SSler

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German

Etymology

From SS (Schutzstaffel) +‎ -ler.

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Noun

SSler m (strong, genitive SSlers, plural SSler, feminine SSlerin)

  1. (historical, Nazism) a member of the SS (Schutzstaffel), a paramilitary organisation in Nazi Germany
    • 1995, Karsten Leutheuser, Freie, geführte und verführte Jugend: politisch motivierte Jugendliteratur in Deutschland, 1919-1989, Igel Verlag Wissenschaft, →ISBN, page 343:
      immer wieder drängt sich beim Lesen die Frage auf, was aus den SSlern nach 1945 geworden ist
      time and again, the question of what became of the SS members after 1945 always arises while reading
    • 2014 January 23, Thomas Witzgall, “Filmkritik „Das radikal Böse“: Mörderische Normalität”, in Regensburg-Digital, archived from the original on 21 February 2024:
      Wurden die SSler vor dem Unternehmen „Barbarossa“ sorgsam ausgewählt, gesammelt und durch Vorträge von Nazi-Größen auf ihre Aufgabe vorbereitet, so wurden die Reservepolizisten ins kalte Wasser geschmissen.
      If the SS soldiers were carefully selected, gathered and prepared for their task through lectures by Nazi greats before Operation Barbarossa, then the reserve police were thrown in at the deep end.
    • 2022, Heike Wolf, Des Lebens labyrinthisch irrer Lauf, Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 460:
      Du hast einen SSler geheiratet, um deine Margrit zu beschützen, ganz frei von Opportunismus ist fast niemand.
      You married a member of the SS to protect your Margrit, almost no one is free from opportunism.

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