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The 15th Waffen SS, together with the 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian) formed the Latvian Legion. The 15th Waffen SS was swept up in the chaos of the collapse of the Eastern Front and lost much of its manpower fighting in districts surrounding Leningrad (Ostrov, Novosokolniki and Novgorod Oblast). In September 1944 the ...
The 15th Waffen-SS Division was formed and sent to the front in November 1943. Originally, it was sent to the Ostrov and Novosokolniki districts of Pskov Oblast , but after the German Army suffered setbacks there, was moved to positions in the Belebelka district of Novgorod Oblast in January 1944.
15 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) 16 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division "Reichsführer-SS" 17 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen"
13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS "Handschar" (1st Croatian) 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Ukrainian) (unofficially known as "Galizien") 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division "Reichsführer-SS" 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen"
All Waffen-SS divisions were ordered in a single series of numbers as formed, regardless of type. [1] 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).
On 22 January 1945, soldiers of the 5th Battalion of the 1st Construction Regiment of the 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) were marching in the direction of Sępólno Krajeńskie after a rest in Dąbrówka Nowa. Along the way, they encountered a column of Soviet troops who mistook the Latvians for a unit holding combatant ...
The 2nd Latvian SS Brigade, which was now upgraded to the 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian), was among those fighting before the spring thaw slowed the attacks. [1]: 182 On 22 June, the third anniversary of the German invasion was chosen as the start date for Operation Bagration. The massive Soviet attack was catastrophic ...
Latvian SS Volunteer Legion badge, vector format image. The Latvian Legion (Latvian: Latviešu leģions) was a formation of the German Waffen-SS during World War II. Created in 1943, it consisted primarily of ethnic Latvian personnel. The legion consisted of two divisions of the Waffen-SS: the 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st ...