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How were individual SS soldiers treated by the German population? Did they get discounts, did people always say "thank you for serving", etc?

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In the movie "Conspiracy", SS leaders are describing the Holocaust vaguely. An SS officer angrily says "I'm the one who has to shoot the Jews, so let's stop using euphemisms and admit what we're doing." Was there a lot of friction between SS leaders and soldiers who had to carry out the genocide?

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Gang members in the early 1900s seem to be much better dressed than gangs today. Why?

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Why did the Nazi SS wear so many different hats?

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How were individual SS soldiers treated by the German population? Did they get discounts, did people always say "thank you for serving", etc?	1478
In the movie "Conspiracy", SS leaders are describing the Holocaust vaguely. An SS officer angrily says "I'm the one who has to shoot the Jews, so let's stop using euphemisms and admit what we're doing." Was there a lot of friction between SS leaders and soldiers who had to carry out the genocide?	270
Gang members in the early 1900s seem to be much better dressed than gangs today. Why?	17
Why did the Nazi SS wear so many different hats?	6