Switzerland was a strict neutral during WWII, but although it avoided openly siding with either the Axis or Allies, a small number of Swiss citizens withou…
Category Archives: Waffen-SS
Numbered SS-Panzer-Divisions 1. SS-Panzer-Division “Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler” 2. SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich” 3. SS-Panzer-Division “Totenkopf” 5. SS-Panzer-Division “Wiking” 9. SS-Panzer-Division “Hohenstaufen” 10. SS-Panzer-Division “Frundsberg” 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend” 26. SS-Panzer-Division 27. SS-Panzer-Division 28. SS-Panzer-Division Named SS-Panzer-Divisions SS-Panzer-Division “Hohenstaufen”
SS-Panzer-Abt.1 Formed on 1 Feb 42 with three Kp. for LssAH. Renamed I./ss-Pz.Rgt.1 in Oct42. SS-Panzer-Abt.2 Formed on 15 Feb 42 with two light and one med Kp. for SS-Div. Das Reich.Renamed SS-Pz.Abt.5 on 18 Apr 42. On 20 Apr 42 a new SS-Pz.Abt.2 wasformed with two light and one med Kp. On 2 Oct […]
Lineage SS-Kriegsberichter-Kompanie SS-Kriegsberichter-Abteilung SS-Standarte Kurt Eggers History In January of 1940 an SS-Kriegsberichter-Kompanie (Waffen-SS war reporterscompany) was established, and its züge (platoons) were attached tothe four main Waffen-SS combat formations that fought in the WesternCampaign of May and June, 1940. These platoons remained with theirrespective divisions for the Balkans Campaign in the spring of 1941. […]
Lineage Wilddiebkommando Oranienburg Sonderkommando Dr. Dirlewanger SS-Sonderbataillon Dirlewanger SS-Regiment Dirlewanger SS-Sonderregiment Dirlewanger SS-Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger History This infamous unit was formed originally as Wilddiebkommando Oranienburgon June 15th, 1940. It soon became known as the SS-Sonderbataillon Dirlewanger. By September 1943, the unit was a regiment in size. After falling in size as a result of sustaining heavy […]
This Standarte was the first Totenkopf-Standarte to be formed, and was raised in 1937. In 1939, 2 of the units battalions were removed for service in the occupation of the Sudetenland. In the Fall of 1939, this unit was renamed as the SS-Totenkopf-Rekruten-Standarte. Under this title, the unit functioned to train new recruits and enlistees. […]
This Standarte was formed in July of 1937 at Oranienburg. Two of its Abteilung took part in the occupation of the Sudetenland in 1939. During the Invasion of Poland in 1939, this unit was used behind the lines of 8th Armee on police functions. Soon after, in late September, 1939, the formation was disbanded and […]
The following was written in full by Heinz Altmann. These anecdotes are true as I remember them after all these many years. The names of my friends Fritz,…
The origin and eventual fate of the infamous Kaminski Brigade is actually quite removed from that of the more popularly known echelons of the Russian’s in …
Numbered SS-Kavallerie-Divisionen 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division “Florian Geyer” 22. SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division 37. SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division Un-numbered SS-Kavallerie-Divisionen SS-Kavallerie-Division SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Divisionen