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 the nazi regime gain control of the land.

c) it was a political group that joined with the nazi party to 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.