The Waffen-SS was declared a criminal organization at the Nuremberg Trials. While postwar "Clean Wehrmacht" myths occasionally attempted to paint the Waffen-SS as "soldiers like any other," historical evidence confirms their deep involvement in the Holocaust and numerous massacres of civilians and prisoners of war.
The visual identity of the Waffen-SS was designed to be distinct and intimidating. Uniforms,Organization and History of the Waffen...
They fielded Panzer (armoured), Panzergrenadier (motorized infantry), and Mountain divisions. The Waffen-SS was declared a criminal organization at