List of Waffen-SS divisions
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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 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" was made up of mostly Germans, or other Germanic people, while a "Division of the SS" was made up of mostly non-Germanic volunteers and conscripts.
Waffen-SS divisions by number
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| Number | Name (in German) | Ethnic composition | Named after | Years active | Insignia | Maximum manpower |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Panzer-Division Kempf | Germans | General der Panzertruppe Werner Kempf | 1939 | 164–180 tanks | |
| — | SS-Kampfgruppe „Böhmen-Mähren“ | Germans | Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | 1944–1945 | 3 regimental sized units and an artillery regiment (on paper) | |
| 1st Cossack | 1. Kosaken-Kavallerie-Division | Cossacks | 1943–1945 |  | 17,500 | |
| 2nd Cossack | 2. Kosaken-Kavallerie-Division | Cossacks | 1944–1945 | |||
| — | Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS (rumänisches Nr. 1) | Romanians | 1944–1945 |  | 12,000 | |
| — | Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS (bulgarisches Nr. 1) | Bulgarians | 1944–1945 | .png){kind=small} | ||
| — | Serbisches Freiwilligen-Korps | Serbs | 1944–1945 |  | 9,886 | |
Planned and authorized but never formed
| Number | Name (in German) | Named after | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Cossack | 3. Kosaken-Plastun-Division | Cossack plastun | Planned to be formed from the Plastun Brigade of the XV SS Cossack Cavalry Corps, which consisted of two plastun regiments. |
| 39th | 39. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS „Andreas Hofer“ | Andreas Hofer | |
| 40th | 40. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division „Feldherrnhalle“ | Feldherrnhalle | |
| 41st | 41. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS „Kalevala“ (finnische Nr. 1) | Kalevala | Planned to be formed from the Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS after its dissolution. However, only a small amount of Finns (company-sized) defected after the Moscow Armistice. More recruits were expected for the eventuality that the Soviet Union fully occupied Finland, but this never came to pass. |
| 42nd | 42. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS „Niedersachsen“ | Lower Saxony | |
| 43rd | 43. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS „Reichsmarschall“ | Reichsmarschall (Hermann Göring) |
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| 44th | 44. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division „Wallenstein“ | Albrecht von Wallenstein | Planned to be formed from Kampfgruppe Wallenstein, a unit formed from the SS-Truppenübungsplatz Böhmen training area in Bohemia. Kampfgruppe Wallenstein was used to suppress the Prague uprising. |
| 45th | 45. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS „Waräger“ | Varangians | Named after Vikings who settled in present-day Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Shared its name with the 1st SS Special Regiment Waräger, which was primarily composed of Russians. |
- ↑ Also date of formation.
- ↑ A temporary unit of mixed Heer and SS-Verfügungstruppe components.
See also
- Allgemeine-SS regional commands (for General SS commands and formations)
- List of Waffen-SS division commanders
- List of Waffen-SS units
- Register of SS leaders in general's rank
- SS Panzer Division order of battle
Notes and references
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
- ↑ Littlejohn, David (1987). Foreign Legions of the Third Reich Vol. 1 Norway, Denmark, France. Bender Publishing. pp. 170, 172. ISBN 978-0-912138-17-6.
- 1 2 Muñoz, Antonio J. (2005). Hitler's Green Army: Western Europe and Scandinavia. Europa Books. pp. 48–49. ISBN 978-1-891227-47-9.
- ↑ Newland, Samuel J. (2002-09-29). Cossacks in the German Army 1941-1945. Routledge. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-7146-8199-3.
- ↑ Tomasevich, Jozo (2002). War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941-1945: Occupation and Collaboration. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-7924-1.
- ↑ Newland, Samuel J. (2002-09-29). Cossacks in the German Army 1941-1945. Routledge. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-7146-8199-3.
- ↑ Newland, Samuel J. (2002-09-29). Cossacks in the German Army 1941-1945. Routledge. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-7146-8199-3.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Theile, Karl H. (1997). Beyond 'Monsters' and 'Clowns'-The Combat SS: De-Mythologizing Five Decades of German Elite Formations. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-7618-0529-8.
- ↑ Vaarallisilla teillä : viimeiset suomalaiset SS-miehet - Lappalainen, Niilo, 1927-2001 ; Werner Söderström osakeyhtiö 1998 ISBN 9510226653
- ↑ Bruce Quarrie, Hitler's Samurai: The Waffen-SS in Action, 2ª ed., Patrick Stephens Limited, 1984, pp. 33-34, ISBN 0-85059-723-4.
- 1 2 Muñoz, Antonio J. (2026-03-03). The Bitter End: The Final Battles on the Eastern Front in World War II. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-8117-7795-7.
- ↑ Kocjančič, Klemen (2017-01-02). "Between Vlasov and Himmler: Russian SS-Sonder-Regiment 1 'Waräger' in Slovenia, 1944–45". The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 30 (1): 50–60. doi:10.1080/13518046.2017.1271659. ISSN 1351-8046.
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