Wiking Division
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The Wiking Division was a World War II Waffen-SS armored division composed largely of foreign volunteers from several European countries, known for its combat operations on the Eastern Front.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS-Division (mot.) Wiking | 1 |
| Wiking Division canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Waffen-SS armoured division
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| accusedOf | war crimes ⓘ |
| allegiance | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Holocaust in Eastern Galicia
ⓘ
surface form:
Holocaust in Eastern Europe
|
| branch | Waffen-SS ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbandmentDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Allied forces on Eastern Front
ⓘ
Poland (1944–1945 resistance and regular forces) ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| formedAs |
Wiking Division
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
SS-Division (mot.) Wiking
|
| garrisonOrHeadquarters | training and formation in Germany ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
5. SS-Panzer-Division „Wiking“
ⓘ
5th SS Panzer Division Wiking ⓘ SS Division Wiking ⓘ |
| ideology | Nazism ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vikings ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Felix Steiner
ⓘ
Herbert Gille ⓘ Johannes Mühlenkamp ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of foreign volunteers ⓘ |
| partOf | Waffen-SS ⓘ |
| recruitmentFrom |
Belgium
ⓘ
Denmark ⓘ Finland ⓘ Germany ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Norway ⓘ other European countries ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Oberkommando der Waffen-SS
ⓘ
surface form:
SS-Führungshauptamt
various German army corps on Eastern Front ⓘ |
| symbol | Nordic-inspired divisional insignia ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Siege of Budapest
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Budapest (wider campaign)
Operation Barbarossa ⓘ battles around the Dnieper River ⓘ defensive battles in Ukraine ⓘ defensive operations in Hungary ⓘ fighting in Austria 1945 ⓘ fighting in Poland 1944–1945 ⓘ fighting in the Caucasus ⓘ |
| unitType |
motorized infantry division
ⓘ
panzer division ⓘ |
| upgradeDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| upgradedTo | 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.