SS Division Wiking
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SS Division Wiking was a World War II Waffen-SS armored division composed largely of foreign volunteers from various European countries that fought on the Eastern Front for Nazi Germany.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Waffen-SS armoured division
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| accusedOf | war crimes on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| allegiance | Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nazi occupation policies in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| branch |
Schutzstaffel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Danish volunteers
ⓘ
Dutch volunteers ⓘ Finnish volunteers ⓘ Flemish volunteers ⓘ German personnel ⓘ Norwegian volunteers ⓘ Swedish volunteers ⓘ Walloon volunteers ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| divisionNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Operation Barbarossa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
battles in Poland ⓘ battles in Ukraine ⓘ defensive operations in Austria ⓘ defensive operations in Hungary ⓘ fighting in the Caucasus ⓘ |
| formedIn |
1940
ⓘ
1941 ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Red Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtFor | Third Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquarters | training and formation in Germany ⓘ |
| ideologicalRole | instrument of Nazi racial and expansionist policy ⓘ |
| ideology | Nazism ⓘ |
| languageOfPersonnel |
German
ⓘ
various European languages ⓘ |
| laterDesignation | 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Felix Steiner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herbert Gille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high mobility and armoured strength
ⓘ
participation in anti-partisan operations ⓘ use of foreign volunteers ⓘ |
| originalName | SS-Division (mot.) Wiking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
German Army High Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS-Führungshauptamt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type |
motorized infantry division
ⓘ
panzer division ⓘ |
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