The official AHF Foreign Volunteers & Collaboration quiz

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Re: The official AHF Foreign Volunteers & Collaboration quiz

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Post by Georges JEROME » 06 Aug 2015, 13:59

29. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (russische N°1) formelly Brigade Kaminski.

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Post by amateur » 09 Aug 2015, 10:36

Hint # 1: The unit was formed in 1944 and it was trained and used in anti-partisan missions. The unit was deployed after training in Poland, where it fought the Polish Home Army.


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Post by amateur » 09 Aug 2015, 10:41

Georges Jerome: the collar patch of 29. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS looked like this:

So, no, sorry.
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Post by Georges JEROME » 09 Aug 2015, 14:50

I guess Ostturkische Waffen-Verband der SS

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Post by clement » 10 Aug 2015, 11:24

http://www.axishistory.com/axis-nations ... and-der-ss
Osttürkische Waffen-Verband der SS but never used

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Post by amateur » 10 Aug 2015, 12:12

That's correct! Very good, you turn, Georges, since you were first.

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Post by Georges JEROME » 10 Aug 2015, 14:40

thank you Amateur ,

I propose you to ID this uniform .

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Post by Georges JEROME » 11 Aug 2015, 15:25

hint 1 : foreign youth organisation

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Post by Fennicus » 11 Aug 2015, 22:09

Latvian youth organization.

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Post by Georges JEROME » 11 Aug 2015, 23:23

correct

over to you Markus

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Post by Fennicus » 12 Aug 2015, 08:49

What organization is this?
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Post by Fennicus » 14 Aug 2015, 11:18

A little help:
Their language was German but that was not the national language of their home country.

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Post by Fennicus » 20 Aug 2015, 10:46

Hint #2

Here is the leader of their Volksgruppe:
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Post by Georges JEROME » 20 Aug 2015, 13:01

look alike hungarian Deutsche Mannschaft with leader of V.D.U. Anton Basch

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Re: The official AHF Foreign Volunteers & Collaboration quiz

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Post by Fennicus » 20 Aug 2015, 14:01

Right you are, Georges! Franz Anton Basch and I think he used "Franz".

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