Russians in the Waffen-SS (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780764333484)

From summer 1941, some 100,000 Russians served in the German Wehrmacht, mostly as so called Schutzmannschaften under the command of the German Police (Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer) in the eastern occupied areas. The most famous unit was the Brigade Kaminski, established by Bronislav Kaminski in the summer of 1941. In 1944 it became the Waffen-Sturmbrigade der SS "Rona" later the 29. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS "Rona" (russische Nr.1). A second division was later established from various Schutzmannschafts-Bataillonen and was designated 30. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (russische Nr.2).

Author: Rolf Michaelis
ISBN-10: 0764333488
ISBN-13: 9780764333484
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/23/2009
Pages: 120
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.80d