Units of Waffen S

The list of various quoted units Ci below, is a nonexhaustive list of the various units S, Waffen-SS or connected, like LVF (Legion of the French volunteers against the Bolchevism).

In the beginning the service in the Waffen-SS is voluntary As of the month of August 1942, the In spite of us of Alsace - the Moselle, are built-in of force in many divisions S, in particular the Das Reich responsible for many war crimes in Russia and France whose massacres of Oradour-on-Glane, of Tulle, Lorris, etc.
From the winter 1943, enrôlement of force in Waffen S is generalized with the Volksdeutschen , of German origin but alive out of Reich. Later still, from the units of Wehrmacht are transferred from office in Waffen-SS. Units smaller called Legions as the Légion of the French Volunteers are incorporated in divisions progressively needs.

They fight on all fronts except for the North Africa.

Of very variable quality, they commit many war crimes, on the face of the East but also on the Western face (massacres of Baugnez, of Ascq, Marzabotto) and during the terrible repression of the Insurrection of Warsaw.

On 38 divisions of Waffen-SS, 15 are created after making an attempt missed against Hitler. Some of them will have almost existence only on paper.

See also: Waffen-SS

Battle order of Waffen S

It included/understood many units varying in the face of the detachment to a complete body, that is to say by order of size: Commando or Detachment, Battalion, company, Regiment, Brigade, Division, Army corps, Armed, Group of armies or face.

Divisions of Waffen S

Divisions of Waffen S counted 7 divisions of infantry, 6 divisions of mountain, 3 divisions of cavalry (more 2 divisions Cosaques), 7 divisions armor-plated and 6 mechanized divisions. They were formed progressively of the conquests and the needs.

German units

  • 1 {{Re}} Panzerdivision S Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, formed initially on March 17th, 1933.

  • 2 {{E}} Panzerdivision S Das Reich, formed in April 1940 starting from various regiments S
  • 3 {{E}} Panzerdivision S Totenkopf, formed in October 1939 starting from frameworks of the SS-Totenkopfstandarten
  • 4 {{E}} division S Polizei, formed in October 1939, poured in Waffen S at the end of February 1942
  • 6 {{E}} division Northern S of mountain, formed in September 1942
  • 7 {{E}} division S of volunteers of mountain Prinz Eugen, formed in October 1942
  • 8 {{E}} division S of cavalry Florian Geyer , formed in September 1942
  • 9 {{E}} Panzerdivision S Hohenstaufen, formed in February 1943
  • 10 {{E}} Panzerdivision S Frundsberg, formed in February 1943
  • 12 {{E}} Panzerdivision S Hitlerjugend, formed in July 1943 starting from volunteers resulting from the Youths hitlériennes
  • 16 {{E}} Panzergrenadierdivision S Reichsführer-SS, formed in October 1943
  • 17 {{E}} Panzergrenadier Division S Götz Von Berlichingen, formed in November 1943
  • 18 {{E}} Panzergrenadier division of volunteers S Horst Wessel, formed at the end of January 1944
  • 24 {{E}} division S of volunteers of mountain Karstjäger, formed in August 1944
  • 32 {{E}} division S of Pomegranate volunteers January 30th, formed at the end of January 1945
  • 35 {{E}} division S of pomegranates of police force, formed in February 1945
  • 36 {{E}} division S of pomegranates, formed at the end of February 1945
  • 37 {{E}} division S of volunteers of Cavalry Lützow, formed at the end of February 1945
  • 38 {{E}} division S of pomegranates Nibelungen, formed in April 1945
  • 6 {{E}} S Panzer Armed , formed at the end of September 1944

Non-German units

Scandinavian units

  • 5 {{E}} Panzerdivision S Wiking, formed Norwegian in November 1940 starting from volunteers S, Danish and Baltic S

  • 11 {{E}} S Panzergrenadier division of volunteers Nordland, formed in July 1943

Belgian units

  • 27 {{E}} division S of voluntary pomegranates Langemarck (1st Flemish), formed in October 1944

  • 28 {{E}} division S Wallonia, formed in October 1944

French units

See also: Amorce=Voir also, In spite of us

Slavic units

  • 13 {{E}} division S of mountain Handschar (1st Croatian), formed in March 1943

  • 14 {{E}} division S of pomegranates Galicie (1st Ukrainian known as Galicie), formed in September 1943
  • 23 {{E}} division S of mountain Kama (2nd Croatian), formed in June 1944
  • 29 {{E}} division S of pomegranates (1st Russian), formed in August 1944
  • 30 {{E}} division S of pomegranates (2nd Russian), formed in August 1944

Baltic units

  • 15 {{E}} division S of pomegranates (1st Latvian), formed in September 1943

  • 19 {{E}} division S of pomegranates (2nd Latvian), formed in January 1944
  • 20 {{E}} division S of pomegranates (1st Estonian), formed at the end of January 1944

Units Dutchwomen

  • 23 {{E}} Panzerdivision of volunteers S Nederland (1st Dutchwoman), formed in February 1945

  • 34 {{E}} division S of voluntary pomegranates Landstorm Nederland (2nd Dutchwoman), formed in February 1945

Albanian unit

  • 21 {{E}} division S of mountain Skanderbeg (1st Albanian), formed in May 1944

Hungarian units

  • 22 {{E}} division S of volunteers of cavalry Maria Theresia, formed at the end of April 1944

  • 25 {{E}} division S of pomegranates Hunyadi (1st Hungarian woman), formed in November 1944
  • 26 {{E}} division S of pomegranates Hungaria, or Gömbös (2nd Hungarian woman), formed at the end of January 1945
  • 31 {{E}} division S of voluntary pomegranates Böhmen-Mähren or Batschka, formed in October 1944 with Volksdeutsche of Hungary as well as Hungarians.

Various units

  • 29 {{E}} division S of pomegranates (1st Italian), formed in March 1945

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  • Panzer Division Kempf, mixed temporary unit of the Army and Waffen-SS.

Non-endivisionnées various units

Ranks of the S

Types of units

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