All Waffen-SS divisions were ordered in a single series of numbers as formed, regardless of type.[1] Those with ethnic groups listed were at least nominally recruited from those groups. Many of the higher-numbered units were divisions in name only, being in reality only small battlegroups (Kampfgruppen).
As a general rule, an "SS Division" is made up of mostly Germans, or other Germanic people, while a "Division of the SS" is made up of mostly non-Germanic volunteers.
Waffen-SS divisions by number
Also
- ^ A temporary unit of mixed Heer and SS-Verfügungstruppe components.
- ^ A separate unit formed from training units in Bohemia and Moravia.
See also
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f George H. Stein (1984). "Operation Barbarossa". The Waffen SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War, 1939–1945. Cornell University Press. pp. 119–120. ISBN 0801492750.
- ^ Kane, Steve (1997). The 1st SS Panzer Division in the Battle of the Bulge. Merriam Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-57638-068-0.
- ^ admin (2020-08-04). "5.SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking" (History, Battles, Org, Service)". Feldgrau. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ^ Lepre, George (1997). Himmler's Bosnian Division: The Waffen-SS Handschar Division 1943–1945. Atglen, Philadelphia: Schiffer Publishing. pp. 138–139. ISBN 978-0-7643-0134-6.
- ^ Williamson, Gordon (2012-03-20). The Waffen-SS (4): 24. to 38. Divisions, & Volunteer Legions. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-78096-578-9.
