Waffen-SS

Etymology
, from +.

Proper noun

 * 1) A subdivision of the Schutzstaffel.

Usage notes

 * Created in 1939, the absorbed the  (armed militias) as well as the  (concentration camp guards) in 1940, whereas the  (general SS) soon lost most of its importance. The  subsequently included elite combat units deployed at the front as well as units active in the occupied territories. In practice, the term is often used especially of the combat arm.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: Вафен-СС
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 武裝親衛隊, 武裝黨衛隊, 黨衛軍
 * Estonian: Relva-SS
 * Galician: Arma SS
 * Georgian: ვაფენ-სს
 * German:
 * Hebrew: ואפן אס אס
 * Japanese: 武装親衛隊
 * Korean: ^무장친위대(武裝親衛隊)
 * Persian: وافن اس‌اس
 * Portuguese: Waffen-SS
 * Romanian: Waffen-SS, Arme-SS
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: Вафен-СС
 * Vietnamese: Lực lượng vũ trang SS (力量武裝SS)