Definition of Waffen SS in English:
Waffen SS
noun ˈvaf(ə)nˌväfən ˌesˈes
The combat units of the SS in Nazi Germany during the Second World War.
Example sentencesExamples
- On the same day, December 17, a Waffen SS unit under the command of Joachim Pieper murdered 113 American prisoners.
- It is certain that his admission into the group would have been far more complicated had he admitted to being a former Waffen SS recruit.
- His father fought for Soviet Russia in Afghanistan, his grandfather was an officer in the Waffen SS, and his great grandfather died in the trenches of Verdun.
- A few units - the Waffen SS on the Eastern Front was notorious in this respect - had a rule not to take any prisoners at all.
- He was considered to be an outstanding prospect and was admitted into the ‘Liebstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler’ - considered to be one of the elite units in the Waffen SS.