This is a list of divisions in the Waffen-SS. All Waffen-SS divisions were ordered in a single series of numbers as formed, regardless of type.[1] Those with ethnic groups listed were at least nominally recruited from those groups. 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 peoples, while a "Division of the SS" is made up of mostly non-Germanic volunteers.

Waffen-SS divisions by number

NumberDivision Name
(in German)		Ethnic compositionNamed afterYears ActiveInsigniaMaximum Manpower
1st Leibstandarte SS Adolf HitlerGermansLife Regiment Adolf Hitler1933–194522,000 (1944)[2]
2nd Das ReichGermansGreater Germanic Reich1939–194519,021 (1941)[1]
3rd TotenkopfGermansTotenkopf1939–194518,754 (1941)[1]
4th PolizeiGermansOrdnungspolizei1939–194517,347 (1941)[1]
5th WikingGermans, Norwegians, Danes, Swedes, Icelanders, Finns, Estonians, Dutch, Flemish, Walloons, and Swiss[3]Vikings1940–194519,377 (1941)[1]
6th NordGermansNorth cardinal direction
(Operation Arctic Fox)		1941–194515,000 (1943)[1]
7th Prinz EugenGermans, ethnic Germans from Banat, Croatia, Hungary, and RomaniaPrince Eugene of Savoy1941–194518,000 (1943)
8th Florian GeyerGermansFlorian Geyer1941–194515,000 (1944)
9th HohenstaufenGermansHohenstaufen dynasty1943–194519,611 (1943)
10th FrundsbergGermansGeorg von Frundsberg1943–194519,313 (1943)
11th NordlandGermans, Romanian Germans, Swedes, Danes, and NorwegiansNorthland1943–194511,749 (1943)
12th HitlerjugendGermansHitler Youth1943–194521,482 (1943)
13th Handschar
(Kroatische Nr. 1)		Bosniaks; Croats; Albanians; ethnic Germans from CroatiaKhanjar dagger1943–194521,000 (1943)[4]
14th Galizische Nr. 1UkrainiansGalicia1943–194522,000 (1945)
15th Lettische Nr. 1Latvians1943–194518,000 (1943)
16th Reichsführer-SSGermansReichsführer-SS
(Heinrich Himmler)		1943–194517,500 (1943)
17th Götz von BerlichingenGermansGötz von Berlichingen1943–194518,354 (1944)
18th Horst WesselEthnic Germans from HungaryHorst Wessel1944–194511,000 (1944)
19th Lettische Nr. 2Latvians1944–194511,000 (1944)
20th Estnische Nr. 1Estonians1942–194515,000 (1944)
21st Skanderbeg
(Albanische Nr. 1)		AlbaniansSkanderbeg1944–19459,156 (1944)
22nd Maria TheresiaEthnic Germans from HungaryMaria Theresa1944–19458,000 (1944)
23rd Kama
(Kroatische Nr. 2)		Croats and BosniaksKama dagger19442,199 (1944)
23rd Nederland
(Niederländische Nr. 1)		DutchNetherlands1941–19456,000 (1944)
24th KarstjägerGermans; ethnic German volunteers from Italy and SloveniaKarst topography1942–19454,000 (1944)
25th Hunyadi
(Ungarische Nr. 1)		HungariansJohn Hunyadi1944–194515,000 (1944)
26th Hungaria
(Ungarische Nr. 2)		HungariansHungary1944–194510,000 (1944)
27th Langemarck
(Flämische Nr. 1)		FlemishBattle of Langemarck (1917)1943–19458,000 (1944)
28th WallonienWalloons1943–19455,000 (1944)
29th RONA
(Russische Nr. 1)		RussiansRussian National Liberation Army (RONA)194413,000 (1943)
29th Italienische Nr. 1Italians1944–194511,000 (1944)
30th Russische Nr. 2 aka Weißruthenische Nr. 1BelarusiansWhite Ruthenia1944–194511,000 (1944)
31st BatschkaEthnic Germans mostly from Hungary and YugoslaviaBačka region1944–194511,000 (1944)
32nd 30. JanuarGermansDate of Hitler becoming Chancellor (also date of formation)194512,000 (1945)[5]
33rd Ungarische Nr. 3Hungarians1944–1945
33rd Charlemagne
(Französische Nr. 1)		FrenchCharlemagne1944–194511,000 (1944)
34th Landstorm Nederland
(Niederländische Nr. 2)		DutchNetherlands Landsturm1943–1945
35th Polizei-GrenadierGermansOrdnungspolizei1945
36th DirlewangerGermansSS-Oberführer
Oskar Dirlewanger		1940–19455,000 (1945)
37th LützowGermans;
ethnic Germans from Hungary		Adolf von Lützow1945
38th NibelungenGermansNibelung19457,000
39th Rumänische Nr. 1Romanians1944–194512,000

Also

NumberDivision Name
(in German)		Ethnic compositionNamed afterYears ActiveInsigniaMaximum Manpower
— Kempf[lower-alpha 1]GermansGeneral der Panzertruppe
Werner Kempf		1939164–180 tanks
— Böhmen-Mähren[lower-alpha 2]Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia1944–1945
1st Kosaken Nr. 1Cossacks1943–194517,500
  1. ↑ A temporary unit of mixed Heer and SS-Verfügungstruppe components.
  2. ↑ A separate unit formed from training units in Bohemia and Moravia.

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 George H. Stein (1984). "Operation Barbarossa". The Waffen SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War, 1939–1945. Cornell University Press. pp. 119–120. ISBN 0801492750.
  2. ↑ Kane, Steve (1997). The 1st SS Panzer Division in the Battle of the Bulge. Merriam Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-57638-068-0.
  3. ↑ admin (2020-08-04). "5.SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking" (History, Battles, Org, Service)". Feldgrau. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  4. ↑ Lepre, George (1997). Himmler's Bosnian Division: The Waffen-SS Handschar Division 1943–1945. Atglen, Philadelphia: Schiffer Publishing. pp. 138–139. ISBN 978-0-7643-0134-6.
  5. ↑ Williamson, Gordon (2012-03-20). The Waffen-SS (4): 24. to 38. Divisions, & Volunteer Legions. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-78096-578-9.
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