Which of the following best describes the Schutzstaffe?

a) It was a military branch of the Nazi Party and was responsible for carrying out the orders of the Final Solution.

b) It was a military group sent to the Soviet Union to help the Nazi regime gain control of the land.

c) It was a political group that joined with the Nazi Party to help ensure that the Final Solution was completed.

d) It was a social group the spoke out against Hitler and the Nazi Party, many members of this group were killed by Hitler’s soldiers.