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The 15 pages that link to Schutzstaffel, each with the reason it gives.

• Heinrich HimmlerBroader topic: Himmler transformed the SS into the principal instrument of his power.

• Night of the Long KnivesRelated: SS units carried out arrests and killings during the purge.

• Waffen-SSNarrower topic: The Waffen-SS was the Schutzstaffel’s armed branch.

• SturmabteilungCompared with: The SS overtook the SA in power and controlled the regime’s security apparatus.

• Rudolf HössNarrower topic: Höss’s authority came from his position within the SS.

• Ernst KaltenbrunnerNarrower topic: His career advanced through this organization to senior leadership.

• Josef MengeleNarrower topic: Mengele served as an SS physician within the organization controlling Auschwitz.

• Amon GöthNarrower topic: Göth’s authority at Płaszów came through his position in the SS.

• Erich von dem Bach-ZelewskiNarrower topic: Bach-Zelewski’s rank and authority derived from this organization’s expanding security apparatus.

• Josef KramerNarrower topic: Kramer’s authority came through the SS and its concentration-camp system.

• Karl-Otto KochNarrower topic: Koch's authority and career depended on membership in this organization.

• Heinrich HarrerRelated: Harrer joined the SS in 1938 and held the rank of Untersturmführer.

• Irma GreseNarrower topic: Grese served within the SS system that administered the camps.

• Oskar DirlewangerNarrower topic: Dirlewanger held SS rank and commanded a formation operating within this organization.

• Sepp DietrichNarrower topic: Dietrich’s early SS service connected his personal advancement to the organization’s expansion.