Voor Vlaanderen, Volk En Führer by Aline Sax

Gordon Williamson & Thomas McGuirl - German military cuffbands 1784-present Stein - The Waffen-SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War 1939-1945įrank Thayer - SS Foreign volunteer collar insignia and their reproductions (in The Military Advisor, Vol 4 No 2) Kurt Mehner - Die Waffen-SS und Polizei 1939-1945 K-G Klietmann - Die Waffen-SS: eine Dokumentation Terry Goldsworthy - Valhalla's Warriors: A history of the Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front 1941-1945ĭr. Two NCOs of the Langemarck division, note cuff-title and the national sleeve badge SS-Sturmmann Remi Schrijnen with the special trifos insignia Legion Flandern', 'Legion Flandern' and 'Flandern' cuff titles were also used.Ī collar insignia with a trifos (three-legged swastika) was used as well as the normal SS runes. The 'Langemarck' cuff title was authorized for this unit, but 'Frw. (includes officers serving in the Einsatzgruppen or Concentration Camps either prior to or after service in this unit) Officers serving in the Einsatzgruppen and Concentration Camps The name was adopted as this division was largely made up of Flemish volunteers. Langemarck is a Belgian town in Western Flanders, whose name was made famous in WW I by the charge of German regiments mostly composed of young war volunteers on 11 November 1914, which was heavily exploited propagandistically both in WW I and during the Third Reich. SS-Sturmbannführer Kurt Willamowski (? - ?) SS-Sturmbannführer Heinz Hufenbach (? Nov 1944 - ? May 1945) SS-Standartenführer Thomas Müller (? Oct 1944 - ) SS-Obersturmbannführer Conrad Schellong ( - ? Oct 1944) SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Langemarck (flämische Nr. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Langemarck (Oct 1943 - Oct 1944)Ģ7. SS-Sturmbrigade Langemarck (May 1943 - Oct 1943)Ħ.

SS-Freiwilligen-Legion-Flandern (July 1941 - May 1943) It continued to fight the soviet forces as it was forced back into Germany and the division surrendered at Mecklemburg though some parts participated in the battle of Berlin. It fought on the eastern front and participated in the fighting at Narva. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Langemarck was upgraded to a division by the addition of manpower from the Flemish collaborators from Vlaamsche Wacht and other organizations who had retreated from Belgium along with the German forces. Details Published: 24 December 2010 24 December 2010 Last Updated: 01 June 2013 01 June 2013

Voor Vlaanderen, Volk En Führer by Aline Sax