Bringing History to Life Magazine

14 May, 2022

Waffen-SS’s bloody hands A bloody trail followed the SS – not least among its military wing, the Waffen-SS – on the battlefields from Normandy to the Caucasus. The organisation, established as Hitler’s personal bodyguard, has a reputation for being one of history’s most brutal, responsible for countless massacres of civilians and captured enemies in occupied territories. Read the harsh story of the Waffen-SS – the Nazi Stormtroopers – a story that must never be forgotten.