What was the size and number of the German SS in WWII?
The national leader of the SS was Himmler Position Commander-in-Chief Rank Grand General. \x0d\\\\\x0d\\\\ The change in the number of SS personnel As the establishment of the SS continued to expand, its numbers grew larger and larger, and its numbers were as follows Time Total number of personnel Field troops \x0d\\ December 31, 1938 22,718 ? \x0d\ 1940 May 1, 90638 ? \x0d\ September 1, 1942 236099 141975\x0d\ December 31, 1943 501049 257472\x0d\ June 30, 1944 594443 368654\x0d\ End of 1944 About 910,000 ? \x0d\\ The end of the war About 950,000 ? \x0d\\\\x0d\\ Waffen SS was developed on the basis of the SS established by Himmler, the number of people in the early part of the Second World War was relatively small, organized as the Germania Regiment to participate in the Polish War, and then formed: five divisions of the Guard Flag Corps, the Reich, Skull and Bones, Viking, and so on, and later on in the war on successively formed 38 divisions of 150,000 people of the unit became the fourth armed forces of Germany. \x0d\ The 1st Waffen-SS Armored Division (Adolf Hitler's Guard Flag) \x0d\ was formed. 1st Waffen-SS Panzer Division (Adolf Hitler's Flag Corps) \x0d\\\x0d\\ under the jurisdiction of 1st and 2nd Armored Bombardment Regiments, 1st Panzer Corps, 1st Armored Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Air Defense Battalion, 1st Assault Battalion, 1st Panzer Light Infantry Battalion, 1st Rocket Battalion, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Logistic Battalion \x0d\\\x0d\ 2nd Waffen-SS Armored Division (Reichs-Division) \x0d\\x0d\ under the jurisdiction of 3rd and 4th Panzer Battalions, 1st Battalion of Riflemen and 1st Battalion of Logistics Battalion \x0d\x0d\ under the jurisdiction of 3rd and 4th Panzer Corps. 3rd and 4th Armored Bombardment Regiments, 4th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Corps, 2nd Armored Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 2nd Rocket Battalion, 2nd Armored Light Infantry Battalion, 2nd Engineer Battalion, 2nd Logistic Battalion \x0d\\\x0d\ 3rd Waffen-SS Panzer Division (Skeleton) \x0d\\\x0d\\ Baffled by: 5th and 6th Armored Bombardment Regiments, 3rd Armored Corps. 3rd Armored Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Assault Artillery Battalion, 3rd Rocket Battalion, 3rd Armored Light Infantry Battalion, 3rd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Logistics Battalion \x0d\\\\x0d\ 4th Waffen-SS Police Armored Throwers Division \x0d\\\x0d\\ BELONGING TO: 7th, 8th Police Armored Throwers Regiment, 4th Armored Battalion, 4th Armored Artillery Regiment, 4th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. 4th Air Defense Battalion, 4th Armored Light Infantry Battalion, 4th Engineer Battalion, 4th Logistics Battalion \x0d\\\x0d\ 5th Waffen-SS Armored Division (Viking Division) \x0d\\x0d\\ Battalion: 9th, 10th Armored Bombardment Regiment, 5th Armored Corps, 5th Armored Artillery Regiment, 5th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 5th Air Defense Battalion, 5th Assault Artillery Battalion, 5th Rocket Battery, 5th Armored Light Infantry Battalion, 5th Engineer Battalion, 5th Logistics Battalion \x0d\\\x0d\ 6th SS Mountain Division (Northern Division) \x0d\\\x0d\ 6th Mountain Bombardment Regiment, 6th Mountain Artillery Regiment, 6th Mountain Scout Battalion, 6th Air Defense Battalion, 6th Assault Artillery Battalion, 6th Mountain Armored Light Infantry Battalion, 6th Mountain Engineer Battalion, 6th Mountain Logistics Battalion \x0d\\\x0d\ 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division (Prince Eugen's Division) \x0d\\\x0d\\ Battalions: 13th and 14th Mountain Bombardment Regiments, 7th Mountain Artillery Regiment, 7th Mountain Reconnaissance Battalion, 7th Assault Artillery Battalion, 7th Mountain Armored Light Infantry Battalion, 7th Mountain Engineer Battalion, 7th Mountain Logistic Battalion \x0d\\\x0d\ 8th SS Cavalry Division (Florian Gaye Division) 8th SS Cavalry Division (Florian Gay Division) \x0d\\\x0d\\\covered by: 15th-18th Cavalry Regiments, 8th Motorized Artillery Regiment, 8th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 8th Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 8th Armored Light Infantry Battalion, 8th Motorized Engineer Battalion, 8th Motorized Logistic Battalion \x0d\\x0d\covered by: 19th, 20th Armored Grenade Regiment, 20th Armored Grenade Regiment, 7th Mountain Engineer Battalion, 7th Mountain Logistic Battalion. Armored Bombardment Regiment, 9th Armored Corps, 9th Armored Artillery Regiment, 9th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 9th Air Defense Battalion, 9th Armored Light Infantry Battalion, 9th Engineer Battalion, 9th Logistics Battalion \x0d\\\\x0d\ The 10th SS Armored Division (Flandersburg Division) \x0d\\\x0d\ It comprises the 21st and 22nd Armored Bombardment Regiments, the 10th Armored Corps, 10th Armored Artillery Regiment, the 10th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Air Defense Battalion, 10th Armored Light Infantry Battalion, 10th Rocket Battalion, 10th Engineer Battalion, 10th Logistic Battalion \x0d\\\x0d\ 11th SS Volunteer Armored Division (Nordic Division) \x0d\\x0d\\ Battalion: 23rd, 24th Armored Bombardment Regiment, 11th Armored Regiment, 11th Armored Artillery Regiment, 11th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 11th Air Defense Battalion, 11th Armored Light Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Light Battalion. Battalion, 12th Engineer Battalion, 12th Logistics Battalion\x0d\\\x0d\ 13th Armed Mountain Infantry Division (Machete Division) \x0d\\x0d\ 14th Armed Bombardment Division (1st Ukrainian Division) \x0d\\x0d\ 15th Armed Bombardment Division (1st Lithuanian Division) \x0d\\x0d\ 16th Armored Bombardment Division (REICHSFUHRER Division) \x0d Von. Berlichingen Division) \x0d\\\x0d\\\bord: 38th, 38th Armored Bombardment Regiment, 17th Armored Battalion, 17th Armored Artillery Regiment, 17th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 17th Air Defense Battalion, 17th Armored Light Infantry Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion, 17th Logistic Battalion \x0d\\\\x0d\ The 18th Volunteer Armored Throwing Corps Division (Hauptsturm und Wiese Division) \x0d\\\x0d\\bord: 18th VOLUNTEER ARMORED THROWER DIVISION (Hauptst. Weser Division) \x0d\\\x0d\\\\bordeaux: 39th, 40th Armored Bombardment Regiment, 18th Armored Battalion, 18th Armored Artillery Regiment, 18th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 18th Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 18th Armored Light Infantry Battalion, 18th Motorized Engineer Battalion, 18th Motorized Logistic Battalion \x0d\\\\\x0d\\ 19th Armed Bombardment Division (Lithuanian 2nd Division) \x0d\\\x0d\\20th Armed Bombardment Division (1st Estonian Division) \x0d\\\x0d\ 21st Armed Mountain Division (Skanderborg. Albanian 1st Division)\x0d\\\\x0d\\ 22nd Volunteer Cavalry Division (Maria. Dilisha Division) \x0d\\\\x0d\\\\bord: 52nd-55th Cavalry Regiment, 22nd Motorized Artillery Regiment, 22nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 22nd Air Defense Battalion, 22nd Armored Light Infantry Battalion, 22nd Motorized Engineer Battalion, 22nd Motorized Logistic Battalion \x0d\\\x0d\\ 23rd Armed Mountain Division \x0d\\\\x0d\\ 23rd SS Volunteer Armored Bombardier Division (Netherland Division) \x0d\\\x0d\\ Battalions: 48th and 49th Armored Bombardier Regiments, 23rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 23rd Motorized Engineer Battalion, 23rd Motorized Logistic Battalion \x0d\\x0d\ 24th Armed Mountain Division (Custer Hunters Division) \x0d\\\x0d\ 25th Armed Bombardier Division (1st Hungarian Division) \x0d\\x0d\ 25th Armed Bombardier Division (1st Hungarian Division) \x0d\\x0d\ 25th Armed Bombardier Division (1st Hungarian Division) \x0d\x0d\ 25th Armed Bombardier Division (1st Hungarian Division) \x0d\x0d\ 26th Armed Bombardment Division (2nd Hungarian Division) \x0d\\\x0d\ 27th SS Volunteer Bombardment Division (Lankermark Division) \x0d\\\x0d\ Under the command of the 67th and 68th Armored Bombardment Regiments, the 27th Armored Troops Battalion, the 27th Armored Artillery Regiment, the 27th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, the 27th Armored Light Infantry Battalion, the 27th Motorized Engineer Battalion, the 27th Motorized Logistics Battalion \x0d\\x0d\\ x0d\ 28th SS Volunteer Armored Bombardier Division (Walloonie Division) \x0d\\x0d\\ under: 69th, 70th Armored Bombardier Regiment, 28th Armored Battalion, 28th Armored Artillery Regiment, 28th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 28th Armored Light Infantry Battalion, 28th Motorized Engineer Battalion, 28th Motorized Logistic Battalion \x0d\\\x0d\ 29th Armed Bombardier Division (1st Italian Division)\ x0d\\x0d\ 30th Armed Bombardment Division (2nd Russian Division) \x0d\\\x0d\ 31st Volunteer Bombardment Division \x0d\\x0d\ 78th, 79th, 80th Armored Bombardment Regiment, 31st Armored Regiment, 31st Armored Artillery Regiment, 31st Assault Artillery Battalion, 31st Motorized Engineer Battalion, 31st Logistic Battalion \x0d\\x0d\ 32nd Volunteer Bombardment Division (30th January Division) \x0d\\x0d\ 32nd Volunteer Bombardment Division (30th January Division) \x0d\x0d\ 32nd Volunteer Bombardment Battalion (30th January Division) Division (30th January Division) \x0d\\\\x0d\\\ Affiliated: 83rd, 86th, 87th Armored Bombardier Regiments, 32nd Armored Battalion, 32nd Motorized Artillery Battalion, 32nd Motorized Engineer Battalion \x0d\\\x0d\\ 33rd Waffen Cavalry Division \x0d\\\x0d\ 33rd Waffen-SS Armored Bombardier Division (Chaliman's 1st French Division) \x0d\\\x0d\ 34th Waffen-SS Volunteer Bombardier Division (Dutch Storm Division) \x0d\\\x0d\ 35th Waffen-SS Police Bombardier Division \x0d\\x0d\ 36th Waffen-SS Bombardier Division (\x0d\\\\x0d\ 37th Waffen-SS Volunteer Cavalry Division \x0d\\x0d\ 93rd, 94th Cavalry Regiment, 37th Motorized Artillery Regiment p>