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Chosen to implement the Nazi " Final Solution " for the Jews and other groups deemed inferior ( and / or enemies of the state ), the SS was the lead branch in carrying out the killing, torture, and enslavement of approximately twelve million people.
Most victims were Jews or of Polish or other Slavic extraction.
However, other racial / ethnic groups such as the Roma made up a significant number of victims, as well.
Furthermore, the SS purge was extended to those viewed as threats to " race hygiene " or Nazi ideology — including the mentally or physically handicapped, homosexuals, and political dissidents.
Members of labor organizations and those perceived to be affiliated with groups ( religious, political, social and otherwise ) that opposed the regime, or were seen to have views contradictory to the goals of the Nazi government, were rounded up in large numbers ; these included clergy of all faiths, Jehovah's Witnesses, Freemasons, Communists, and Rotary Club members.

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