Waffen-ss Encyclopedia

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