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Waffen-SS The (; ) was the military branch, combat branch of the Nazi Party's paramilitary ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) organisation. Its formations included men from Nazi Germany, along with Waffen-SS foreign volunteers and conscripts, volunteers and conscr ...

'' 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 ( ''Kampfgruppen''). As a general rule, an "SS Division" is made up of mostly Germans, or other Germanic people, 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 Germans (, ) are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, constitution of Germany, imple ...

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Italians Italians (, ) are a European peoples, European ethnic group native to the Italian geographical region. Italians share a common Italian culture, culture, History of Italy, history, Cultural heritage, ancestry and Italian language, language. ...

after 8/9/1943 , ,

Life Life, also known as biota, refers to matter that has biological processes, such as Cell signaling, signaling and self-sustaining processes. It is defined descriptively by the capacity for homeostasis, Structure#Biological, organisation, met ...

Regiment A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, military service, service, or administrative corps, specialisation. In Middle Ages, Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of l ...

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the lea ...

, , 1933–1945 , ,

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

Greater Germanic Reich The Greater Germanic Reich (), fully styled the Greater Germanic Reich of the German Nation (), was the official state name of the political entity that Nazi Germany tried to establish in Europe during World War II.Elvert 1999, p. 325. The terr ...

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

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

Totenkopf ''Totenkopf'' (, i.e. ''skull'', literally "dead person's head") is the German word for skull. The word is often used to denote a figurative, graphic or sculptural symbol, common in Western culture, consisting of the representation of a human s ...

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

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

Ordnungspolizei The ''Ordnungspolizei'' (''Orpo'', , meaning "Order Police") were the uniformed police force in Nazi Germany from 1936 to 1945. The Orpo was absorbed into the Nazi monopoly of power after regional police jurisdiction was removed in favour of t ...

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

Norwegians Norwegians () are an ethnic group and nation native to Norway, where they form the vast majority of the population. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegians are descended from the Norsemen, Norse of the Early ...

Danes Danes (, ), or Danish people, are an ethnic group and nationality native to Denmark and a modern nation identified with the country of Denmark. This connection may be ancestral, legal, historical, or cultural. History Early history Denmark ...

Swedes Swedes (), or Swedish people, are an ethnic group native to Sweden, who share a common ancestry, Culture of Sweden, culture, History of Sweden, history, and Swedish language, language. They mostly inhabit Sweden and the other Nordic countries, ...

Icelanders Icelanders () are an ethnic group and nation who are native to the island country of Iceland. They speak Icelandic, a North Germanic language. Icelanders established the country of Iceland in mid 930 CE when the (parliament) met for th ...

Finns Finns or Finnish people (, ) are a Baltic Finns, Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland. Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these cou ...

Estonians Estonians or Estonian people () are a Finnic ethnic group native to the Baltic Sea region in Northern Europe, primarily their nation state of Estonia. Estonians primarily speak the Estonian language, a language closely related to other Finni ...

, Dutch, Flemish,

Walloons Walloons ( ; ; ) are a Gallo-Romance languages, Gallo-Romance ethnic group native to Wallonia and the immediate adjacent regions of Flanders, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Walloons primarily speak ''langues d'oïl'' such as B ...

, and

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

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Vikings Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9� ...

, , 1940–1945 , , 5th SS Division Logo

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

North North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography. Etymology T ...

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

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

ethnic Germans Germans (, ) are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The constitution of Germany, implemented in 1949 following the end of World War ...

from

Banat Banat ( , ; ; ; ) is a geographical and Historical regions of Central Europe, historical region located in the Pannonian Basin that straddles Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe. It is divided among three countries: the eastern part lie ...

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

, and

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

, small numbers of ethnic

Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...

and

Albanians The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, Albanian culture, culture, Albanian history, history and Albanian language, language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, ...

after 1943 , ,

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

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

, , 19,611 (1943) , - , - align="center" ! 10th , ''Frundsberg'' , , Germans , ,

Georg von Frundsberg Georg von Frundsberg (24 September 1473 – 20 August 1528) was a German people, German military and Landsknecht leader in the service of the Holy Roman Empire and Imperial House of Habsburg. An Early modern period, early modern proponent of in ...

, , 1943–1945 , , , , 19,313 (1943) , - , - align="center" ! 11th , ''Nordland'' , , Germans, Romanian Germans, Swedes, Danes, and Norwegians , , Northland , , 1943–1945 , , , , 11,749 (1943) , - , - align="center" ! 12th , ''Hitlerjugend'' , , Germans and 50 italians after 8/9/1943 , ,

Hitler Youth The Hitler Youth ( , often abbreviated as HJ, ) was the youth wing of the German Nazi Party. Its origins date back to 1922 and it received the name ("Hitler Youth, League of German Worker Youth") in July 1926. From 1936 until 1945, it was th ...

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

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

Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

;

; ethnic Germans from Croatia , ,

Khanjar A khanjar is a traditional dagger originating from the Sultanate of Oman, although it has since spread to the rest of the Middle East, South Asia and the Balkans. Worn by men for ceremonial occasions, it is a short curved blade shaped like t ...

dagger , , 1943–1945 , , 13th Waffen Division of the SS vehicle symbol

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

Ukrainians Ukrainians (, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. Their native tongue is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, and the majority adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, forming the List of contemporary eth ...

, , Galicia , , 1943–1945 , , Dyvizia Galychyna-rukav

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

Latvians Latvians () are a Baltic ethnic group and nation native to Latvia and the immediate geographical region, the Baltics. They are occasionally also referred to as Letts, especially in older bibliography. Latvians share a common Latvian language ...

, , 1943–1945 , , 15divss

, , 18,000 (1943) , - , - align="center" ! 16th , ''Reichsführer-SS'' , , Germans , , ''

Reichsführer-SS (, ) was a special title and rank that existed between the years of 1925 and 1945 for the commander of the (SS). ''Reichsführer-SS'' was a title from 1925 to 1933, and from 1934 to 1945 it was the highest Uniforms and insignia of the Schut ...

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Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was a German Nazism, Nazi politician and military leader who was the 4th of the (Protection Squadron; SS), a leading member of the Nazi Party, and one of the most powerful p ...

) , , 1943–1945 , , 16th SS Division Logo

, , 17,500 (1943) , - , - align="center" ! 17th , ''Götz von Berlichingen'' , , Germans and 500 italians after 8/9/43 , ,

Götz von Berlichingen zu Hornberg (, ; 15 November 1480 – 23 July 1562), also known as Götz of the Iron Hand (German language, German: Eisenfaust), was a 16th-century Germany, German (Franconian) Imperial Knight (''Reichsritter''), mercenary and poet. He wa ...

, , 1943–1945 , , 17th SS Division Logo

, , 18,354 (1944) , - , - align="center" ! 18th , ''Horst Wessel'' , , Ethnic Germans from Hungary , ,

Horst Wessel Horst Ludwig Georg Erich Wessel (9 October 1907 – 23 February 1930) was a member of the Sturmabteilung (SA), the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party, who became a propaganda symbol in Nazi Germany following his murder in 1930 by two members ...

, , 1944–1945 , , 18th SS Division Logo

, , 11,000 (1944) , - , - align="center" ! 19th , ''Lettische Nr. 2'' , , colspan="2" , Latvians , , 1944–1945 , , 19th SS Division Logo

, , 11,000 (1944) , - , - align="center" ! 20th , ''Estnische Nr. 1'' , , colspan="2" , Estonians , , 1944–1945 , , 20th SS Division Logo

, , 15,000 (1944) , - , - align="center" ! 21st , ''Skanderbeg''
(''Albanische Nr. 1'') , , Albanians , ,

Skanderbeg Gjergj Kastrioti (17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanians, Albanian Albanian nobility, feudal lord and military commander who led Skanderbeg's rebellion, a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, ...

, , 1944–1945 , , 21st Waffen Division of the SS vehicle symbol

, , 11,398 (1944) , - , - align="center" ! 22nd , ''Maria Theresia'' , , Ethnic Germans from Hungary , ,

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

, , 1944–1945 , , Cornflower Symbol of the 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division

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

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

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

, , 1941–1945 , , , , 6,000 (1944) , - , - align="center" ! 24th , ''Karstjäger'' , , Germans; ethnic German volunteers from

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

and

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

, ,

Karst Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...

topography , , 1942–1945 , , 24th Waffen Division of the SS vehicle symbol

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

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

, ,

John Hunyadi John Hunyadi (; ; ; ; ; – 11 August 1456) was a leading Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian military and political figure during the 15th century, who served as Regent of Hungary, regent of the Kingdom of Hungary (1301–1526), Kingdom of Hungary ...

, , 1944–1945 , , , , 15,000 (1944) , - , - align="center" ! 26th , ''Hungaria''
(''Ungarische Nr. 2'') , , Hungarians , , Hungary , , 1944–1945 , , 26th SS Division Logo

, , 10,000 (1944) , - , - align="center" ! 27th , ''Langemarck''
(''Flämische Nr. 1'') , , Flemish , ,

Battle of Langemarck (1917) The Battle of Langemarck (16–18 August 1917) was the second Anglo-French general attack of the Third Battle of Ypres, during the First World War. The battle took place near Ypres Salient, Ypres in Belgian Flanders, on the Western Front (World ...

, , 1943–1945 , , Shield of the Flemish Legion

, , 8,000 (1944) , - , - align="center" ! 28th , ''Wallonien'' , , colspan="2" , Walloons , , 1943–1945 , , , , 5,000 (1944) , - , - align="center" ! 29th , ''Italienische Nr. 1'' , , colspan="2" ,

, , 1944–1945 , , , , 11,000 (1944) , - , - align="center" ! 30th , '' Russische Nr. 2'' aka ''Weißruthenische Nr. 1'' , ,

Belarusians Belarusians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Belarus. They natively speak Belarusian language, Belarusian, an East Slavic language. More than 9 million people proclaim Belarusian ethnicity worldwide. Nearly 7.99&n ...

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

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

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

, ,

Bačka Bačka ( sr-Cyrl, Бачка, ) or Bácska (), is a geographical and historical area within the Pannonian Plain bordered by the river Danube to the west and south, and by the river Tisza to the east. It is divided between Serbia and Hungary. ...

region , , 1944–1945 , , 31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Black Version

, , 11,000 (1944) , - , - align="center" ! 32nd , '' 30. Januar'', , Germans , , Date of Hitler becoming Chancellor (also date of formation) , , 1945 , , , , 12,000 (1945) , - , - align="center" ! 33rd , ''Ungarische Nr. 3'' , , colspan="2" , Hungarians , , 1944–1945 , , 33th SS Division Logo

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

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( ; 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was List of Frankish kings, King of the Franks from 768, List of kings of the Lombards, King of the Lombards from 774, and Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian ...

, , 1944–1945 , , Foreign France shield

, , 11,000 (1944) , - , - align="center" ! 34th , ''Landstorm Nederland''
(''Niederländische Nr. 2'') , , Dutch , , Netherlands Landsturm , , 1943–1945 , , 34th SS Division Logo

, , , - , - align="center" ! 35th , ''Polizei-Grenadier'' , , Germans , , ''Ordnungspolizei'', , 1945 , , 35divss

, , , - , - align="center" ! 36th , '' Dirlewanger'' , , Germans , , Oskar Dirlewanger, , 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 The term Nibelung ( German) or Niflungr (Old Norse) is a personal or clan name with several competing and contradictory uses in Germanic heroic legend. It has an unclear etymology, but is often connected to the root ''Nebel'', meaning mist. The ...

'', , Germans , ,

Nibelung The term Nibelung ( German) or Niflungr (Old Norse) is a personal or clan name with several competing and contradictory uses in Germanic heroic legend. It has an unclear etymology, but is often connected to the root ''Nebel'', meaning mist. The ...

, , 1945 , , 38th SS Division Logo

, , 7,000

Also

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(in German) !! Ethnic composition !! Named after !! Years Active !! Insignia !! Maximum Manpower , - , - , - align="center" ! — , ''Kempf'' , , Germans , , ''

General der Panzertruppe ''General der Panzertruppe'' () was a General of the branch rank of the German Army (1935–1945), German Army, introduced in 1935. A ''General der Panzertruppe'' was a lieutenant general, above major general (''Generalleutnant''), commanding a ...

''
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 was a partially-annexation, annexed territory of Nazi Germany that was established on 16 March 1939 after the Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945), German occupation of the Czech lands. The protector ...

, , 1944–1945 , , , , , - , - align="center" ! 1st , ''Kosaken Nr. 1'' , , colspan="2" ,

Cossacks The Cossacks are a predominantly East Slavic languages, East Slavic Eastern Christian people originating in the Pontic–Caspian steppe of eastern Ukraine and southern Russia. Cossacks played an important role in defending the southern borde ...

, , 1943–1945 , , 1st Cossacks Division

, , 17,500 , - , -align="center" ! — , ''RONA''
(''Russische Nr. 1'') , ,

Russians Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...

, , Russian National Liberation Army (''RONA'') , , 1944 , , RONA1

, , 13,000 (1943) , - , - align="center" ! — , ''Rumänische Nr. 1'' , , colspan="2" ,

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

, , 1944–1945 , , Romanian SS Shield

, , 12,000

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Waffen-SS divisions by number

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