In 1934, Hitler became Chancellor. There were so many attempts on his life that a special SS escort of eight bodyguards looked after him. Soon the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler was established consisting of 1000 men - all with strict standards of height and 'racial purity'. From the UK in English and German.
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