5. SS-Panzer-Division „Wiking“

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5. SS-Panzer-Division „Wiking“ was a World War II Waffen-SS armored division composed largely of volunteers from various European countries that fought primarily on the Eastern Front for Nazi Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nazi Germany military formation
Waffen-SS Panzer division
military unit
accusedOf war crimes
allegiance Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED
associatedWith Waffen-SS foreign volunteer recruitment
branch Waffen-SS NERFINISHED
classification foreign volunteer division of the Waffen-SS
commandStructure SS-Führungshauptamt NERFINISHED
composedOf Danish volunteers
Dutch volunteers
Estonian volunteers
Finnish volunteers
Flemish volunteers
German personnel
Norwegian volunteers
Swedish volunteers
Walloon volunteers
volunteers from various European countries
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
disbandedAfter defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945
equipmentType armored fighting vehicles
tanks
foughtAgainst Soviet Union NERFINISHED
foughtFor Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
historicalAssessment considered part of criminal organization Waffen-SS by postwar tribunals
historicalContext Nazi Germany’s use of foreign volunteers in the Waffen-SS
ideologicalCharacter SS racial and political indoctrination
ideology Nazism
involvedIn German invasion of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED
anti-partisan operations on the Eastern Front
languageOfCommand German
loyalTo Nazi regime
militaryBranch Schutzstaffel NERFINISHED
nature politically and ideologically motivated combat unit
notableFor foreign volunteer composition
service on the Eastern Front
partOf Waffen-SS NERFINISHED
role armored warfare
frontline combat unit
side Axis powers NERFINISHED
status disbanded
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front NERFINISHED
type Panzer division
armored division

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Wiking Division hasAlternativeName 5. SS-Panzer-Division „Wiking“