Waffen-SS

Summary

Waffen-SS is a military branch^[1]. Waffen-SS ranks in the top 1% of military_branch entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,043 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Waffen-SS is in the country of Nazi Germany^[3].
• Waffen-SS is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Waffen-SS's image is recorded as Bundesarchiv Bild 101III-Hoffmann-04-23, Waffen-SS-Div. "Das Reich", Russland.jpg^[5].
• Waffen-SS's instance of is recorded as military branch^[6].
• Waffen-SS's logo image is recorded as Waffen-SS Logo.svg^[7].
• Waffen-SS's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin^[8].
• Waffen-SS's ISNI is recorded as 0000000123534871^[9].
• Waffen-SS's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 268283346^[10].
• Waffen-SS's GND ID is recorded as 67738-3^[11].
• Waffen-SS's military branch is recorded as army^[12].
• Waffen-SS's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79055436^[13].
• Waffen-SS's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12321373n^[14].
• Waffen-SS's IdRef ID is recorded as 027412784^[15].
• Waffen-SS's part of is recorded as Schutzstaffel^[16].
• Waffen-SS's Commons category is recorded as Waffen-SS^[17].
• Waffen-SS's has part is recorded as 3rd SS Division Totenkopf^[18].
• Waffen-SS's has part is recorded as Waffen-SS foreign member^[19].
• +1933-03-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Waffen-SS^[20].
• Waffen-SS was dissolved in +1945-05-08T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Waffen-SS was dissolved in +1945-10-10T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Waffen-SS's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[23].
• Waffen-SS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/082mc^[24].
• Waffen-SS's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as kn20020322101^[25].
• Waffen-SS's parent organization or unit is recorded as Schutzstaffel^[26].
• Waffen-SS's SELIBR ID is recorded as 236538^[27].

Body

Founding

+1933-03-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Waffen-SS^[20].

Identity

Waffen-SS's part of is recorded as Schutzstaffel^[16].

Operations

Waffen-SS's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin^[8]. Waffen-SS's parent organization or unit is recorded as Schutzstaffel^[26].

Dissolution

Dissolution dates include +1945-05-08T00:00:00Z^[21] and +1945-10-10T00:00:00Z^[22].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Waffen-SS include HIAG^[28], a pressure group^[29], in West Germany^[30], founded in 1951^[31], headquartered in Bonn^[32].

Why It Matters

Waffen-SS ranks in the top 1% of military_branch entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,043 views/month).^[2] Waffen-SS has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Waffen-SS is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Waffen-SS include HIAG^[28], a pressure group^[29], in West Germany^[30], founded in 1951^[31], headquartered in Bonn^[32].