List_of_Waffen-SS_divisions
This is a list of divisions in the Waffen-SS. All Waffen-SS divisions were ordered in a single series of numbers as formed, regardless of type.[1] Those with ethnic groups listed were at least nominally recruited from those groups. Many of the higher-numbered units were divisions in name only, being in reality only small battlegroups (Kampfgruppen).
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As a general rule, an "SS Division" is made up of mostly Germans, or other Germanic people, while a "Division of the SS" is made up of mostly non-Germanic volunteers.
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| Number | Division Name (in German) | Ethnic composition | Named after | Years Active | Insignia | Maximum Manpower |
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| 1st | Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler | Germans | Life Regiment Adolf Hitler | 1933–1945 |  | 22,000 (1944)[2] |
| 2nd | Das Reich | Germans | Greater Germanic Reich | 1939–1945 |  | 19,021 (1941)[1] |
| 3rd | Totenkopf | Germans | Totenkopf | 1939–1945 |  | 18,754 (1941)[1] |
| 4th | Polizei | Germans | Ordnungspolizei | 1939–1945 |  | 17,347 (1941)[1] |
| 5th | Wiking | Germans, Norwegians, Danes, Swedes, Icelanders, Finns, Estonians, Dutch, Flemish, Walloons, and Swiss[3] | Vikings | 1940–1945 |  | 19,377 (1941)[1] |
| 6th | Nord | Germans | North cardinal direction (Operation Arctic Fox) | 1941–1945 |  | 15,000 (1943)[1] |
| 7th | Prinz Eugen | Germans, ethnic Germans from Banat, Croatia, Hungary, and Romania | Prince Eugene of Savoy | 1941–1945 |  | 18,000 (1943)[citation needed] |
| 8th | Florian Geyer | Germans | Florian Geyer | 1941–1945 |  | 15,000 (1944)[citation needed] |
| 9th | Hohenstaufen | Germans | Hohenstaufen dynasty | 1943–1945 |  | 19,611 (1943) |
| 10th | Frundsberg | Germans | Georg von Frundsberg | 1943–1945 |  | 19,313 (1943) |
| 11th | Nordland | Germans, Romanian Germans, Swedes, Danes, and Norwegians | Northland | 1943–1945 |  | 11,749 (1943) |
| 12th | Hitlerjugend | Germans | Hitler Youth | 1943–1945 |  | 21,482 (1943) |
| 13th | Handschar (Kroatische Nr. 1) | Bosniaks; Croats; Albanians; ethnic Germans from Croatia | Khanjar dagger | 1943–1945 |  | 21,000 (1943)[4] |
| 14th | Galizische Nr. 1 | Ukrainians | Galicia | 1943–1945 |  | 22,000 (1945) |
| 15th | Lettische Nr. 1 | Latvians | 1943–1945 |  | 18,000 (1943) | |
| 16th | Reichsführer-SS | Germans | Reichsführer-SS (Heinrich Himmler) | 1943–1945 |  | 17,500 (1943) |
| 17th | Götz von Berlichingen | Germans | Götz von Berlichingen | 1943–1945 |  | 18,354 (1944) |
| 18th | Horst Wessel | Ethnic Germans from Hungary | Horst Wessel | 1944–1945 |  | 11,000 (1944) |
| 19th | Lettische Nr. 2 | Latvians | 1944–1945 |  | 11,000 (1944) | |
| 20th | Estnische Nr. 1 | Estonians | 1944–1945 |  | 15,000 (1944) | |
| 21st | Skanderbeg (Albanische Nr. 1) | Albanians | Skanderbeg | 1944–1945 |  | 9,156 (1944) |
| 22nd | Maria Theresia | Ethnic Germans from Hungary | Maria Theresa | 1944–1945 |  | 8,000 (1944) |
| 23rd | Kama (Kroatische Nr. 2) | Croats and Bosniaks | Kama dagger | 1944 |  | 2,199 (1944) |
| 23rd | Nederland (Niederländische Nr. 1) | Dutch | Netherlands | 1941–1945 | ![](./File:23rd_SS_Division_Logo_"Nederland".svg){kind=logo} | 6,000 (1944) |
| 24th | Karstjäger | Germans; ethnic German volunteers from Italy and Slovenia | Karst topography | 1942–1945 |  | 4,000 (1944) |
| 25th | Hunyadi (Ungarische Nr. 1) | Hungarians | John Hunyadi | 1944–1945 | (2._Version).svg){kind=small} | 15,000 (1944) |
| 26th | Hungaria (Ungarische Nr. 2) | Hungarians | Hungary | 1944–1945 |  | 10,000 (1944) |
| 27th | Langemarck (Flämische Nr. 1) | Flemish | Battle of Langemarck (1917) | 1943–1945 | .svg){kind=small} | 8,000 (1944) |
| 28th | Wallonien | Walloons | 1943–1945 |  | 5,000 (1944) | |
| 29th | RONA (Russische Nr. 1) | Russians | Russian National Liberation Army (RONA) | 1944 | .svg){kind=small} | 13,000 (1943) |
| 29th | Italienische Nr. 1 | Italians | 1944–1945 | .svg){kind=small} | 11,000 (1944) | |
| 30th | Russische Nr. 2 aka Weißruthenische Nr. 1 | Belarusians | White Ruthenia | 1944–1945 |  | 11,000 (1944) |
| 31st | Batschka | Ethnic Germans mostly from Hungary and Yugoslavia | Bačka region | 1944–1945 |  | 11,000 (1944) |
| 32nd | 30. Januar | Germans | Date of Hitler becoming Chancellor (also date of formation) | 1945 |  | 12,000 (1945)[5] |
| 33rd | Ungarische Nr. 3 | Hungarians | 1944–1945 |  | ||
| 33rd | Charlemagne (Französische Nr. 1) | French | Charlemagne | 1944–1945 |  | 11,000 (1944) |
| 34th | Landstorm Nederland (Niederländische Nr. 2) | Dutch | Netherlands Landsturm | 1943–1945 |  | |
| 35th | Polizei-Grenadier | Germans | Ordnungspolizei | 1945 |  | |
| 36th | Dirlewanger | Germans | SS-Oberführer Oskar Dirlewanger | 1940–1945 |  | 5,000 (1945) |
| 37th | Lützow | Germans; ethnic Germans from Hungary | Adolf von Lützow | 1945 |  | |
| 38th | Nibelungen | Germans | Nibelung | 1945 |  | 7,000 |
| 39th | Rumänische Nr. 1 | Romanians | 1944–1945 |  | 12,000 | |
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| Number | Division Name (in German) | Ethnic composition | Named after | Years Active | Insignia | Maximum Manpower |
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| — | Kempf[lower-alpha 1] | Germans | General der Panzertruppe Werner Kempf | 1939 | | 164–180 tanks |
| — | Böhmen-Mähren[lower-alpha 2] | Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | 1944–1945 | | ||
| 1st | Kosaken Nr. 1 | Cossacks | 1943–1945 |  | 17,500[citation needed] | |
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- A temporary unit of mixed Heer and SS-Verfügungstruppe components.
- Allgemeine-SS regional commands (for General SS commands and formations)
- List of Waffen-SS division commanders
- List of Waffen-SS units
- Register of SS leaders in general's rank
- SS Panzer Division order of battle
- George H. Stein (1984). "Operation Barbarossa". The Waffen SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War, 1939–1945. Cornell University Press. pp. 119–120. ISBN 0801492750.
- Kane, Steve (1997). The 1st SS Panzer Division in the Battle of the Bulge. Merriam Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-57638-068-0.
- admin (2020-08-04). "5.SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking" (History, Battles, Org, Service)". Feldgrau. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- Lepre, George (1997). Himmler's Bosnian Division: The Waffen-SS Handschar Division 1943–1945. Atglen, Philadelphia: Schiffer Publishing. pp. 138–139. ISBN 978-0-7643-0134-6.
- Williamson, Gordon (2012-03-20). The Waffen-SS (4): 24. to 38. Divisions, & Volunteer Legions. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-78096-578-9.