This is a partially incomplete list of
Waffen-SS
The (, "Armed SS") was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) organisation. Its formations included men from Nazi Germany, along with Waffen-SS foreign volunteers and conscripts, volunteers and conscripts from both occup ...
units.
Waffen-SS Armies
Waffen-SS Corps
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I SS Panzer Corps
The I SS Panzer Corps (german: I.SS-Panzerkorps) was a German armoured corps of the Waffen-SS. It saw action on both the Western and Eastern Fronts during World War II.
Formation and training
The corps was raised on 26 July 1943 in Berlin-L ...
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II SS Panzer Corps
The II SS Panzer Corps was a German Waffen-SS armoured corps which saw action on both the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern and Western Front (World War II), Western Fronts during World War II. It was commanded by Paul Hausser during the Thir ...
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III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps
The III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps (''III. (germanisches) SS-Panzerkorps'') was a German Waffen-SS armoured corps which saw action on the Eastern Front during World War II. The ''(germanische)'' (lit. Germanic) part of its designation was granted ...
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IV SS Panzer Corps
The IV SS Panzer Corps was a panzer corps of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany which saw action on the Eastern Front and in the Balkans during World War II.
History
The Panzerkorps was formed in August 1943 in Poitiers, France. The formation was o ...
– (formerly VII SS Panzer Corps)
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V SS Mountain Corps __NOTOC__
V SS Mountain Corps was a Waffen-SS formation that existed in later periods of World War II.
The Corps fought against Yugoslav Partisans in the Balkans as part of 2nd Panzer Army from October 1943 to December 1944. At this time it rarely ...
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VI SS Army Corps (Latvian)
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VII SS Panzer Corps
The VII SS Panzer Corps was an armoured corps of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany which never took part in hostilities. On 30 June 1944, the corps was merged into the IV SS Panzer Corps.
History
The headquarters of the VII SS Armored Corps were esta ...
– (see above ↑ IV SS Panzer Corps)
* VIII SS Cavalry Corps – planned in 1945 but not formed
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IX Waffen Mountain Corps of the SS (Croatian)
The IX Waffen Mountain Corps of the SS (Croatian) (german: IX. Waffen-Gebirgskorps der SS (Kroatisches)), later simply IX SS Mountain Corps, was a German Waffen-SS alpine corps during World War II. Originally set up to control Croatian and Albani ...
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X SS Corps
The X SS Corps (German: ''Generalkommando X. SS-Armeekorps'' or ''Gruppe Krappe'') was a short-lived SS corps-level headquarters employed on the Eastern Front in 1945 during World War II.
History
The X SS Corps headquarters was formed in Januar ...
– (made up of disbanded XIV SS Corps headquarters)
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XI SS Panzer Corps
The XI SS Corps (German: ''XI. SS-Armeekorps'' later ''XI. SS-Panzerkorps'') was a Waffen-SS corps created on July 24, 1944 in southern Poland on the basis of the remains of the headquarters of the defeated V Army Corps and employed on the Easte ...
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XII SS Corps
The XII SS Army Corps was a German corps of the Waffen-SS. It saw action on both the Western and Eastern Fronts during World War II.
Formation
It was formed on 1 August 1944 in Silesia from the remains of the ''Kampfgruppe von Gottberg'' and th ...
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XIII SS Army Corps
XIII SS Army Corps was formed August 1944 at Breslau. It was moved to France and the Western Front. By the end of April 1945, some XIII Corps operated in Czechoslovakia where they encountered the 97th Infantry Division. Others fought north of th ...
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XIV SS Corps – (see above ↑ X SS Corps)
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XV SS Cossack Cavalry Corps
The XV SS Cossack Cavalry Corps was a cavalry corps in the armed forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Background
During the Russian Civil War (1917–1923), Cossack leaders and their governments generally sided with the White movement. A ...
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XVI SS Corps
The XVI SS Army Corps was a short-lived corps of the Waffen-SS, which was formed in January 1945 in Pomerania.
The core of the corps was the 1st Latvian SS Division. It fought in the Piła
Piła (german: Schneidemühl) is a city in northwest ...
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XVII Waffen Corps of the SS (Hungarian) The XVII Waffen Corps of the SS (Hungarian) (German XVII. Waffen-Armeekorps der SS) was a Waffen-SS corps during World War II. The formation of the corps was announced in March 1945 and was supposed to consist of Hungarians and Hungarian ''Volksdeut ...
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XVIII SS Corps
XVIII SS Army Corps was formed in December 1944 on the Upper Rhine from the remnants of 3 Wehrmacht Infantry Divisions.
In January 1945, the Corps joined the 19th Army until the end of the War. It fought on the upper reaches of the Rhine between ...
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Serbian Volunteer Corps (Classified SS by 1944)
Waffen-SS Divisions
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1st SS Panzer Division ''''Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler''''
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2nd SS Panzer Division ''''Das Reich'''' (previously SS ''
'' Verfügungs'''' Division, later SS Panzergrenadier Division ''
''Das Reich
'''')
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3rd SS Panzer Division ''''Totenkopf'''' (previously SS Panzergrenadier Division ''
''Totenkopf
'''')
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4th SS Panzergrenadier Division ''''Polizei''''
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5th SS Panzer Division ''''Wiking'''' (previously SS Panzergrenadier Division ''
''Wiking
'''')
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6th SS Gebirgs Division ''''Nord'''
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7th SS Freiwilligen Gebirgs Division ''''Prinz Eugen''''
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8th SS Cavalry Division ''''Florian Geyer''''
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9th SS Panzer Division ''''Hohenstaufen''''
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10th SS Panzer Division ''''Frundsberg''''
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11th SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division ''''Nordland''''
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12th SS Panzer Division ''''Hitlerjugend''''
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13th Waffen Gebirgs Division of the SS ''''Handschar'''' (1st Croatian)
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(unofficially known as ''
''Galizien
'''')
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15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian)
The 15th ''Waffen'' Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) (german: 15. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (lettische Nr. 1)), lv, 15. SS grenadieru divīzija (latviešu Nr. 1)) was an Infantry Division of the ''Waffen-SS'' during World War I ...
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16th SS Panzergrenadier Division ''''Reichsführer-SS''''
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17th SS Panzergrenadier Division ''''Götz von Berlichingen''''
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18th SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division ''''Horst Wessel''''
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19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian)
__NOTOC__
The 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian) (german: 19. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (lettische Nr. 2), lv, 19. SS grenadieru divīzija (latviešu Nr. 2)) was an infantry division of the Waffen-SS during World War ...
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20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian)
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21st Waffen Gebirgs Division of the SS ''''Skanderbeg'''' (1st Albanian)
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22nd SS Freiwilligen Cavalry Division ''''Maria Theresia''''
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23rd Waffen Gebirgs Division of the SS ''''Kama'''' (2nd Croatian)
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23rd SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division ''''Nederland'''' (1st Dutch) (formed after the dissolution of the 23rd
''''Kama
'''' division).
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24th Waffen Gebirgs Division of the SS (''''Karstjäger'''')
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25th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS ''''Hunyadi'''' (1st Hungarian)
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26th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS ''''Hungaria'''' (2nd Hungarian)
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27th SS Freiwilligen Grenadier Division ''''Langemarck'''' (1st Flemish)
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28th SS Freiwilligen Grenadier Division ''''Wallonien''''
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29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Russian)
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29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Italian)
The 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Italian) also Legione SS Italiana (german: 29. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (italienische Nr. 1)) was an SS formation of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was originally created in the pup ...
(formed after the disbanding of the 29th "''1st Russian''" division).
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30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Russian)
The 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Belarusian) (german: 30. Waffen-Grenadierdivision der SS (weißruthenische Nr. 1)) was a short-lived German Waffen SS infantry division formed largely from Byelorussian, Russian and Ukrainian pers ...
* 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Belarusian)
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31st SS Freiwilligen Grenadier Division, variously reported as being named
''''Böhmen-Mähren
'''' (
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...
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Moravia
Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The me ...
) (this Division is not SS ''Kampfgruppe'' Division
Bohmen-Mahren, this was a separate unit formed from training units in the protectorate after the
''Batschka'' Division) or ''
''Batschka
''''.
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32nd SS Freiwilligen Grenadier Division ''''30 Januar''''
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33rd Waffen Cavalry Division of the SS (3rd Hungarian)
33rd Waffen Cavalry Division of the SS (3rd Hungarian) was formed from Hungarian volunteers, in December 1944.
It never had more than one regiment when it was absorbed by the 26th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Hungarian) the followin ...
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33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS ''Charlemagne'' (1st French)
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34th SS Freiwilligen Grenadier Division ''''Landstorm Nederland''''
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35th SS Police Grenadier Division
The 35th SS- und Police Grenadier Division (german: 35. SS- und Polizei-Grenadier-Division) was an infantry division of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was created from SS-Police units transferred to the Waffen-SS. It was fo ...
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36th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS ''''Dirlewanger''''
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37th SS Freiwilligen Cavalry Division ''''Lützow''''
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38th SS Grenadier Division ''''Nibelungen''''
Also:
* SS-Oberabschnitt ''Böhmen-Mähren'' (see above ↑ note)
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Panzer Division ''Kempf'', a temporary unit of mixed
Heer and Waffen-SS components.
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1st Cossack Cavalry Division
The 1st Cossack Cavalry Division (german: 1. Kosaken-Kavallerie-Division) was a Russian Cossacks, Cossack division of the German Army (1935–1945), German Army that served during World War II. It was created on the Eastern Front (World War II), ...
* 26th SS Panzer Division (Brigade size only, Division title used as deception)
* 27th SS Panzer Division (Brigade size only, Division title used as deception)
Waffen-SS Brigades
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1st SS Infantry Brigade
The 1st SS Infantry Brigade was a unit of the German Waffen SS formed from former concentration camp guards for service in the Soviet Union behind the main front line during the Second World War. They conducted Nazi security warfare in the rear ...
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2nd SS Infantry Brigade
The 2nd SS Infantry Brigade (mot.) was formed on the 15 May 1941, under the command of Karl Fischer von Treuenfeld with the 4th and 5th SS Infantry (formerly ''Totenkopf'') Regiments and began its operational service in September in the Army Grou ...
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3rd Estonian SS Freiwilligen Brigade
* 4th SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Brigade ''
''Nederland
''''
* 5th SS Freiwilligen Sturmbrigade ''
''Wallonien
''''
* 6th SS Freiwilligen Sturmbrigade ''
''Langemarck
''''
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Sturmbrigade ''''Reichsführer SS''''
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8th SS Freiwillingen Sturmbrigade France
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SS Cavalry Brigade
The SS Cavalry Brigade (''SS-Kavallerie-Brigade'') was a unit of the German Waffen-SS during World War II. Operating under the control of the ''Kommandostab Reichsführer-SS'', it initially performed rear security duties in General Government, Ge ...
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SS Brigade Westfalen
The SS Brigade Westfalen also known as SS Ersatz Brigade Westfalen was an ad hoc unit composed of the men of the military training commands of the Paderborn area and the 507th Heavy Panzer Battalion. The unit was committed into battle in March 194 ...
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Schutzmannschaft Brigade Siegling
* SS-Sturmbrigade ''
''Dirlewanger
''''
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SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 49 aka the 26th SS Panzer Division (Brigade size only, Division title used as deception)
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SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 51
SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 51 was a short-lived Waffen-SS unit formed in June 1944 from SS ''Kampfgruppen'' (Combat Group) 3. Although designated as panzergrenadier (mechanized infantry) the unit was only equipped with wheeled vehicles. The SS Ma ...
aka the 27th SS Panzer Division (Brigade size only, Division title used as deception)
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SS Panzer Brigade 150
Panzer Brigade 150 or SS Panzer Brigade 150 (german: 150. SS-Panzer-Brigade) was a formation of the German Army during World War II that was formed to take part in the Ardennes offensive. It was unusual in that it was formed from all parts of th ...
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SS Volunteer Grenadier Brigade ''''Landstorm Nederland''''
Waffen-SS Foreign Legions
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Armenische Legion
The Armenian Legion (german: Armenische Legion; hy, Հայկական լեգիոն ''Haykakan legion'') was a military unit in the German Army during World War II. It primarily consisted of Soviet Armenians, who wanted to fight the Russians for an ...
(Armenian Legion)
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Azerbaijani SS volunteer formations Azerbaijani SS volunteer formations were recruited from prisoners of war, mainly from the Soviet Union and the countries annexed by it after 1939. Nazi Germany organised them to fight against the Soviet Union.
Origins
In November 1943, Meyer-Mader ...
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British Free Corps
The British Free Corps (german: Britisches Freikorps; BFC) was a unit of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II, made up of British and British Dominions, Dominion prisoners of war who had been recruited by Germany. The unit was origi ...
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Bretonische Waffenverband der SS
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Den Norske Legion
Norwegian Legion ( no, Norske Legion, german: Freiwilligen-Legion Norwegen) was a Norwegian collaborationist formation of the Waffen-SS during World War II. It was formed in German-occupied Norway on 29 June 1941, in support of the war aims of ...
aka Freiwilligen Legion Norwegen
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Estonian Legion
The Estonian Legion ( et, Eesti Leegion, german: Estnische Legion) was a military unit within the Combat Support Forces of the Waffen-SS during World War II, mainly consisting of Estonians, Estonian soldiers.
Creation
The formation was annou ...
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Finnish Freiwilligen Battalion of the Waffen-SS
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Frikorps Danmark
Free Corps Denmark ( da, Frikorps Danmark) was a unit of the Waffen-SS during World War II consisting of collaborationist volunteers from Denmark. It was established following an initiative by the National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark (DNS ...
(Freikorps Denmark)
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Indische Legion
The Indian Legion (german: Indische Legion), officially the Free India Legion (german: Legion Freies Indien) or 950th (Indian) Infantry Regiment (german: Infanterie-Regiment 950 (indisches)), was a military unit raised during the Second World War ...
(Indian Legion)
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''''Kaminski'''' Brigade
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Latvian Legion
The Latvian Legion ( lv, Latviešu leģions) was a formation of the German Waffen-SS during World War II. Created in 1943, it consisted primarily of ethnic Latvian personnel.Gerhard P. Bassler, ''Alfred Valdmanis and the politics of survival'', 20 ...
* SS Sturmbrigade ''
''Dirlewanger
''''
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Serbian Freiwilligen Corps
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Tatar Legion
The Tatar Legions were auxiliary units of the Waffen-SS formed after the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.
It included:
# Crimean Tatar Legion, comprising Crimean Tatars, Qarays, Nogais
# Volga Tatar Legion, which included also Bashki ...
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Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS (1st Bulgarian) The Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS (1st Bulgarian) (german: Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS (Bulgarisches Nr. 1)) was formed in World War II when Bulgaria left the Axis powers and joined the Allies in September 1944. Hitler hoped to raise two ...
(1944)
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Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS (1st Romanian) (1944)
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1st Belgrade Special Combat detachment
Other Waffen-SS units
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101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion
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102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion
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103rd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion
103rd Heavy SS Panzer Battalion (german: "schwere SS-Panzerabteilung 103) was a German heavy tank battalion of the Waffen-SS during World War II.
Operational history
The unit was originally formed on 1 July 1943 as the II Battalion, 11th SS P ...
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500th SS Parachute Battalion
The 500th SS-Parachute Battalion (german: SS-Fallschirmjägerbataillon 500) was the parachute unit of the ''Waffen-SS''. The idea to form a paratrooper unit within the ''Waffen-SS'' allegedly came directly from ''Reichsführer-SS'' Heinrich Himml ...
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600th SS Parachute Battalion
The 500th SS-Parachute Battalion (german: SS-Fallschirmjägerbataillon 500) was the parachute unit of the ''Waffen-SS''. The idea to form a paratrooper unit within the ''Waffen-SS'' allegedly came directly from ''Reichsführer-SS'' Heinrich Himml ...
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SS Polizei Selbstschutz Regiment ''''Sandschak''''
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Waffen-SS
The (, "Armed SS") was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) organisation. Its formations included men from Nazi Germany, along with Waffen-SS foreign volunteers and conscripts, volunteers and conscripts from both occup ...
Waffen-SS
The (, "Armed SS") was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) organisation. Its formations included men from Nazi Germany, along with Waffen-SS foreign volunteers and conscripts, volunteers and conscripts from both occup ...
Waffen-SS
The (, "Armed SS") was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) organisation. Its formations included men from Nazi Germany, along with Waffen-SS foreign volunteers and conscripts, volunteers and conscripts from both occup ...
Waffen SS units