DESCRIPTION:This volunteer combat battalion of the Waffen SS saw action on the Eastern Front during WWII. Many Finns were already serving with the SS Divsion Wiking, but this battalion, formed in 1941, was staffed with Finnish officers and NCO's while Wiking was commanded by Germans. The batt...
Two other SS units composed the inner ring of Hitler's protection. The SS-Begleitkommando des Führers (Escort Command of the Führer), formed in February 1932, served as Hitler's protection escort while he was traveling. This unit consisted of eight men who served around the clock protectin...
Die 1953 gegründete Zeitschrift Wiking-Ruf, die sich an dieselbe Zielgruppe richtete, aber für ein anderes Organisationskonzept stand, verschmolz 1957 mit Der Freiwillige und stellte Ende desselben Jahres das Erscheinen ein. Gerade die Durchsicht dieser beiden Zeitschriften erwies sich als recht...
The Red Army deployed the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts to form two armoured rings around the pocket: an inner ring and an external ring to prevent relief formations from reaching the trapped units. Trapped in the pocket were a total of six German divisions, including the 5 SS Wiking, with...
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