What does "schutzstaffel" mean?

Squadron of the Luftstreitkräfte of the German Empire; Schusta.

How do you pronounce "schutzstaffel"?

Pronounced //ˈʃʊts.stæ.fəl//.

/ˈʃʊts.stæ.fəl/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
Squadron of the Luftstreitkräfte of the German Empire; Schusta. historical
2
special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps wordnet
3
The internal security force of Nazi Germany; the SS. historical
4
A division or corps of this force.

Unadapted borrowing from German Schutzstaffel.