Corps Franc Wallonie
Wallonische Legion
373. (Wallonische) Infanterie Battalion
SS-Sturmbrigade Wallonien - (La Brigade d'Assault Wallonie)
5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Wallonien
28. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Wallonien
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The 5th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Wallonien or 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Wallonien was a German Waffen SS volunteer brigade comprising volunteers of Wallon background. It saw action on the Eastern Front during World War II. Waffen-SS recruitment poster: Volunteer for the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS (Armed SS) was the combat arm of the Schutzstaffel (SS,Protective Squadron of the NSDAP ). Headed by Heinrich Himmler who was ranked Reichsführer-SS (National Leader of the SS), the Waffen-SS saw action throughout the Second... The term Walloon may refer to either the Walloon language, or to the ethnic people of the same name. ... The Eastern Front of World War II was the theatre of war covering the conflict in eastern Europe, notorious for its unprecedented ferocity, destruction, and immense loss of life. ... Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II...

In September 1944, the Sturmbrigade had its status raised to that of a division, but its strength never reached more than a brigade.

National shield worn by all Walloon volunteers in the Heer and the Waffen SS.

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Concept and Formation

Before the outbreak of World War II, Fascism was quite popular in Belgium, particularly in the French speaking region of Wallonia. Leon Degrelle, owner of a newspaper and ardent catholic had founded the Rexist party in 1930. The Rexists watched the rise of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP in Germany through the 1930's and campaigned strongly for similar changes in their own country, some even fighting for the establishment of an independent Wallon nation. Wallonia (French: Wallonie) or the Walloon Region (French: Région Wallonne) is the predominantly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. ... Léon Degrelle Léon Degrelle (June 15, 1906-April 1, 1994) was a founder of Belgian Rexism who joined the Waffen SS (becoming a leader of its Wallon contingent) and, after the war, became a prominent figure in the neo-fascist and Holocaust revisionist movements. ... Leon Degrelle Flag of Rex Rexism was a fascist political movement in the first half of the twentieth century in Belgium. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... (help· info) (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and Führer (Leader) of Germany from 1934 until his death. ... The Nazi swastika The National Socialist German Workers Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei), better known as the NSDAP or the Nazi Party was a political party that was led to power in Germany by Adolf Hitler in 1933. ...

When the Germans launched Fall Gelb in May 1940, the Belgian authorities placed Degrelle in custody to prevent him assisting the advancing enemy by raising dissent. Soon after Belgium's capitulation, Degrelle was released and he immediately set about the work of furthering the Rexist party's aims of an independent Walloon state. Despite his efforts, Degrelle's Rexists were largely ignored by the Germans, who were focusing their efforts on rousing the Flemings to their cause. Degrelle, seeing that Germany was not interested in his Rexists, began using his excellent oratory powers to gather a fighting force together for the expected Crusade against Bolshevism. In World War II, Battle of France or Case Yellow (Fall Gelb in German) was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, executed 10 May 1940 which ended the Phony War. ... Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen) are inhabitants of Flanders in the widest sense of the term, i. ... Bolshevik Party Meeting. ...

The unit, consisting mostly of men from the Formations de Combat, the paramilitary arm of the Rexist Party, was christened Corps Franc Wallonie (Free Corps Walloon). While Degrelle was in Paris campaigning for recognition of his party, the Germans ordered the formation of Wallonische Legion for service in the east. Degrelle rushed back to find that his pretensions of military leadership were not to be. Command of the Legion, which had absorbed the Corps Franc Wallonie, was to go to Captain-Commandant Georges Jacobs, a retired Belgian colonial officer. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

Degrelle's lack of military training meant that his request to be commissioned as an officer was denied, and so he signed on as a private soldier. On 8 August 1941, the Legion, now 860 strong, was sent to Meseritz in East Prussia for basic training. In early October, the Legion was incorporated into the Heer as 373. (Wallonische) Infanterie Battalion. On 15 October, the Battalion was ordered to the front, to operate as a part of Army Group South currently advancing through Ukraine. August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... MiÄ™dzyrzecz Kreis Meseritz See also: Miedzyrzec Podlaski, Medzhybizh This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... East Prussia (German: Ostpreu en; Polish: Prusy Wschodnie; Russian: Восточная Пруссия — Vostochnaya Prussiya) was a province of Kingdom of Prussia, situated on the territory of former Ducal Prussia. ... Heer (   listen?) is the German word for army. ... Army Group South (Heeresgruppe Süd in German) was a German Army Group during World War II. Germany used two army groups to invade Poland in 1939: Army Group North and Army Group South. ...

A Shaky Beginning - Career With the Heer

Upon its arrival at the front, the Battalion was assigned to the rear area to participate anti-partisan duties. At this stage, the German commanders saw the little Battalion as a political statement, rather than a combat worthy formation, and so were hesitant to commit it to a major action. Look up Partisan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Partisan may refer to: An adherent to a political party or political faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal. ...

After a brief stint serving under Panzergruppe 1, the Battalion was attached to the 17. Armee. During this period, the Walloons were the subject of ridicule by their German counterparts, and several complaints were filed with the OKW. The Battalion suffered casualties during the winter of 1941-42, and the combination of this and the ridicule of the Walloons by the Germans meant that the Battalion's morale plummeted. To make matters worse, on 10 December all the Battalions heavy weapons were confiscated and distributed to combat units. With the Walloons close to outright mutiny, the Germans appointed a new commander, Belgian staff officer Hauptmann B.E.M. Pierre Pauly and attached a German liaison officer. Panzer Group Kleist Panzer Group 1 First Panzer Army The First Panzer Army (German ) was a German tank army that fought during World War II. When formed the First Panzer Army was named Panzer Group Kleist (Panzergruppe Kleist) and was activated on November 16, 1940 with Field Marshal Ewald von... Oberkommando der Wehrmacht OKW most notably stands for Oberkommando der Wehrmacht - the high Command of the Third Reich armed forces. ... Mutiny is the crime of conspiring to disobey orders that the mutineer is legally obliged to obey, for example by crew members of a ship. ...

Before the effects of this change could take effect, the Battalion was thrown into the line to halt a Soviet breakthrough near Dnepropetrovsk on the Donets river. Fighting alongside the SS Germania regiment from the SS-Division Das Reich, the Walloons defended the village of Gromovayabalka from attacks by large enemy forces. After a second attack on 28 February, 1942 took most of the village, Pauly rallied his men and in fierce house to house fighting recaptured the position. On 2 March, the Battalion was relieved. During this action, the Walloons had lost over a third of their strength, but gained the respect of their Heer counterparts. Among those who received decorations was Leon Degrelle, who was also promoted to Feldwebel for his bravery in the action. Soviet redirects here. ... REDIRECT Dnipropetrovsk ... The Donets River starts in Central Russia upland, north of Belgorod, in the Russian Federation. ... SS-Division Verfügungstruppe SS-Division Deutschland SS-Division Reich SS-Division Das Reich 2. ... Feldwebel is a German military rank which has existed since at least the 18th century with usage as a title dating to the Middle Ages. ...

The action at Gromovayabalka had restored the battalions morale, and soon after Pauly was replaced by Hauptmann Georges Tchekhoff, a former Imperial Russian naval officer who had emigrated to Belgium after the October Revolution. More recruits from the Rexists arrived to restore the strength of the Battalion, and in May it was attached to the 97th Jäger Division. Hauptmann Lucien Lippert replaced Tchekoff as the formations commander, and he proved popular with the men. During the reforming of the Battalion, Degrelle was finally commissioned as a Leutnant. The October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was the second phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, the first having been instigated by the events around the February Revolution. ...

During Fall Blau offensive into the Caucasus, the Walloons were positioned to guard the supply lines of the assault, seeing little action. In early August, the Walloons were called upon to clear a small village. During this battle, Degrelle was awarded the Iron Cross second class. In late August, the Battalion was pulled out of action and posted to flank security. During this time it came into contact with Felix Steiner's SS-Division Wiking. Degrelle and Steiner got along well, and Degrelle was impressed by the ethos of the Waffen-SS. In December, Degrelle was ordered to Berlin to coordinate the formation of a second Walloon Battalion, but Degrelle had already decided to take his Walloons to the Waffen-SS. Fall Blau (Case Blue in German) was the German code name for two WWII studies in future combat. ... The Entholinguistic patchwork of the modern Caucasus - CIA map The Caucasus, a region bordering Asia Minor, is located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea which includes the Caucasus Mountains and surrounding lowlands. ... A stylized version of the Iron Cross, the logo of the German Armed Forces The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz) is a military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia, and later of Germany, which was established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and first awarded on 10 March 1813. ... Felix Steiner as an SS-Gruppenführer, Spring 1943. ... SS Division Germania SS Division Wiking SS Panzergrenadier Division Wiking 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking Formed around SS Regiment Germania as SS Division Germania in late 1940, and renamed SS Division Wiking in early 1941. ... Waffen-SS recruitment poster; Volunteer to the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS was the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel. ... (help· info), IPA: , is the capital city as well as a state of Germany, and also the countrys largest city. ...

Transfer to the Waffen SS - Dnieper Battles

In June 1943, after arranging the transfer with Heinrich Himmler, the Battalion was transferred to SS command. Around 1,600 volunteers who had been assembled in Meseritz to form the second Heer battalion were also transferred to the SS training area at Wildflecken. Over the next few months, the Heer Battalion was transformed into the SS-Freiwilligen Sturmbrigade Wallonien, commanded by Oberst (now SS-Sturmbannführer) Lucien Lippert with SS-Hauptsturmführer Leon Degrelle as second-in-command. In October, the Wallonien was redesignated 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Wallonien, and was to be equipped as a fully motorised brigade with a complement of 250 vehicles. By November 1943, the Wallonien was deemed fit for combat and was sent to Ukraine to fight alongside the Wiking, now designated 5. SS-Panzer Division Wiking. (help· info) (October 7, 1900 – May 23, 1945) was the commander of the German Schutzstaffel (SS) and one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany. ... Wildflecken is a small town in northeastern Bavaria. ...

A propaganda postcard for SS-Freiwilligen Sturmbrigade Wallonien

On December 24, 1943 the Soviets launched "Operations for Ukraine, Right Bank", an operation aimed at clearing the area west of the Dnieper of German forces. Involving four Ukrainian Fronts and one Byelorussian Front, these operations would last until April 24, 1944. The Wallonien and the Wiking, along with eleven other German divisions of 1. Panzer Army and 8. Army were positioned in a salient based on the western bank of the river, and so were naturally the first target for the Soviet operations. Image File history File links A propaganda postcard for SS-Freiwilligen Sturmbrigade Wallonien File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links A propaganda postcard for SS-Freiwilligen Sturmbrigade Wallonien File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article is about the river. ... Panzer Group Kleist Panzer Group 1 First Panzer Army The First Panzer Army (German ) was a German tank army that fought during World War II. When formed the First Panzer Army was named Panzer Group Kleist (Panzergruppe Kleist) and was activated on November 16, 1940 with Field Marshal Ewald von... The German Eighth Army (German: ) was a World War I and World War II field army. ...

Soviet forces occupied the strategically important forest near Teklino, and threatened to sever communication lines between Smila and Cherkassy. After three failed assaults by Wiking's Germania and Narwa SS-Panzergrenadier Regiments, the Wiking's commander ordered the Wallonien into action. The day before the assault, skeptical Wiking veterans posted signs around the assembly area:

The Wallonia Circus. Free Shows tomorrow from 06:00 to 08:00.

In temperatures below freezing, with 2 feet of snow on the ground, Wallonien attacked across an open field towards the forest, clearing the treeline and advancing into the forest, being halted just short of their objective. Realising that enemy reinforcements were reacting quickly to any attack and stalling the Wallonien's attacks, Lippert ordered a dozen three man machinegun teams to infiltrate the enemy lines and take up positions covering the route the Soviets used to bring up reinforcements. He then ordered the Wallonien to attack again. Over 700 Soviet log-pits and bunkers were destroyed during the attack. Despite this victory, the Soviets soon encircled the forces of XLII and XI Army Corps near Korsun. Korsun - another name for ancient Greek colony Khersones. ...

Korsun Pocket - Battle of Narva

While Wallonien and Wiking were engaged defending the brunt of the Soviet attack, several Soviet Tank formations had advanced along the side of the salient and succeeded in encircling the German forces.

During the battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket, the Wallonien was tasked with defending against Soviet attacks on the Eastern side of the pocket. After the 105. Regiment of the 72. Infanterie Division became exhausted defending Novaya-Buda from Soviet attacks, the Wallonien was sent to relieve them. While General der Artillerie Wilhelm Stemmerman, the overall commander for the trapped forces, moved his forces to the west of the pocket in readiness for a breakout attempt, Wallonien and Wiking were ordered to act as a rearguard. During the desperate fighting, Lippert was killed. Degrelle quickly took command of the Brigade, and after repulsing all Soviet attempts to break through near the town of Novaya-Buda, the Wallonien began withdrawing one platoon at a time, under cover of darkness. Advancing through Hell's Gate, the brigade came under heavy enemy fire with little or no cover. Of the brigades 2,000 men, only 632 survived the carnage of the Korsun Pocket. For his actions in the battle, Degrelle was awarded the Knight's Cross and promoted to SS-Sturmbannführer. Degrelle, who had become one of Hitler's favourites, was confirmed as commander of the Brigade, with ex-Belgian army Colonel, SS-Sturmbannführer Franz Hellebaut in tactical command. A propaganda campaign was launched which successfully portrayed Degrelle as a hero to pro-German Europeans. The gravity of the Korsun disaster was downplayed, and Degrelle took an active role in promoting the Wallonien, addressing 10,000 people at the Brussels Sports Stadium. When he was awarded the Knight's Cross in Berlin, Hitler said to him of the Korsun affair You had me worried. The veterans of the 6.SS Freiwilligen Sturmbrigade Langemarck, the other Belgian SS formation, caustically remarked that they too had suffered a Korsun, but they had no Degrelle to make a fuss about it. Combatants Germany Soviet Union Commanders Erich von Manstein , Wilhelm Stemmerman (Gruppe Stemmerman), Hermann Breith, III Panzerkorps Georgi Zhukov, Nikolai Vatutin (1st Ukrainian Front), Ivan Konev (2nd Ukrainian Front), Strength 56,000 tanks 200,000 2,500 tanks Casualties 18,500 KIA, 2,800 WIA, 1,000 captured ? tanks  ? KIA, ?WIA... The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz) is a military decoration of Germany which was established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and first awarded on 10 March 1813. ... North Korean propaganda showing a soldier destroying the United States Capitol building. ... SS-Freiwilligen Standarte Nordwest SS-Freiwilligen Verband Flandern (Landesverband Flandern) SS-Bataillon Flandern SS-Freiwilligen Legion Flandern SS-Freiwilligen Sturmbrigade Langemarck 6. ...

Leon Degrelle as deputy commander of SS-Sturmbrigade Wallonien, 1944.

The ragged remains of the Wallonien was sent back to Wildflecken to be reformed. Large numbers new recruits were arriving thanks to the propaganda campaign, which had been augmented by a widely attended march of the Wallonien survivors through Brussels. In June 1944, the Battles around Narva (Known as the Battle of the European SS) were beginning to go badly for the German Army Group North. A 440 man battalion of the Wallonien was sent to Estonia to assist in the defence of the Tannenberg Line. Operating under SS-Obergruppenführer Felix Steiner's III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps, the battalion was thrown into the line near Dorpat, attempting to halt a Soviet breakthrough at Pskov. On 10 August, the battalion joined Kampfgruppe Wagner, and for three weeks fought against Soviet tank, infantry, artillery and air attacks. By the end of the month, only 200 men remained. After Operation Bagration, Army Group North began to fall back into what would be known as the Kurland Pocket. During the retreat, the battalion escaped entrapment by leaving through the port of Reval on the Baltic. During this period, the leader of the Panzerjäger platoon, SS-Untersturmführer Léon Gillis, received the Knight's Cross for his actions in single-handedly destroying several T-34s. In early August, Degrelle was flown out of the Kurland Pocket to receive the Oakleaves to his Knight's Cross for his actions during the Battle of Narva. Image File history File links Leon Degrelle as deputy commander of SS-Sturmbrigade Wallonien, 1943. ... Image File history File links Leon Degrelle as deputy commander of SS-Sturmbrigade Wallonien, 1943. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (French: Bruxelles, pronounced in Belgian French and in International French; Dutch: Brussel; German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the French community of Belgium, the Flemish community and one of the three capitals of the European... The reconstructed fortress of Narva (to the left) overlooking the Russian fortress of Ivangorod (to the right). ... The Battle of Narva was a battle, or more correctly a campaign, which took place between January and September 1944. ... Army Group North (Heeresgruppe Nord in German) was a high level command grouping of military units operating for Germany during World War II. The army group coordinated the operations of attached army corps, reserve formations, and direct-reporting units. ... The III.(gemanische) SS-Panzerkorps was a German Waffen-SS armoured corps which saw action on the Eastern Front during World War II. The (gemanische) (lit. ... Image of Tartu street Tartu (German, Polish Dorpat, Russian Юpьeв Yuryev) is the second largest city of Estonia, with its population of 101,246 (the Population Census data is from 2000) in an area of 38. ... The Trinity Cathedral (1682-99) is a symbol of Pskovs former might and independence. ... The Kampfgruppe was a common combat formation used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. ... Combatants Axis Soviet Union Commanders Ernst Busch Georgy Zhukov Aleksandr Vasilevsky Strength 800,000 1,700,000 Casualties (Soviet est. ... Army Group North (Heeresgruppe Nord in German) was a high level command grouping of military units operating for Germany during World War II. The army group coordinated the operations of attached army corps, reserve formations, and direct-reporting units. ... The city of Tallinn is the capital city and main seaport of Estonia. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53 deg. ... The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank first produced in 1940. ...

The shattered remnants of the Battalion were sent back to join the rest of the Brigade, now located at Breslau. Wrocław. ...

Upgrade to Division - Final Battles

As was the case with Langemarck, the allied invasion of Belgium in 1944 had resulted in an influx of new volunteers. Together with the Langemarck, the Wallonien Sturmbrigade was upgraded to become the 28.SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Wallonien in October 1944. Despite this upgrade in Status, the actual strength of the Wallonien remained that of a reinforced Brigade, around 8,000 men. The division was first sent to Southern Hanover then to Braunschweig to continue training. The new Walloon recruits were joined by Frenchmen from the Légion des Volontaires Français contre le Bolchévisme (LVF) and Spaniards of the Blue Division. Most of the new recruits lacked any military training, so only about 4,000 men were ready for action. These men were formed into a Kampfgruppe and sent to the region near Stargard and Stettin in Pomerania, joining the XXIX Panzer Corps, a part of Felix Steiner's XI SS Panzer Army. Hanover (German: Hannover []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Braunschweig (English Brunswick, Low Saxon Brunswiek) is a city of 245,500 people (as of December 31, 2004), located in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... The Blue Division (Spanish División Azul), also known as , was a unit of Spanish volunteers that served on the German side of the Second World War, mainly on the Eastern Front. ... Starogard or Stargard means old town or old fort in Pomeranian language. ... Motto: none Voivodship West Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta Szczecina Mayor Marian Jurczyk Area 301,3 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 413 600 1372/km² Founded City rights 8th century 1243 Latitude Longitude 14°34E 53°26N Area code +48 91 Car plates ZS Twin towns Berlin-Kreuzberg... Historic Western Pomerania (outlined in yellow) on the background of modern country borders. ...

The Wallonien was scheduled to take part in Operation Sonnenwende, the major offensive to relieve German troops encircled at Arnswalde. Wallonien was to operate in the area between the Madu See and the Plone See, covering the flank of the main attack. The offensive was launched on 15 February 1945, and met with initial success. However, after the III SS (Germanic) Panzer Corps reached Arnswalde, the situation changed and the Soviet defence began to solidify. Despite the XI Panzer Army causing heavy casualties, the offensive stalled. In heavy fighting, the Wallonien sustained as well as inflicted heavy losses, and eventually began a fighting withdrawal. Choszczno, a town (population around 20. ...

The Soviet counter-offensive, launched on 1 March, pushed the Wallonien before it, and over the next few weeks was in almost constant combat until it reached the Oder near Stettin. The Wallonien, fighting alongside the Langemarck managed to hold a thin strip of land on the eastern bank of the Oder until it was forced back across the river in early April. At this point the Walloons held a council of war and released those volunteers who no longer wished to continue the hopeless fight. 23 Officers and 625 men chose to remain, and they assembled in one last battalion, plentifully equipped with machine guns, panzerfausts, mortars, and automatic rifles. At the end of March, a second battalion was formed from men of the artillery and engineer units who had come forward from their technical schools, but this formation appears to have never been committed to battle. The Langemarck, who had also consolidated their remaining troops into two heavily armed battalions and an artillery section, was merged with the Wallonien under command of its tactical leader, SS-Sturmbannführer Franz Hellebaut. Joining the Belgians was one German battalion and a section of tank destroyers. Langemarck's SS-Standartenführer Schellong commanded the artillery and one of the Flemish battalions. The Oder (or Odra) River (German: Oder, Polish/Czech: Odra, Ancient Latin: Viadua, Viadrus, Medieval Latin: Odera, Oddera) is a river in Central Europe (mostly in Poland). ... The Panzerfaust (lit. ... Soldier Firing the M224 60-mm Mortar. ...

After the final Soviet offensive of 20 April, 1945, the Belgians held as best they could, but were soon swept aside by the advancing Soviets. After several unsuccessful counterattacks, the Belgian units realised all was lost and Degrelle ordered his troops to make for Lübeck, where they eventually surrendered to British troops. He then drove with his bodyguard into Denmark. He then flew to Spain where he spent the rest of his life in exile. Degrelle died in 1994. Lübeck ( pronunc. ...

Commanders

• Capt.Cdt Georges Jacobs (Aug 1941 - Jan 1942)
• Hauptmann B.E.M. Pierre Pauly (Jan 1942 - Mar 1942)
• Hauptmann George Tchekhoff (Mar 1942 - Apr 1942
• SS-Sturmbannführer Lucien Lippert (Apr 1942 - 13 Feb 1944)
• SS-Standartenführer Léon Dégrelle (13 Feb 1944 - 18 Oct 1944)

Léon Degrelle Léon Joseph Marie Degrelle (June 15, 1906 – April 1, 1994) was a founder of Belgian Rexism who joined the Waffen SS (becoming a leader of its Wallon contingent) and, after the war, became a prominent figure in the neo-fascist and Holocaust revisionist movements. ...

Order of battle

SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Wallonien

• Brigade Stab
• I.Bataillon
  • Kompanie
  • Kompanie
  • Kompanie
  • Kompanie
• II.Bataillon
  • Kompanie
  • Kompanie
  • Kompanie
  • Kompanie
• I. StuG Batterie
• II. StuG Batterie
• Kreigsberichter Zug
• FlaK Batterie (8.8cm)
• FlaK Batterie (2.2cm)
• Panzerjäger Kompanie
• Nachrichten Kompanie
• 1.Feldersatz Kompanie
• 2.Feldersatz Kompanie
• I.Kollone

28. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Wallonien

• SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 69
  • I./SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 69
  • II./SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 69
• SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 70
  • I./SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 70
• SS-Artillerie Regiment 28
• SS-Panzerjäger Abteilung 28
• SS-Panzeraufklärungs Abteilung 28
• SS-Nachrichten Abteilung 28
• SS-Pionier-Bataillon 28
• SS-Nachschub-Kompanie 28
• SS-Flak-Kompanie 28
• SS-Verwaltungskompanie 28
• SS-Sanitäts-kompanie 28
• SS-Veterinär-Kompanie 28
• SS-Ersatz-Bataillon 28
• SS-Sturm-Bataillon
• Kampfgruppe Capelle

References

• Degrelle, Leon - Epic: The Story of the Waffen SS
• Degrelle, Leon - Campaign in Russia: The Waffen SS on the Eastern Front
• Merrian, Ray and Roba, Jean-Louis - Wallonien: The History of the 5th SS-Sturmbrigade and 28th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division
• Tieke, Wilhelm - Tragedy of the Faithful: A History of III. (Germanisches) SS-Panzer-Korps
• Pipes, Jason. "5.SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Wallonien". Retrieved May 19, 2005.

• Panzergrenadier, Panzer Division, Waffen-SS
• Division (military), Military unit
• Wehrmacht, List of German military units of World War II

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