Afiero, Massimiliano
Norwegian Waffen-SS Legion, 1941-43 (Men-At-Arms (Osprey))
- ISBN 13:
- 9781472834393
- author:
- Afiero, Massimiliano
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Osprey Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 48
- Dimensions:
- 24.8 x 18.4 centimetres (0.17 kg
- Genre:
- History, Military History, World War II,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Norwegian Waffen-SS Legion, 1941-43 This book tells the little-known story of the Norwegians who fought with the SS in World War II. Following the Nazi occupation of Norway in 1941, the Waffen-SS began recruiting volunteers to serve in their ranks. Initially formed into small units, these developed into large divisions by 1943, referred to as 'Legions' in Nazi propaganda. The Norwegian volunteers were promised that they would not leave Scandinavia and that they would serve under native Norwegian officers. However, after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, they were deployed to the Leningrad front alongside Dutch and Latvian units, in the 2nd SS Infantry Brigade. These units combined to form the nucleus of a whole regiment within the new 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division "Nordland."
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