33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne (1st French)
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The 33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne (1st French) was a World War II Waffen-SS unit composed largely of French volunteers who fought for Nazi Germany, notably in the final defense of Berlin in 1945.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Waffen-SS division
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military unit ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1944 ⓘ |
| allegiance | Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
33. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS „Charlemagne“ (französische Nr. 1)
NERFINISHED
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33rd Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlemagne Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateStrength |
about 7,000 men at formation
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reduced to a few hundred men in Berlin ⓘ |
| branch |
Schutzstaffel
NERFINISHED
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Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Edgar Puaud
NERFINISHED
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Gustav Krukenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | French volunteers ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
French Sturmbrigade SS
NERFINISHED
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LVF (Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism) NERFINISHED ⓘ Milice française members ⓘ other French collaborationist units ⓘ |
| garrison | Wildflecken training area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Nazism
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anti-communism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| languageSpokenByTroops | French ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityOfPersonnel | French ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being composed largely of French collaborators
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participation in the last-ditch defense of the Nazi regime ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied forces
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInBattleOfBerlin | final defense of Berlin ⓘ |
| size | division ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subunit |
57th Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS
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58th Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS NERFINISHED ⓘ Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS 59 (französische Nr. 3) NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-tank company ⓘ artillery battalion ⓘ engineer company ⓘ reconnaissance detachment ⓘ signals company ⓘ supply troops ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Eastern Front
NERFINISHED
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Charlemagne Division
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33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne (1st French)
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