Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union, numerous
Dutchmen, Belgians and Danes volunteered for the Waffen-SS. The
largest division, SS Volunteer Legion Netherlands operated in
Yugoslavia and then Northern Russia. It was later re-designated
23rd SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nederland. Fighting
alongside the Nederland formation was the SS Volunteer Legion
Flanders, manned mainly with Dutch speaking recruits from occupied
Belgium. After being disbanded it was later reformed as the SS
Assault Brigade Langemarck (SS-Sturmbrigade Langemarck). The SS
Volunteer Legion Walloon, recruited from French-speaking volunteers
from German occupied Belgium, was sent to Russia and later
integrated with the SS Assault Brigade Wallonia (SS-Sturmbrigade
Wallonien). Finally some 6,000 Danes served in Free Corps Denmark
which went to the Eastern Front in May 1942. Within a year the
formation was disbanded into Division Nordland, known as `Regiment
24 Danemark` Drawing on a superb collection of rare and often
unpublished photographs, this fine Images of War book describes the
fighting history of each formation, notably the 1944 battle of
Narva, which was known as the battle of the European SS. As its
forces were pushed further back across a scarred and burning
wasteland it describes how these Dutch, Belgian and Danish units
became cut off in the Kurland Pocket until some were evacuated by
sea. The remainder were killed or captured in front of Berlin in
April 1945.
General
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Military
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2023 |
Authors: |
Ian Baxter
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 189mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
128 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-08762-9 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-399-08762-2 |
Barcode: |
9781399087629 |
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