From summer 1941, some 100,000 Russians served in the German Wehrmacht, mostly as so called Schutzmannschaften under the command of the German Police (Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer) in the eastern occupied areas. The most famous unit was the Brigade Kaminski, established by Bronislav Kaminski in the summer of 1941. In 1944 it became the Waffen-Sturmbrigade der SS “Rona” later the 29. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS “Rona” (russische Nr.1). A second division was later established from various Schutzmannschafts-Bataillonen and was designated 30. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (russische Nr.2).
| ISBN: | 9780764333484 |
| Publication date: | 23rd November 2009 |
| Author: | Rolf Michaelis |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 120 pages |
| Genres: |
Military history |