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Latvians in the Ordnungspolizei and Waffen-SS
Roughly 40,000 Latvians served in the Waffen-SS from 1943 to the end of war in the 15. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (lettische Nr.1) and 19. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS …
Kleines Adressbuch für Jerichow und New York
The 10th SS-Panzer-Division “Frundsberg”
The 10th Waffen-SS Division “Frundsberg” was formed at the beginning of 1943 as a reserve for the expected Allied invasion of France. However, their first campaign was in the …
Russians in the Waffen-SS
From summer 1941, some 100,000 Russians served in the German Wehrmacht, mostly as so called Schutzmannschaften under the command of the German Police (Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer) …
Heinrich Himmler
Reichsführer-SS, Chief of German Police, Reich Commissar for the Consolidation of German Nationhood, Reich Minister of the Interior, Commander of the Replacement Army, and …
Albert Schwenn’s Memories of the Waffen-SS
Albert Schwenn was called up by the SS Cavalry Replacement Battalion in Warsaw in October 1942, and in March 1943, was seconded to the SS Cavalry Division. Schwenn gives a vivid …
The 11th SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division “Nordland”
Several thousand ethnic Germans in Romania (the so-called Volksdeutscher) were drafted into the Waffen-SS in 1943. With these new troops, Himmler built up the new 11th Waffen-SS …
German Wound Badges in World War II
First established by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1918, the badge for wounded soldiers was reestablished by the Wehrmacht during the Spanish Civil War, and then later at the beginning of …
The German Tank Destruction Badge in World War II
The close-range engagement of tanks became extremely important mainly because of the Soviet T-34 and KV-I tanks, which for a long time were superior to all German tanks and …
The 32nd SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division
The SS Division “30. Januar” was one of the last SS-Divisions formed during World War II and was almost entirely composed of training units and 16-18 year old boys (the honorary …
French Units in the Waffen-SS
The story of the French units of the Waffen-SS in World War II—the Französische SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Regiment; Französische SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade, …
The Third Reich Bravery and Merit Decoration for Eastern Peoples
Take a rare look at a little known Third Reich badge awarded to volunteers from the occupied eastern territories who served in various German formations. As the German military …