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‖ Totenkopf|ˈtotənkɔpf|
[Ger., = ‘death's head’.]
Used attrib. and absol. to designate (a member of) one of the divisions of the SS in Nazi Germany, having a death's head as its badge; spec. in the war of 1939–45, designating a unit (Verband) of concentration-camp guards.
1943W. Necker German Army of To-day iv. 164 During the war some formations of the Totenkopf-Verbände or Death's-head (Skull) Detachments were incorporated into the Waffen-SS. Originally, these formations were guards at concentration camps. Ibid. 167 The Totenkopf-Division, or ‘Death's Head’ Division. 1953G. Reitlinger Final Solution ii. 43 Later there developed a strong distinction between the Totenkopfverbaende and the SS Totenkopf Division, which..became a field division like any other. 1975tr. Melchoir's Sleeper Agent ii. 81 You and me both know what those Totenkopf bastards are. Concentration camp guards, that's what! 1977D. James Spy at Evening vii. 45 Eicke was..a Waffen SS divisional commander... He commanded The Death's Head, Totenkopf division. 1981‘E. Trevor’ Damocles Sword xv. 149 The Totenkopf and the Gestapo keep extensive records. |