Waffen SSn.

Brit.

/ˌvɑːf(ə)n ˌɛsˈɛs/,

/ˌvaf(ə)n ˌɛsˈɛs/, U.S.

/ˌvɑfən ˌɛsˈɛs/

Etymology: < German Waffen-SS, in full Waffen-Schutzstaffel armed defence squadron: see Schutzstaffel n. and SS n.

In Nazi Germany during the war of 1939–45: the combat units of the S.S.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > German storm-troops

storm troops1923

Schutzstaffel1930

S.A.1931

SS1932

Totenkopf1943

Waffen SS1943

1943 Rev. Foreign Press (F.O. Research Dept.) 18 Oct. 125/1 By a law of the 22nd July, Laval..authorised French citizens to join those units of the Waffen S.S. fighting on the Eastern Front.

1949 ‘R. West’ Meaning of Treason i. vii. 164 He wanted to join the Waffen S.S. and fight the Russians.

1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Dec. 771/2 A nucleus of the ‘commandoes’, but also with parachutists, Waffen S.S.

1966 G. Stein Waffen SS p. xxx At the beginning of World War II the term Waffen SS was unknown. Five years later, prefaced by such adjectives as elite and fanatical, it appeared regularly in Allied war communiqués. By 1940 Waffen SS had become the official designation for the combat units of the SS, which had grown from the handful of armed troops maintained by the Reichsführer SS, Heinrich Himmler, for security and ceremonial purposes.

1966 G. Stein Waffen SS p. xxxi By 1943, the exigencies of war had forced the Waffen SS to give up some of its exclusiveness. Large numbers of foreigners were recruited or conscripted.

1972 F. Forsyth Odessa File ii. 28 He carried the twin-lightning strikes of the Waffen SS on the right collar lapel.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	waffen ss
释义	Waffen SSn. Brit. /ˌvɑːf(ə)n ˌɛsˈɛs/, /ˌvaf(ə)n ˌɛsˈɛs/, U.S. /ˌvɑfən ˌɛsˈɛs/ Etymology: < German Waffen-SS, in full Waffen-Schutzstaffel armed defence squadron: see Schutzstaffel n. and SS n. In Nazi Germany during the war of 1939–45: the combat units of the S.S. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > German storm-troops storm troops1923 Schutzstaffel1930 S.A.1931 SS1932 Totenkopf1943 Waffen SS1943 1943 Rev. Foreign Press (F.O. Research Dept.) 18 Oct. 125/1 By a law of the 22nd July, Laval..authorised French citizens to join those units of the Waffen S.S. fighting on the Eastern Front. 1949 ‘R. West’ Meaning of Treason i. vii. 164 He wanted to join the Waffen S.S. and fight the Russians. 1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Dec. 771/2 A nucleus of the ‘commandoes’, but also with parachutists, Waffen S.S. 1966 G. Stein Waffen SS p. xxx At the beginning of World War II the term Waffen SS was unknown. Five years later, prefaced by such adjectives as elite and fanatical, it appeared regularly in Allied war communiqués. By 1940 Waffen SS had become the official designation for the combat units of the SS, which had grown from the handful of armed troops maintained by the Reichsführer SS, Heinrich Himmler, for security and ceremonial purposes. 1966 G. Stein Waffen SS p. xxxi By 1943, the exigencies of war had forced the Waffen SS to give up some of its exclusiveness. Large numbers of foreigners were recruited or conscripted. 1972 F. Forsyth Odessa File ii. 28 He carried the twin-lightning strikes of the Waffen SS on the right collar lapel. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1943
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