SS Archives -- The Most Shameful Chapter in World War II History

Author: Knoe
Translator: Zhu Liuhua
Germany/Germany
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Whether in Auschwitz or the Death's Head Cavalry Unit—under the slogan "Your honor is loyalty" promoted by Himmler, "thousands of volunteers" willingly sacrificed their humanity for the delusion of "blood and soil." The originally insignificant guard became an evil and powerful tool. The SS carried out mass murder, reflecting the imagination of the rulers, and no other Nazi organizations could match it. The SS letters, written in ancient German runes, represent the cold-blooded massacre; the bloody terror, the racist delusion of humanity, and the boundless power. Although in retrospect of the Nazi regime, the SS is called the embodiment of evil, Hitler's dangerous power tool remains a dark and mysterious chapter in German history. Based on previously missing footage, documents, and the testimonies of elderly witnesses who finally agreed to speak the truth near the end of their lives, Knoe portrays a new image of the Nazi organization. The influence of the SS did not end with the fall of the "Thousand-Year Reich." Various groups and organizations worked to help former SS members start new lives abroad, placing them in Germany's industry and economy, and providing financial support for the defendants' defense costs. The utterly mysterious "Odessa" organization—was it a myth or real?