34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division ''Landstorm Nederland''
34th SS Volunteer Division Landstorm Nederland | |
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Active | 12 March 1943 - 5 May 1945 |
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Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Martin Kohlroser |
The 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division "Landstorm Nederland" (German: 34. SS-Freiwilligen Grenadier-Division "Landstorm Nederland")[1] was a division in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was formed by the converting the SS Volunteer Brigade Landstorm Nederland into a division. It comprised volunteers of Dutch background and saw action on the Western Front, but its strength never reached more than a brigade.
Commanders
- Martin Kohlroser (5 November 1944 - 8 May 1945)
References
- ↑ Official designation in German language as to „Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv“ in Freiburg im Breisgau, stores of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.
- Pierik, Perry - From Leningrad to Berlin: Dutch Volunteers in the German Waffen-SS
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