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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 ...
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Waffen-SS Armies


Waffen-SS Corps

* I SS Panzer Corps *
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 ...
* IV SS Panzer Corps – (formerly VII SS Panzer Corps) *
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 ...
* VI SS Army Corps (Latvian) * VII SS Panzer Corps – (see above ↑ IV SS Panzer Corps) * VIII SS Cavalry Corps – planned in 1945 but not formed * IX Waffen Mountain Corps of the SS (Croatian) * X SS Corps – (made up of disbanded XIV SS Corps headquarters) *
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 ...
* XIV SS Corps – (see above ↑ X SS Corps) *
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 ...
* Serbian Volunteer Corps (Classified SS by 1944)


Waffen-SS Divisions

* 1st SS Panzer Division ''''Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler'''' * 2nd SS Panzer Division ''''Das Reich'''' (previously SS '''' Verfügungs'''' Division, later SS Panzergrenadier Division ''''Das Reich'''') * 3rd SS Panzer Division ''''Totenkopf'''' (previously SS Panzergrenadier Division ''''Totenkopf'''') * 4th SS Panzergrenadier Division ''''Polizei'''' * 5th SS Panzer Division ''''Wiking'''' (previously SS Panzergrenadier Division ''''Wiking'''') * 6th SS Gebirgs Division ''''Nord''' * 7th SS Freiwilligen Gebirgs Division ''''Prinz Eugen'''' * 8th SS Cavalry Division ''''Florian Geyer'''' * 9th SS Panzer Division ''''Hohenstaufen'''' * 10th SS Panzer Division ''''Frundsberg'''' * 11th SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division ''''Nordland'''' * 12th SS Panzer Division ''''Hitlerjugend'''' * 13th Waffen Gebirgs Division of the SS ''''Handschar'''' (1st Croatian) * 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Ukrainian) (unofficially known as ''''Galizien'''') * 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) * 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division ''''Reichsführer-SS'''' * 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division ''''Götz von Berlichingen'''' * 18th SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division ''''Horst Wessel'''' *
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 ...
* 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian) * 21st Waffen Gebirgs Division of the SS ''''Skanderbeg'''' (1st Albanian) * 22nd SS Freiwilligen Cavalry Division ''''Maria Theresia'''' * 23rd Waffen Gebirgs Division of the SS ''''Kama'''' (2nd Croatian) * 23rd SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division ''''Nederland'''' (1st Dutch) (formed after the dissolution of the 23rd ''''Kama'''' division). * 24th Waffen Gebirgs Division of the SS (''''Karstjäger'''') * 25th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS ''''Hunyadi'''' (1st Hungarian) * 26th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS ''''Hungaria'''' (2nd Hungarian) * 27th SS Freiwilligen Grenadier Division ''''Langemarck'''' (1st Flemish) * 28th SS Freiwilligen Grenadier Division ''''Wallonien'''' * 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Russian) * 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Italian) (formed after the disbanding of the 29th "''1st Russian''" division). * 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Russian) * 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Belarusian) * 31st SS Freiwilligen Grenadier Division, variously reported as being named ''''Böhmen-Mähren'''' ( Bohemia-
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) (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''''. * 32nd SS Freiwilligen Grenadier Division ''''30 Januar'''' *
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 ...
* 33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS ''Charlemagne'' (1st French) * 34th SS Freiwilligen Grenadier Division ''''Landstorm Nederland'''' * 35th SS Police Grenadier Division * 36th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS ''''Dirlewanger'''' * 37th SS Freiwilligen Cavalry Division ''''Lützow'''' * 38th SS Grenadier Division ''''Nibelungen'''' Also: * SS-Oberabschnitt ''Böhmen-Mähren'' (see above ↑ note) * Panzer Division ''Kempf'', a temporary unit of mixed Heer and Waffen-SS components. *
1st Cossack Cavalry Division The 1st Cossack Cavalry Division (german: 1. Kosaken-Kavallerie-Division) was a Russian Cossack division of the German Army that served during World War II. It was created on the Eastern Front mostly out of Don Cossacks already serving in the We ...
* 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

* 1st SS Infantry Brigade * 2nd SS Infantry Brigade * 3rd Estonian SS Freiwilligen Brigade * 4th SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Brigade ''''Nederland'''' * 5th SS Freiwilligen Sturmbrigade ''''Wallonien'''' * 6th SS Freiwilligen Sturmbrigade ''''Langemarck'''' * Sturmbrigade ''''Reichsführer SS'''' * 8th SS Freiwillingen Sturmbrigade France *
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 German-occupied Pola ...
* SS Brigade Westfalen * Schutzmannschaft Brigade Siegling * SS-Sturmbrigade ''''Dirlewanger'''' * SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 49 aka the 26th SS Panzer Division (Brigade size only, Division title used as deception) * SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 51 aka the 27th SS Panzer Division (Brigade size only, Division title used as deception) *
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 ...
* SS Volunteer Grenadier Brigade ''''Landstorm Nederland''''


Waffen-SS Foreign Legions

* Armenische Legion (Armenian Legion) *
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 Dominion prisoners of war who had been recruited by Germany. The unit was originally known as the ...
* Bretonische Waffenverband der SS * Den Norske Legion aka Freiwilligen Legion Norwegen *
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 Estonian soldiers. Creation The formation was announced on 28 ...
* Finnish Freiwilligen Battalion of the Waffen-SS * Frikorps Danmark (Freikorps Denmark) *
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(Indian Legion) * ''''Kaminski'''' Brigade *
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'''' * Serbian Freiwilligen Corps * Tatar Legion *
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) * Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS (1st Romanian) (1944) *
1st Belgrade Special Combat detachment The 1st Belgrade Special Combat detachment/''Srpski Gestapo'')., group="Note" was a special police unit which was established by the German Gestapo in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia:official name of the occupied territory. durin ...


Other Waffen-SS units

* 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion * 102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion * 103rd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion * 500th SS Parachute Battalion * 600th SS Parachute Battalion * SS Polizei Selbstschutz Regiment ''''Sandschak'''' {{SS organizations Military units and formations of the Waffen-SS
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