The 11th Ss-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Nordland"

by Rolf Michaelis

Book Overview

Several thousand ethnic Germans in Romania (the so-called Volksdeutscher) were drafted into the Waffen-SS in 1943. With these new troops, Himmler built up the new 11th Waffen-SS Division. To fill the ranks, Division "Nordland" also took over battalion-strength units from Danmark and Norway, though 90 percent of the division were Volksdeutsche from Romania. They were first used incombat in Croatia, the Oranienbaumer, Estonia, and Latvia. After the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764331000
• ISBN13: 9780764331008
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"