The texts gathered in this volume by qualified experts explore previously neglected areas and develop new questions regarding the history of the armed SS. These include biographical, structural, social, and operational historical approaches. The role of female personnel in the Waffen-SS, networks within the leadership corps, and the motivations of foreign volunteers and conscripts are examined. The book also includes studies on soldiers from Yugoslavia, Romania, Estonia, Denmark, and Norway. Both war crimes and the involvement of Waffen-SS units in the Holocaust are exemplarily explained. The military performance of the Waffen-SS on the battlefield is the subject of exemplary analyses. This results in a nuanced picture of the Waffen-SS, its organizational structure, its personnel, and its operations.