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. 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 (

Kampfgruppe In military history, the German term (pl. ; abbrev. KG, or KGr in usage during World War II, literally "fighting group" or "battle group") can refer to a combat formation of any kind, but most usually to that employed by the of Nazi Germ ...

n). 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

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(in German) !! Ethnic composition !! Named after !! Years Active !! Insignia !! Maximum Manpower , - , - , -align="center" ! 1st , , ,

Germans , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

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Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and the ...

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, , 22,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 2nd , ''Das Reich'' , , Germans , ,

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, , 1939–1945, , SS-Panzer-Division symbol

, , 19,021 (1941) , - , -align="center" ! 3rd , ''Totenkopf'' , , Germans , ,

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, , 1939–1945 , , 3rd SS Division Logo

, , 18,754 (1941) , - , -align="center" ! 4th , ''Polizei'' , , Germans , ,

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, , 17,347 (1941) , - , -align="center" ! 5th , ''Wiking'' , , Germans;

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, , 1940–1945 , , 5th_SS_Division_Logo

, , 19,377 (1941) , - , -align="center" ! 6th , ''Nord'' , , Germans , ,

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cardinal direction
( Operation Arctic Fox), , 1941–1945 , , 6th SS Division Logo

, , 15,000 (1943) , - , -align="center" ! 7th , ''Prinz Eugen'' , , Germans;

ethnic Germans , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

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Prince Eugene of Savoy Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy–Carignano, (18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736) better known as Prince Eugene, was a Generalfeldmarschall, field marshal in the army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th a ...

, , 1941–1945 , , 7th SS Division Logo

, , 18,000 (1943) , - , -align="center" ! 8th , ''Florian Geyer'' , , Germans , , Florian Geyer , , 1941–1945 , , 8th SS Division Logo

, , 15,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 9th , ''Hohenstaufen'' , , Germans , ,

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, , 1943–1945 , , 9th SS Division Logo

, , 19,611 (1943) , - , -align="center" ! 10th , ''Frundsberg'' , , Germans , , Georg von Frundsberg , , 1943–1945 , , 10th SS Divsion Logo

, , 19,313 (1943) , - , -align="center" ! 11th , ''Nordland'' , , , Swedes; Danes; Norwegians , , Northland , , 1943–1945 , , , , 11,749 (1943) , - , -align="center" ! 12th , ''Hitlerjugend'' , , Germans , ,

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, , 1943–1945 , , 12th SS Division Logo

, , 21,482 (1943) , - , -align="center" ! 13th , ''Handschar''
(''Kroatische Nr. 1'') , ,

Bosniaks The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzeg ...

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Albanians The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Ser ...

; ethnic Germans from Croatia , ,

Khanjar A ''khanjar'' ( ar, خنجر, ku, Xencer, bn, খঞ্জর, khôñjôr tr, Hançer, fa, خنجر, ur, خنجر, sh, Handžar) is a traditional dagger originating from Oman, although it has since spread to the rest of the Middle Eas ...

dagger , , 1943–1945 , , 13th SS Division Logo

, , 21,000 (1943) , - , -align="center" ! 14th , ''Galizische Nr. 1'' , ,

Ukrainians Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian. The majority of Ukrainians are Eastern Ort ...

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, , 1943–1945 , , , , 22,000 (1945) , - , -align="center" ! 15th , ''Lettische Nr. 1'' , , colspan="2" ,

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, , 1943–1945 , , 15divss

, , 18,000 (1943) , - , -align="center" ! 16th , ''Reichsführer-SS'' , , Germans , , '' Reichsführer-SS''
( Heinrich Himmler) , , 1943–1945 , , 16th SS Division Logo

, , 17,500 (1943) , - , -align="center" ! 17th , ''Götz von Berlichingen'' , , Germans , , Götz von Berlichingen , , 1943–1945 , , , , 18,354 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 18th , ''Horst Wessel'' , , Ethnic Germans from Hungary , , Horst Wessel , , 1944–1945 , , , , 11,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 19th , ''Lettische Nr. 2'' , , colspan="2" , Latvians , , 1944–1945 , , , , 11,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 20th , ''Estnische Nr. 1'' , , colspan="2" , Estonians , , 1942–1945 , , , , 15,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 21st , ''Skanderbeg''
(''Albanische Nr. 1'') , , Albanians , ,

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, , 1944–1945 , , , , 9,156 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 22nd , ''Maria Theresia'' , , Ethnic Germans from Hungary , ,

Maria Theresa Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (german: Maria Theresia; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position '' suo jure'' (in her own right) ...

, , 1944–1945 , , 22nd SS Division Logo

, , 8,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 23rd , ''Kama''
(''Kroatische Nr. 2'') , , Croats and Bosniaks , , Kama dagger , , 1944 , , 23rd SS Division Logo

, , 2,199 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 23rd , ''Nederland''
(''Niederländische Nr. 1''), , Dutch , ,

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, , 1941–1945 , , 23rd SS Division Logo

, , 6,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 24th , ''Karstjäger'' , , Germans; ethnic German volunteers from

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and

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and ...

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Karst Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, Dolomite (rock), dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathe ...

topography , , 1942–1945 , , 24th SS Division Logo

, , 4,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 25th , ''Hunyadi''
(''Ungarische Nr. 1'') , ,

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the ...

, , John Hunyadi , , 1944–1945 , , 25th SS Division Logo

, , 15,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 26th , ''Hungaria''
(''Ungarische Nr. 2'') , , Hungarians , ,

, , 1944–1945 , , 26th SS Division Logo

, , 10,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 27th , ''Langemarck''
(''Flämische Nr. 1''), , Flemish , , Battle of Langemarck (1917) , , 1943–1945 , , , , 8,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 28th , ''Wallonien'' , , colspan="2" ,

, , 1943–1945 , , , , 5,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 29th , ''RONA''
(''Russische Nr. 1''), ,

Russians , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , population = , popplace = 118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 '' Winkler Prins'' estimate) , region1 = , pop1 ...

, , Russian National Liberation Army (''RONA'') , , 1944, , , , 13,000 (1943) , - , -align="center" ! 29th , ''Italienische Nr. 1'' , , colspan="2" ,

Italians , flag = , flag_caption = The national flag of Italy , population = , regions = Italy 55,551,000 , region1 = Brazil , pop1 = 25–33 million , ref1 = , region2 ...

, , 1944–1945, ,

, , 11,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 30th , '' Russische Nr. 2'' aka ''Weißruthenische Nr. 1'', ,

Belarusians , native_name_lang = be , pop = 9.5–10 million , image = , caption = , popplace = 7.99 million , region1 = , pop1 = 600,000–768,000 , region2 = , pop2 ...

, ,

White Ruthenia White Ruthenia ( cu, Бѣла Роусь, Bela Rous'; be, Белая Русь, Biełaja Ruś; pl, Ruś Biała; russian: Белая Русь, Belaya Rus'; ukr, Біла Русь, Bila Rus') alternatively known as Russia Alba, White Rus' or W ...

, , 1944–1945, , 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS

, , 11,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 31st , ''Batschka'', , Ethnic Germans mostly from Hungary and

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region , , 1944–1945 , , , , 11,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 32nd , ''30. Januar'' , , Germans , , Date of Hitler becoming Chancellor (also date of formation) , 1945 , , , , , - , -align="center" ! 33rd , ''Ungarische Nr. 3'', , colspan="2" , Hungarians , , 1944–1945 , ,

, , , - , -align="center" ! 33rd , ''Charlemagne''
(''Französische Nr. 1''), ,

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Charlemagne Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first E ...

, , 1944–1945 , , Foreign France shield

, , 11,000 (1944) , - , -align="center" ! 34th , ''Landstorm Nederland''
(''Niederländische Nr. 2''), , Dutch , , Netherlands

Landsturm In German-speaking countries, the term ''Landsturm'' was historically used to refer to militia or military units composed of troops of inferior quality. It is particularly associated with Prussia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Sweden and the Nethe ...

, , 1943–1945 , , , , , - , -align="center" ! 35th , ''Polizei-Grenadier'' , , Germans , , ''Ordnungspolizei'', , 1945 , , , , , - , -align="center" ! 36th , ''Dirlewanger'' , , Germans , , ''SS-Oberführer''
Oskar Dirlewanger, , 1940–1945 , , Dirlewanger Crossed Grenades symbol

, , 5,000 (1945) , - , -align="center" ! 37th , ''Lützow'', , Germans;
ethnic Germans from Hungary , , Adolf von Lützow, , 1945 , , Symbol of the 37

, , , - , -align="center" ! 38th , ''Nibelungen'', , Germans , , Nibelung , , 1945 , , , , 7,000 , - , -align="center" ! 39th , ''Rumänische Nr. 1'', , colspan="2" ,

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Romania ...

, , 1945 , , , , 12,000

Also

{, class="wikitable" , - ! Number !! Division Name
(in German) !! Ethnic composition !! Named after !! Years Active !! Insignia !! Maximum Manpower , - , - , - align="center" ! — , ''Kempf'', , Germans , , ''General der Panzertruppe''
Werner Kempf , , 1939 , , Coats of arms of None

, , 164–180 tanks , - , - align="center" ! — , '' Böhmen-Mähren'', , , ,

Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; cs, Protektorát Čechy a Morava; its territory was called by the Nazis ("the rest of Czechia"). was a partially annexed territory of Nazi Germany established on 16 March 1939 following the German oc ...

, , 1944–1945 , , Coats of arms of None

, , , - , - align="center" ! 1st , ''Kosaken Nr. 1'', , colspan="2" ,

Cossacks The Cossacks , es, cosaco , et, Kasakad, cazacii , fi, Kasakat, cazacii , french: cosaques , hu, kozákok, cazacii , it, cosacchi , orv, коза́ки, pl, Kozacy , pt, cossacos , ro, cazaci , russian: казаки́ or ...

, , 1943–1945 , , 1st Cossacks Division

, , 17,500 , -

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