They were destined to be the vanguard of the Thousand YearReich.They were members of the SS,the Schutzstaf feln,orProtection Squad,formed initially as a praetorian Guard forthe Fuehrer,who later became the overseers and organizers of histotalitarian regime.From the concentration camps to the deathsquads roaming Eastern Europe and Russia,from internal securityto the Gestapo from the Reichsbank to the arts ministry,the gripof the SS was total.By the beginning of war in 1939 it had truly They were destined to be the vanguard of the Thousand Year Reich. They were members of the SS, the Schutzstaf feln, orProtection Squad, formed initially as a praetorian Guard forthe Fuehrer, who became became the overseers and organizers of histotalitarian regime .From the concentration camps to the deathsquads roaming Eastern Europe and Russia, from internal security to the Gestapo from the Reichsbank to the arts ministry, the grip of the SS was total.By the beginning of war in 1939 it had substantial