

July 9: Divisional troops massacre Jews at L'viv:

Of course, the Totenkopf divison was responsible for almost equally disgusting atrocities. Many of the volksdeutsche freiwillinge units of the Waffen-SS have stained the overall reputation of what has been undoubtedly the best army of WW2. It must be noted that the ,Das Reich" and "Wiking" divisions boasted the highest number of Ritterkreuzträger among the SS-divisions, and its members were very proud to have joined such elite divisions. The Waffen-SS was NOT a bunch of black-uniformed Aryans who ran around mopping up resistance with force and committing warcrimes, in fact should be regarded with humble respect, especially by the men they'd presented a good fight. So Oleg, I can only say that your source is COMPLETE and utter fiction, or anti-German propaganda. A far cry from the excesses of the criminal Dirlewanger Brigade or the 3rd Panzer, "Totenkopf". The 5.SS.PanzerDivision ,Wiking", the 17th SS-Panzergrenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen", 34.SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Brigade "Landstorm Nederland", 10th SS-Panzer Division "Frundsberg", the 2.SS.PzDiv ,Das Reich", 9th SS-Panzer Division "Hohenstaufen" and the 10th SS-Panzer Division Frundsberg were pretty much the only divisions of the Waffen-SS who abstained from any atrocities throughout, slate almost clean. Here you will find options to view and activate subscriptions, manage institutional settings and access options, access usage statistics, and more.Konstan wrote:I have always read that warcrimes were not commited by Wiking, as policy. If you believe you should have access to that content, please contact your librarian.įor librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management. The institutional subscription may not cover the content that you are trying to access. Oxford Academic is home to a wide variety of products.

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