Contributor(s): Author: Gerry Villani The Waffen SS or the Armed SS were Hitler\'s elite forces during WWII.
In the Nurembe.
The Waffen SS grew into a huge force of thirty-eight combat divisions comprising over 950,000 men.
The two lightning bolts on the collar tabs and on their helmets were the mark of the soldiers of the New Order believing in the final victory of the Reich.
They were the forces that were feared by the enemy and praised by their allies.
Contributor(s): Author: Gerry Villani The Waffen SS or the Armed SS were Hitler\'s elite forces during WWII