Schutzstaffel

English

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

Etymology

From German Schutzstaffel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃʊtsʃtafəl/

Noun

Schutzstaffel (plural Schutzstaffeln)

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

See also

Waffen SS

Further reading

Schutzstaffel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Etymology

Schutz +‎ Staffel, literally “Protection Squadron” or “defence corps”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃtafəl/, [ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃtafl̩]
Audio (file)

Noun

Schutzstaffel f (genitive Schutzstaffel, plural Schutzstaffeln)

Schutzstaffel, Schusta
Schutzstaffel, SS

Declension

Declension of Schutzstaffel

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schutzstaffel	die	Schutzstaffeln
genitive	einer	der	Schutzstaffel	der	Schutzstaffeln
dative	einer	der	Schutzstaffel	den	Schutzstaffeln
accusative	eine	die	Schutzstaffel	die	Schutzstaffeln

Further reading

Schutzstaffel in Duden online

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