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So were the SS compared to the traditional German military. Competence is not needed for their role. They are agents of terror, not agents of law, so them being randomly violent and unpredictable only adds to their effectiveness.
More akin to the SA, I'd say, but absolutely correct
The SS were most successful against military powers and civilians weaker than them.
When competent military and paramilitary forces entered the picture, the tide reversed hard.
Shit, if Stalin didn't totally fuck up the USSR before Barbarossa, Germany wouldn't have made it past Poland.