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schutzstaffel

/ˈʃʊtsˌʃtaf.əl/

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noun

/ˈʃʊtsˌʃtaf.əl/C2formal
  • ruИмя собственное, обозначающее крупную военизированную организацию при Адольфе Гитлере и нацистской партии в Германии, первоначально созданную как подразделение личной охраны, а впоследствии отвечавшую за внутреннюю безопасность и управление концентрационными лагерями.

A proper noun referring to a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany, originally established as a personal bodyguard unit and later responsible for internal security and the administration of concentration camps.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Nazi paramilitary organizationC2formal

    A major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany, originally established as a personal bodyguard unit and later expanding to become a powerful state security force that administered concentration camps.

    ruОхранные отряды

    • The Schutzstaffel was responsible for many war crimes during World War II.
    • Members of the Schutzstaffel guarded the concentration camps.
    • The Schutzstaffel grew from a small bodyguard unit into a vast organization.