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    The Waffen-SS (German: [ˈvafn̩ʔɛsˌʔɛs]; lit. 'Armed SS') was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's paramilitary Schutzstaffel (SS) organisation. Its formations...
    151 KB (18,260 words) - 06:49, 29 May 2024
  • This table contains the final ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS, which were in use from April 1942 to May 1945, in comparison to the Wehrmacht. The highest...
    13 KB (324 words) - 15:46, 30 May 2024
  • All Waffen-SS divisions were ordered in a single series of numbers as formed, regardless of type. Those with ethnic groups listed were at least nominally...
    14 KB (251 words) - 13:14, 26 May 2024
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    worn. The combat units of the SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT) and the later Waffen-SS wore a variation of the field-grey (grey-green) (feldgrau) army uniform...
    58 KB (6,541 words) - 14:18, 22 April 2024
  • Gegenseitigkeit der Angehörigen der ehemaligen Waffen-SS, lit. 'Mutual aid association of former Waffen-SS members') was a lobby group and a denialist...
    63 KB (7,941 words) - 08:18, 27 April 2024
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    During World War II, the Waffen-SS recruited significant numbers of non-Germans, both as volunteers and conscripts. In total some 500,000 non-Germans and...
    66 KB (4,637 words) - 17:16, 9 June 2024
  • This is an incomplete list of Waffen-SS units. I SS Panzer Corps II SS Panzer Corps III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps IV SS Panzer Corps (formerly VII SS...
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    The Waffen Grenadier Brigade of the SS Charlemagne (German: Waffen-Grenadier-Brigade der SS "Charlemagne") was a Waffen-SS unit formed in September 1944...
    21 KB (2,621 words) - 02:59, 31 May 2024
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    The 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician) (German: 14. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (galizische Nr. 1); Ukrainian: 14-та гренадерська...
    109 KB (12,709 words) - 00:02, 19 May 2024
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    Standartenführer was widely spread as both an SS rank and a rank of the SA. In the Waffen-SS, the rank was considered the equivalent of an Oberst, a full colonel...
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    Waffen-SS. Gorget patch until April 1942 (Allgemeine SS and Waffen-SS) Gorget patches 1942–1945 (Allgemeine SS and Waffen-SS) Shoulder board (Waffen-SS)...
    17 KB (1,504 words) - 20:48, 26 February 2024
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    Paul Hausser (category Waffen-SS personnel)
    high-ranking commander in the Waffen-SS who played a key role in the post-war efforts by former members of the Waffen-SS to achieve historical and legal...
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    Kaminski Brigade, also known as Waffen-Sturm-Brigade RONA, was a collaborationist formation composed of Russian nationals from the territory of the Lokot...
    32 KB (3,556 words) - 07:21, 6 June 2024
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    Malmedy massacre (category War crimes of the Waffen-SS)
    The Malmedy massacre was a German war crime committed by soldiers of the Waffen-SS on 17 December 1944 at the Baugnez crossroads near the city of Malmedy...
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    and Waffen-SS (Armed SS). The Allgemeine SS was responsible for enforcing the racial policy of Nazi Germany and general policing, whereas the Waffen-SS...
    139 KB (17,509 words) - 21:31, 9 June 2024
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    The 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) was a mountain infantry division of the Waffen-SS, an armed branch of the German Nazi...
    90 KB (11,877 words) - 00:09, 21 May 2024
  • This is a list of Waffen-SS division commanders. SS-Commanders List of Waffen-SS divisions Waffen-SS Commanders by Mark C. Yerger Waffen-SS Divisions 1939-45...
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    SS-Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger (1944), or the 36th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (German: 36. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS), or The Black Hunters...
    43 KB (4,819 words) - 13:00, 5 June 2024
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    Obersturmbannführer. In the Waffen-SS, Sturmbannführer was considered equivalent to a major in the German Wehrmacht. Various Waffen-SS units composed of foreign...
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    Felix Steiner (category Waffen-SS personnel)
    SS commander during the Nazi era. During World War II, he served in the Waffen-SS, the combat branch of the SS, and commanded several SS divisions and...
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