13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian)
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The 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) was a World War II German Waffen-SS division composed largely of Bosnian Muslims and Croats, used primarily for anti-partisan operations in the Balkans.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| 13th SS Handschar Division | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Waffen-SS division
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military unit ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
atrocities in anti-partisan operations
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war crimes against civilians ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1943
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1944 ⓘ 1945 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Adolf Hitler
NERFINISHED
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Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Heinrich Himmler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
German officers
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local Bosnian Muslim NCOs ⓘ |
| composedLargelyOf |
Bosnian Muslims
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Croats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Chetniks
NERFINISHED
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Yugoslav Partisans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | considered collaborationist formation ⓘ |
| ideology | Nazism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| loyaltyClaimedBy |
Independent State of Croatia
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Waffen-SS leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | handschar (Ottoman-style sword) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Handschar Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first non-Germanic Waffen-SS division
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large recruitment of Bosnian Muslims ⓘ |
| notableOperationType | anti-partisan operations ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
NERFINISHED
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Independent State of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | anti-partisan warfare ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
NERFINISHED
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Independent State of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousComposition | predominantly Muslim soldiers ⓘ |
| specialization | mountain warfare ⓘ |
| statusAfterWar | disbanded and its members treated as collaborators ⓘ |
| subordination |
German Army Group E
NERFINISHED
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SS-Führungshauptamt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Balkans Campaign of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | mountain infantry division ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | fez worn by Muslim soldiers ⓘ |
| usedInsignia |
SS runes
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handschar emblem ⓘ |
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Handschar Division
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officialName
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13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian)
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this entity surface form:
13th SS Handschar Division