[quote:af33f]The men of the Waffen SS were, with a few exceptions, brave fighters not murderers. They were as noted earlier an independent organisation within the SS and not connected with the despicable einsatzgruppen or Totenkopfverbande, the death camp guards. There were some small units which were technically listed under the waffen SS but were NOT part of the SS panzer Korps, whose actions in Poland and partisan fighting away from the front lines were extreme in doing the dirty job of subduing guerilla fighters[/quote:af33f]