Waffen-ss Encyclopedia

by Rikmenspoel, Marc J.

• ISBN13: 9780971765085
• ISBN10: 0971765081
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-30
• Publisher: Aberjona Pr

Table of Contents

Introduction	x
About the Author	xii
Rank Equivalence Chart	xiii
A Guide to Tactical Unit Symbols	xiv
Formations of the Waffen-SS	1	(58)
Armies	7	(1)
Corps	8	(8)
Divisions	16	(41)
Brigades	57	(1)
Regiments	57	(1)
Battalions	57	(1)
Never Formed	58	(1)
Structure of Waffen-SS Divisions	59	(10)
Early War	60	(1)
Panzer Divisions	60	(3)
Panzer-Grenadier Divisions	63	(1)
Mountain Divisions	64	(2)
Cavalry Divisions	66	(2)
Grenadier (Infantry) Divisions	68	(1)
Germans in the Waffen-SS	69	(14)
Germanics in the Waffen-SS	83	(98)
The "Wi king" Division	84	(5)
SS-Volunteer Regiment "Nordwest"	89	(1)
The SS-Nordland and SS-Nederland Divisions	90	(8)
The Germanic Nations	98	(1)
Denmark	98	(12)
Finland	110	(6)
Flanders	116	(14)
Great Britain	130	(4)
Iceland	134	(1)
The Netherlands	134	(13)
Norway	147	(13)
Sweden	160	(6)
Switzerland and Liechtenstein	166	(3)
Wallonia	169	(10)
Conclusions	179	(2)
Non-Germans and Non-Germanics in the Waffen-SS	181	(14)
Albania	181	(1)
Armenia	182	(1)
Azerbaijan	182	(1)
Bosnia	182	(1)
Bulgaria	183	(1)
Belorussia	183	(1)
Czechia	183	(1)
Estonia	184	(1)
France	185	(1)
Georgia	186	(1)
Hungary	187	(1)
India	187	(1)
Ireland	188	(1)
Italy	188	(1)
Latvia	188	(1)
Lithuania	189	(1)
North Caucasus	189	(1)
Poland	190	(1)
Romania	190	(1)
Russia	191	(1)
Slovakia	191	(1)
Spain	192	(1)
Turkics	192	(1)
Ukraine	193	(1)
Conclusion	194	(1)
Leading Personalities of the Waffen-SS	195	(40)
Paul Hausser	195	(4)
Felix Steiner	199	(4)
Sepp Dietrich	203	(3)
Theodor Eicke	206	(4)
Herbert Otto Gille	210	(3)
Willi Bittrich	213	(2)
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp	215	(2)
Otto Kumm	217	(3)
Heinz Harmel	220	(3)
Dr. Oskar Dirlewanger	223	(3)
Otto Weidinger	226	(2)
Hans Dorr	228	(3)
Walter Schmidt	231	(4)
Weapons of the Waffen-SS	235	(16)
Infantry Weapons	235	(3)
Anti-Tank Weapons (Including Tank-Destroying Vehicles)	238	(2)
Armored Vehicles	240	(6)
Artillery	246	(5)
Misconceptions and Controversies About the Waffen-SS	251	(14)
The Waffen-SS Were the "Asphalt Soldiers"	251	(1)
The Waffen-SS Was Atheistic	252	(1)
The Waffen-SS Suffered Unnecessarily High Casualties in Battle	253	(3)
The Waffen-SS Had Inferior Leadership	256	(1)
The Waffen-SS Possessed Superior Weaponry to the Heer	257	(2)
The Waffen-SS, Einsatzgruppen, and Concentration Camp Guards	259	(1)
The Waffen-SS and War Crimes	260	(5)
Appendix: Weapons Tables	265	(4)
Annotated Bibliography	269