Waffen-SS divisions
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All divisions in the Waffen-SS were ordered in a single series, regardless of type. Those tagged with nationalities were at least nominally recruited from those nationalities. Many of the higher-numbered units were small battlegroups (Kampfgruppen), i.e. divisions in name only.
As a general rule, an "SS Division" is made up of Germans, or other Germanic peoples, while a "Division of the SS" is made up of non-Germanic volunteers.
[edit] Battlegroups of the Waffen-SS
| Number | Division | Origin | Last commader | Operational | Symbol | Maximum menpower |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" | Germany | SS-Brigadeführer Otto Kumm | 1933-1945 |  |
20,844 (1942)[1] |
| 2nd | "Das Reich" | Germany | SS-Standartenführer Rudolf Lehmann | 1939-1945 |  |
20,184 (1944)[2] |
| 3rd | "Totenkopf" | Germany | SS-Brigadeführer Hellmuth Becker | 1939-1945 |  |
21,186 (1942)[3] |
| 4th | "Polizei" | Germany | SS-Standartenführer Fritz Göhler | 1940-1945 |  |
19,377 (1941)[4] |
| 5th | "Wiking" | Germany | SS-Oberführer Karl Ulrich | 1940-1945 |  |
17,347 (1941)[5] |
| 6th | "Nord" | Germany | SS-Standartenführer Franz Schriber | 1941-1945 |  |
21,247 (1942)[6] |
| 7th | "Prinz Eugen" | Germany | SS-Brigadeführer August Schmidthuber | 1942-1945 |  |
21,120 (1943)[7] |
| 8th | "Florian Geyer" | Germany | SS-Brigadeführer Joachim Rumohr | 1942-1945 |  |
13,000 (1944)[8] |
| 9th | "Hohenstaufen" | Germany | SS-Standartenführer Walter Harzer | 1943-1945 |  |
19,611 (1943)[9] |
| 10th | "Frundsberg" | Germany | SS-Obersturmbannführer Franz Roestel | 1943-1945 |  |
19,313 (1943)[10] |
| 11th | "Nordland" | Norway | SS-Brigadeführer Dr. Gustav Krunkenberg | 1943-1945 |  |
11,749 (1943)[11] |
| 12th | "Hitlerjugend" | Germany | SS-Brigadeführer Hugo Kraas | 1943-1945 |  |
21,482 (1943)[12] |
| 13th | "Handschar" | Croatia | SS-Brigadeführer Desiderius Hampel | 1943-1945 |  |
21,065 (1943)[13] |
| 14th | "Galizien" | Ukraine | SS-Brigadeführer Pavlo Schandruk | 1944-1945 |  |
22,000 (1944)[14] |
SS-Oberführer Karl BURK 43
SS-Brigadeführer Otto BAUM - 43
SS-Oberführer Georg BOCHMANN 43
18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel
SS-Standartenführer Heinrich PETERSEN 44
SS-Gruppenführer Bruno STRECKENBACH 44
21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderberg (1st Albanian)
22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Maria Theresia
23rd Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Kama (2nd Croatian)
23rd SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nederland (1st Dutch), formed after the dissolution of the 23rd Kama division.
24th Waffen Mountain 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 Volunteer Grenadier Division Langemarck (1st Flemish)
28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Wallonien
29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Russian) (previously "Kaminski Brigade")
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 Belarussian)
31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division, variously reported as being named Böhmen-Mähren (Bohemia-Moravia) or Batschka.
32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division 30 Januar- 33rd Waffen Cavalry Division of the SS (3rd Hungarian)
33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne (1st French), given its number after the "3rd Hungarian" division.
34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland
35th SS and Police Grenadier Division
36th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS
37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Lützow
38th SS Grenadier Division Nibelungen
Also Panzer Division Kempf, a temporary unit of mixed Heer and Waffen-SS components.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1982 "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler"
- ^ http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1981 "Das Reich"
- ^ http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1980 "Das Reich"
- ^ http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1979 "Polizei"
- ^ http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1978 "Wiking"
- ^ http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1974 "Nord"
- ^ http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1971 "Prinz Eugen"
- ^ http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1969 "Florian Geyer"
- ^ http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1968 "Hohenstaufen"
- ^ http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1967 "Frundsberg"
- ^ http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=42 "Nordland"
- ^ http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1963 "Hitlerjugend"
- ^ http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1960 "Handschar"
- ^ http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1959 "Handschar"
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