The German Waffen SS were not only renowned for exceptional fighting qualities, but for atrocities committed against POW's and civilians. The Waffen SS expanded under Himmler's leadership from being Hitler's personal bodyguard to an elite formation with 39 divisions. Learn how they fought in major campaigns, their eventual defeat, and the ruling against them at Nuremberg.
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