Many of the higher-numbered units were divisions in name only, being in reality only small battlegroups (Kampfgruppen). As a general rule, an "SS Division" is made up of mostly Germans, or other Germanic people, while a "Division of the SS" is …

All divisions in the Waffen-SS were ordered in a single series as formed, 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.

The Waffen-SS grew from three regiments to over 38 divisions during World War II. Combining combat and police functions, it served alongside the German Army (Heer), Ordnungspolizei (Order Police), and other security units.

31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division, variously reported as being named Böhmen-Mähren (Bohemia-Moravia) (this division is not SS Kampfgruppe Division "Böhmen-Mähren", this was a separate unit formed from training units in the protectorate after …

This listing is of every SS-Division formed during WWII. It lists the main organic units of the division, as well as its troop number (the number its organic support units would use), and the commanders of the division.

May 8, 2024 · These are the first three divisions of the Waffen-SS: 1st SS Armored Division ‘Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler’ (LSSAH): Originally set up as Adolf Hitler’s personal bodyguard, the LSSAH became a full division in 1943.

By the end of WWII, over 1,000,000 soldiers in 38 divisions would serve in the Waffen-SS, including over 200,000 conscripts. The Waffen-SS was a part of the German Schutzstaffel or German SS, which saw its rise during the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Of the eight Waffen-SS divisions, four were SS-Panzergrenadier divisions: 1st ‘Liebstandarte SS Adolf Hitler’, 2nd ‘Das Reich’, 3rd ‘Totenkopf’, and 5th ‘Wiking’.

This article lists divisions of the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) and Waffen-SS active during World War II, including divisions of the Heer (army), Luftwaffe (air force), and the Kriegsmarine (navy).

In spring 1944 the exhausted and battered SS divisions were ordered to the west, to repel the expected attack of the Americans and British. The Panzer Korps, commanded by Josef ‘Sepp’ Dietrich and his sixth Panzer Army, slowed down the Allied advance across France.