schutzstaffel
IPA: ʃˈʌtstæfʌɫ
Root Word: Schutzstaffel
noun
- (historical) 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.
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Examples of "schutzstaffel" in Sentences
- On 30 June 1934, at 3:00 in the morning, Hitler sent his personal bodyguards the "schutzstaffel" or SS to arrest key leaders of the "Brown Shirts."
- In it, he attempted to mislead readers into believing the European Parliament was filling up with the adherents of Adolph Hitler faster than you can say schutzstaffel.
- No one seems to have asked him about this great deal, however, or whether he believes that Jesus--or most Americans--would get behind a Christian schutzstaffel or al Qaeda in a religious "great leap forward."
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