Growth+and+Development

====The SS started out as a branch of another Nazi organization, the SA, and was made to be Hitlers bodyguards. Originally it only had 30 men, but over time it gained more and more memberships because the SS was more loyal to Hitler then the semi-independent SA. Eventually it grew to have almost a million members both fighting on the front lines, and working as political police. As the size of the SS grew, it also gained many expanded to do many more functions for Hitler. Here is a link to a time-line showing the growth and development of the SS:==== =[| SS Growth and Development Timeline]=



The SS was one of Hitlers most trusted organizations in all of the Nazi party and they were one hundred percent committed to him.
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