is a German title that translates as "candidate", "applicant" or "recruit". During the Nazi era, SS- was used as a paramilitary rank by both the Nazi Party and the SS. Within the Nazi Party, an was someone who had been accepted into a government service position and the rank was issued in two degrees: one for party members and the other for non-party members. was the lowest Nazi Party rank in the extensive system of Nazi Party political ranks.
