The 34th Volunteer Grenadier Brigade "Landstorm Nederland" (2nd Dutch) ( German: 34. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division "Landstorm Nederland" ) is the SS volunteer brigade in the Third Reich , which consisted mainly of Danes and Dutch . She took part in the fighting on the western front of the European theater of action of the Second World War .
| 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division “Landstorm Nederland” (2nd Dutch) | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the division "Landstorm Nederland" | |
| Years of existence | March 12, 1943 - May 5, 1945 |
| A country |  Germany (  Netherlands ) |
| Subordination | 30th Army Corps of the 25th Army of the North-West Group of Forces |
| Type of | infantry [1] |
| Includes | see "Composition" |
| Number | about 7,000 people |
| Motto | “My honor is called loyalty” ( German: Meine Ehre heißt Treue ) |
| Participation in | The Second World War ( Operation Market Garden ) |
| Marks of Excellence | Right buttonhole  |
| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | Oberfuhrer SS Victor Knapp Obersturmbannfuhrer SS Durheit Standartenfuhrer SS Martin Colroser |
In February 1945, the brigade received an order according to which it reorganized into the SS division , despite the fact that its strength was never higher than the fighting strength of an individual brigade.
Content
- 1 Command
- 2 Composition
- 2.1 February 1945
- 3 notes
- 4 References
- 5 See also
Command
- Oberführer SS Victor Knapp ( May 11, 1943 - April 1, 1944 )
- Obersturmbannfuhrer SS Durheit ( German: Deurheit , April 1, 1944 - November 5, 1944 )
- Standartenfuhrer SS Martin Colrozer ( German: Martin Kohlroser ; November 5, 1944 - May 8, 1945 )
Composition
February 1945
34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division:
- Division Headquarters ( German: Division Stab )
- 83rd volunteer grenadier (infantry) regiment SS (3rd Dutch) ( German: SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Regiment 83 (Niederlandische Nr.3) ) (1st and 2nd battalions)
- 84th Volunteer Grenadier (Infantry) Regiment SS (4th Dutch) ( German: SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Regiment 84 (Niederlandische Nr.4) ) (1st and 2nd battalions)
- 60th SS artillery regiment ( German SS-Artillerie-Regiment 60 ) (1st and 2nd divisions)
- 60th SS anti-tank battalion ( German: SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 60 )
- 34th SS Field Replacement Battalion ( German: SS-Feldersatz-Battalion 34 )
- 60th SS combat engineer company ( German: SS-Pionier-Kompanie 60 )
- 60th SS communications company ( German: SS-Nachrichten-Kompanie 60 )
- 60th Veterinary Company SS ( German: SS Vet-Kompanie 60 )
- 60th SS Field Mail ( German SS Feldpostamt 60 )
- 60th SS Sanitary Company ( German: SS Sanitäts-Kompanie 60 ) [2]
- 1st Grenadier Regiment ( German: Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 1 )
Notes
Links
- Pierik, Perry. From Leningrad to Berlin: Dutch Volunteers in the German Waffen-SS
- Viccx, Jan / Schotanius, Viktor. Nederlandse vrijwilligers in Europese krijgsdienst 1940−1945 (Vol 1: de Landstorm)
- The history of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Brigade / Division 'Nederland' (Eng.) // © Site “Nederlanders in de Waffen-SS” (www.waffen-ss.nl), 2003.
- Steiner, Felix. Waffen-ss im einsatz
- 34th SS Volunteer Division ( 34. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division "Landstorm Nederland" )
See also
- Netherlands in World War II
- 23rd SS Volunteer Motorized Division Nederland (1st Dutch)
- List of divisions of the Third Reich # SS Divisions