For different Waffen-Gruppen, I have the strength:Armenische_Legionar wrote:Waffen-gruppe SS "Armenien" served not over 550 Armenian legionaries.
1. Ostmuselmanisches SS-Regiment at its peak: 1800 men (I. & II./1. Ostmuselm. SS-Rgt. forming Waffen-Gruppe "Turkestan"; III./1. Ostmuselm. SS-Rgt. (helped) forming Waffen-Gruppe "Idel-Ural")
Waffen-Gebirgs-Brigade der SS (tatar. Nr. 1) at its peak: 3520 men. (W-Geb.Brig. d.SS forming Waffen-Gruppe "Krim".) 1100 ethnic Germans were given to other SS-units. So 2420 Tatars were left.
Waffen-Gruppe "Armenien" at its peak: 2000 men.
Waffen-Gruppe "Aserbaidschan" with osttürkischen Waffen-Verband der SS: 400 men.
Waffen-Gruppe "Aserbaidschan" with kaukasischen Waffen-Verband der SS: 1000 men.
This could come from 2 different units:Armenische_Legionar wrote:He told me, that an Anti-tank unit was joined to Waffen-Gruppe on April 1945.
a.) russische Grenadier-Brigade 599 (bodenständig)
Have a look at the Gren.Rgt. 1607 (kauk.)
b.) Panzer-Jagd-Verband 12 (kauk.)(/Panzer-Jagd-Brigade "R")
I would tend to say that the variant b) is the more likely.
That's correct.Armenische_Legionar wrote:On my opinion Sarkis Varduni is a pseudonim of Vardan Sarkissian... This is a same person.
Vardan Sarkissian was "A General of Armenian united liberation army".
Than he told me, that the German command on march 1945 decided to reorganized the Waffen-gruppe to an Armenian Brigade, but the war was over.
With 23rd March 1945 a Caucasian National Liberation Army should be formed.
Chief of Staff of the complete Caucasian Army should be General Bičerachow; Oberst, later Generalmajor Sarkissian should be second in command.
The Caucasian Liberation Army should content:
Waffen-Verband der SS "Kaukasien"
Panzer-Jagd-Verband 12 (kauk.)
Grenadier-Regiment 1607 (kauk.)
and other smaller units.
MfG Michi