Waffen-SS divisions

All divisions in the Waffen-SS were ordered in a single series, regardless of type. Those tagged with nationalities were at least nominally recruited from those nationalities. Many of the higher-numbered units were small battlegroups (Kampfgruppen), i.e. divisions in name only.

As a general rule, an "SS Division" is made up of Germans, or other Germanic peoples, while a "Division of the SS" is made up of non-Germanic volunteers.

Waffen-SS divisions

Number	Division	Origin	Last commander	Operational	Symbol	Maximum manpower
1st	"Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler"	Germany	SS-Brigadeführer Otto Kumm	1933-1945		20,844 (1942)[1]
2nd	"Das Reich"	Germany	SS-Standartenführer Rudolf Lehmann	1939-1945		20,184 (1944)[2]
3rd	"Totenkopf"	Germany	SS-Brigadeführer Hellmuth Becker	1939-1945		21,186 (1942)[3]
4th	"Polizei"	Germany	SS-Standartenführer Fritz Göhler	1940-1945		19,377 (1941)[4]
5th	"Wiking"	Germany	SS-Oberführer Karl Ulrich	1940-1945		17,347 (1941)[5]
6th	"Nord"	Germany	SS-Standartenführer Franz Schriber	1941-1945		21,247 (1942)[6]
7th	"Prinz Eugen"	Germany	SS-Brigadeführer August Schmidthuber	1942-1945		21,120 (1943)[7]
8th	"Florian Geyer"	Germany	SS-Brigadeführer Joachim Rumohr	1942-1945		13,000 (1944)[8]
9th	"Hohenstaufen"	Germany	SS-Standartenführer Walter Harzer	1943-1945		19,611 (1943)[9]
10th	"Frundsberg"	Germany	SS-Obersturmbannführer Franz Roestel	1943-1945		19,313 (1943)[10]
11th	"Nordland"	Norway	SS-Brigadeführer Dr. Gustav Krunkenberg	1943-1945		11,749 (1943)[11]
12th	"Hitlerjugend"	Germany	SS-Brigadeführer Hugo Kraas	1943-1945		21,482 (1943)[12]
13th	"Handschar"	Croatia	SS-Brigadeführer Desiderius Hampel	1943-1945		21,065 (1943)[13]
14th	"Galizien"	Ukraine	SS-Brigadeführer Pavlo Schandruk	1944-1945		22,000 (1944)[14]
15th	"Lettische Nr. 1"	Latvia	SS-Oberführer Karl Burk	1942-1945		20,291 (1943)[15]
16th	"Reichsführer-SS"	Germany	SS-Brigadeführer Otto Baum	1943-1945		14,223 (1943)[16]
17th	"Götz von Berlichingen"	Germany	SS-Oberführer Georg Bochmann	1943-1945		18,354 (1944)[17]
18th	"Horst Wessel"	Hungary	SS-Standartenführer Heinrich Petersen	1944-1945		11,000 (1944)[18]
19th	"Lettische Nr. 2"	Latvia	SS-Gruppenführer Bruno Streckenbach	1944-1945		10,592 (1944)[19]
20th	"Estnische Nr. 1"	Estonia	SS-Standartenführer Alfons Rebane	1944-1945		15,382 (1944)[20]
21st	"Skanderberg"	Albania	SS-Oberführer August Schmidthuber	1944-1945		6,156 (1944)[21]
22nd	"Maria Theresia"	Hungary	SS-Brigadeführer August Zehender	1944-1945		8,000 (1944)[22]
23rd	"Kama"	Croatia	SS-Oberführer Gustav Lombard	1944		2,199 (1944)[23]
23rd	"Nederland"	Netherlands	SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Wagner	1945		6,000 (1944)[24]
24th	"Karstjäger"	Italy	SS-Oberführer Adolf Wagner	1944-1945		3,000 (1944)[25]
25th	"Hunyadi"	Hungary	SS-Gruppenführer Josef Grassy	1944-1945		15,000 (1944)[26]
26th	"Hungaria"	Hungary	SS-Gruppenführer Josef Grassy	1944-1945		13,000 (1944)[27]
27th	"Langemarck"	Flemish	SS-Standartenführer Thomas Müller	1944-1945		7,000 (1944)[28]
28th	"Wallonien"	Wallonia	SS-Standartenführer Léon Degrelle	1944-1945		4,000 (1944)[29]
29th	"RONA" aka infamous Kaminski Brigade	Russian	SS-Brigadeführer Christoph Diehm	1944		15,000 (1943)[30]
29th	"Italia"	Italy	SS-Oberführer Erwin Tzschoppe	1945		15,000 (1944)[31]
30th	"Russische Nr. 2"	Belarusian	SS-Obersturmbannführer Hans Siegling	1944-1945		4,400 (1944)
30th	"Weißruthenische Nr. 1" formed from "Russische Nr. 2"	Belarusian	SS-Standartenführer Hans Siegling	1945
31st	"Böhmen-Mähren"	Hungary	SS-Brigadeführer Gustav Lombard	1944-1945		11,000 {1944}
32nd	"30. Januar"	Germany	SS-Standartenführer Hans Kempin	1945
33rd	"Ungarische Nr. 3" became part of "Hungaria"	Hungary	SS-Oberführer László Deák	1945
33rd	"Charlemagne"	France	SS-Standartenführer Walter Zimmermann	1945		[32]
34th	"Landstorm Nederland"	Netherlands	SS-Oberführer Martin Kohlroser	1945		[33]
35th	SS and Police Grenadier Division	Germany	SS-Standartenführer Rüdiger Pipkorn	1945		[34]
36th	"Dirlewanger"	Mixed	SS-Oberführer Dr. Oskar Dirlewanger	1945		[35]
37th	"Lützow"	Hungary	SS-Standartenführer Karl Gesele	1945		[36]
38th	"Nibelungen"	Germany	SS-Standartenführer Martin Stange	1945		6000 [37]

Also:

Number	Division	Origin	Last commander	Operational	Symbol	Maximum manpower
	Panzer Division Kempf a temporary unit of mixed Heer and Waffen-SS components	Germany		1939
1st	1st SS Cossack Cavalry Division	Russian	Helmuth von Pannwitz	1943-1945

Notes and references

v • d • e — Waffen SS Brigades — Panzer SS Panzer Brigade Gross · SS Brigade Westfalen · SS Panzer Brigade 150 · Panzergrenadier SS Brigade Schuldt · 4th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Brigade Nederland · SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 49 · SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 51 Sturmbrigade 5th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Wallonien · 6th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Langemarck · Sturmbrigade Reichsführer SS · 8th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade France · SS-Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger · S.S. Sturmbrigade R.O.N.A. · Cavalry SS Cavalry Brigade · Infantry 1 SS Infantry Brigade · 2 SS Infantry Brigade · 3 Estonian SS Volunteer Brigade · SS Volunteer Grenadier Brigade Landstorm Nederland · Waffen Grenadier Brigade of SS (Italian No. 1) · Waffen Grenadier Brigade of SS Charlemange (French No 1) Police Schutzmannschaft-Brigade Siegling

v • d • e — The divisions of the Waffen-SS — Panzer 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler · 2nd SS Division Das Reich · 3rd SS Division Totenkopf · 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking · 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen · 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg · 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend · SS Heavy Panzer Battalions Panzergrenadier 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland · 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS · 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen · 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel · 23rd SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nederland Mountain 6th SS Mountain Division Nord · 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen · 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) · 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skandberg · 23rd Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Kama · 24th Waffen Mountain (Karstjäger) Division Cavalry 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer · 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Division Maria Theresia · 33rd Waffen Cavalry Division of the SS (3rd Hungarian) · 37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Lützow · 1st Cossack Division Infantry 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Galizien (1st Ukrainian) · 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) · 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian) · 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian) · 25th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Hunyadi (1st Hungarian) · 26th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Hungarian) · 27th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Langemarck (1st Flemish) · 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Wallonien · 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS RONA (1st Russian) · 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Italian) · 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Russian) · 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Belarussian) · 31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division · 32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division 30 Januar · 33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne (1st French) · 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland · 36th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS 38th SS Division Grenadier Nibelungen Police 4th SS Polizei Division · 35th SS and Police Grenadier Division Deception Divisions 26th SS Panzer Division · 27th SS Panzer Division

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