SS-Totenkopfverbände

The SS-Totenkopfverbände were a division of Nazi Germany's SS responsible for administering the concentration camps during the Holocaust. Their role included guarding prisoners, overseeing labor, and managing camp operations. The name translates to "Death's Head Units," reflecting their emblem featuring a skull and death's head insignia. They operated with extreme brutality and played a central part in the systematic persecution and extermination of millions of Jews, political opponents, and other targeted groups. Their actions are widely condemned as crimes against humanity.