps of this force.

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Further reading

German

Etymology

From Schutz +‎ Staffel, literally “protection squadron, defence corps”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃtafəl/, [ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃtafl̩]
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. Schutzstaffel, Schusta
  2. (singular only) Schutzstaffel, SS

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • Schutzstaffelmann

Further reading
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