15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian)

15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian)
Insignia of 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian)
Active1943–45
Country Nazi Germany
Branch Waffen-SS
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Part ofVI SS Army Corps (Latvian)
Insignia
Armshield of the Latvian legionnaires

The 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) (German: 15. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (lettische Nr. 1),[1] Latvian: 15. SS grenadieru divīzija (latviešu Nr. 1)), originally called the Latvian SS-Volunteer Division (German: Lettische SS-Freiwilligen-Division) was an infantry division of the Waffen-SS during World War II. It was formed in February 1943, and together with its sister unit, the 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian) formed the Latvian Legion.

  1. ^ Official designation in German language as to „Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv“ in Freiburg im Breisgau, stores of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.

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