Waffen-SS : International Fighting Force

[Josef Weiss]

Waffen-SS : An International Fighting Force

The Waffen-SS never truly receives the proper amount of credit for being one of the modern world's first International Fighting Forces. Encompassing over 20 different nations and 500,000+ non-germans, the W-SS was genuinely unique for its time. Interesting to think about after listening to the conformist historian rhetoric about how the Waffen-SS was nothing more than a hateful racially influenced zeitgeist. Seems contradictory when one considers the thousands of Hindu's and Muslims fighting alongside in defense of the Reich.

The Germanic SS Divisions receive plenty of attention already, but this thread is devoted to ALL of the different nations and walks of life that composed the W-SS throughout the war. There will be no entertaining discussions of politics, war crimes, or related topics. This will be reserved exclusively for the research and study of the diverseness and the cultural labyrinthine the Waffen-SS transformed into by the end of the war.

[Josef Weiss]

Short video showcasing the Italienische SS-Freiwilligen-Legion (also known as the Legione SS Italiana) which was formed in March 1944 from Italian volunteers in SS-Ausbildungsstab Italien under SS-Brigadeführer Peter Hansen. Two battalions from the Legion were sent to the Anzio front to combat the allies alongside the the 16. SS-PzG-Div-Reichsführer-SS. After the fighting at Anzio these two battalions would serve with SS-Kampfgruppe Binz until the end of the war. On 3 May 1944 Heinrich Himmler issued the below proclamation about the two battalions:

Because of the demonstration of courage and sense of duty displayed by the volunteers of the Italian SS, they are designated as units of the Waffen-SS with all of the duties and rights that that implies

-Heinrich Himmer

[Johann Porsche]

Interesting little description of the Indian Waffen SS Division.

[Johann Porsche]

Interesting piece on Asian, African, Indian and Middle Eastern and Arab soldiers in the German army during WWII.

[Johann Porsche]

Description of fighting in the fall of Berlin by the French SS Division Charlemagne veterans defending it.

[Johann Porsche]

Muslim Waffen SS Division Gebirgsdivision "Handschar"

[Otto]

Interview with Dutch SS soldiers(will have to use closed captions)

[Johann Porsche]

Waffen SS - Hitlers Elite Fighting Force

[Johann Porsche]

Nazi Fanatics The Waffen SS History Documentary

[Johann Porsche]

Ukrainians celebrating 75th anniversary of the Nazi SS Galician Division