Pictures of the Serbian Volunteer Corps
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Pictures of the Serbian Volunteer Corps
Does anybody have any pictures of the Serbian Volunteer Corps? I read somewhere that they wore their corps badge in metal on the left breast pocket, is that true? Were the soldiers of the Corps elieable to reicive German awards?
Dan
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Pictures and history are available:
Belgrade's Best:the serbian Volunteer Corp 1943-1943
author- Momcilo Dobrich
Axis europa books
http://www.angelraybooks.com/books/axis/0017ae.htm
Belgrade's Best:the serbian Volunteer Corp 1943-1943
author- Momcilo Dobrich
Axis europa books
http://www.angelraybooks.com/books/axis/0017ae.htm
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Frontkjemper -- Here is a photograph of two officers of the Serbian Volunteer Corps, taken from David Littlejohn's "Foreign Legions of the Third Reich" vol. 3, R. James Bender Publishing, San Jose (CA): 1985, p. 256. Littlejohn, at p. 254, says that the regimental badge was worn on the right breast pocket, and provides a photo of it at p. 255. According to Littlejohn, the Serbian Volunteer Corps uniform was basically the same as the uniform worn in the former Royal Yugoslav Army.
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I dont have my book infront of me here so I dont know how many troops it consisted of, but it was formed in 1941 by Serbs fought against partisans until 1945 for the Germans. They used former Yugoslav and Italian equipment and uniforms with black collar patches and former yugoslav shoulder strap rank insigna. Instead of the Yugoslav cap badge, they wore an Serbian one. In 1944, they formally came under the Waffen-SS but never wore German Waffen-SS uniforms. Tthey also wore their corps badge on the left breast pocket. I just reicived the book about the Serbian Volunter Corps. If you are interested in more info I really suggest you buy this book.
Danm
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Order of battle 16. april 1945
Under the command of SS and Police unit in Operationszone Adriatisches Kustenland (OZAK) in Slovenia and Croatia :
1. regiment with 3 bt. in Stari Trg (Slovenia)
2. regiment with 3 bt. in Čabar, Gerovo, Osilnica (Croatia)
3. regiment with 3 bt. in Studena, Breza, Rupa,Klana, Mučići (Croatia)
4. regiment with 3 bt. in Čabar, gerovo, Osilnica(Croatia)
5. regiment with 2 bt. in Prem (Slovenia)
Artillery regiment
Comunication company
total: 8.000 men with 29 At guns and 29 mortars
1. regiment with 3 bt. in Stari Trg (Slovenia)
2. regiment with 3 bt. in Čabar, Gerovo, Osilnica (Croatia)
3. regiment with 3 bt. in Studena, Breza, Rupa,Klana, Mučići (Croatia)
4. regiment with 3 bt. in Čabar, gerovo, Osilnica(Croatia)
5. regiment with 2 bt. in Prem (Slovenia)
Artillery regiment
Comunication company
total: 8.000 men with 29 At guns and 29 mortars
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I remember reading a while ago an article, that by the end of the war in ’45, the Serbian Volunteer Corps was about 9000 men strong.LuftStuka wrote:Interesting things. How many troops are we talking about here? I never herd of them! Were they in SS don’t think so?
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Re: here’s why they didn’t wear uniform
So, in 1944, war was nearing.. and the Germans would make uniforms for SDK just like all divisions of ss had, but they didn’t have enough time because allies almost wonDan E. Moe wrote: ↑03 Apr 2003, 14:20I dont have my book infront of me here so I dont know how many troops it consisted of, but it was formed in 1941 by Serbs fought against partisans until 1945 for the Germans. They used former Yugoslav and Italian equipment and uniforms with black collar patches and former yugoslav shoulder strap rank insigna. Instead of the Yugoslav cap badge, they wore an Serbian one. In 1944, they formally came under the Waffen-SS but never wore German Waffen-SS uniforms. Tthey also wore their corps badge on the left breast pocket. I just reicived the book about the Serbian Volunter Corps. If you are interested in more info I really suggest you buy this book.
Danm
Re: here’s why they didn’t wear uniform
Please stop deliberately spreading misinformation. You've asked about the alleged incorporation of the corps into the SS three months ago (here) and got the answer that it never happened, and were provided a number of reliable sources, in detail, where you can easily check all the facts. Ignoring the very info you asked for and continuing spreading a debunked myth instead is extremely ill-mannered.
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Re: Pictures of the Serbian Volunteer Corps
A redundant post from Based, which repeated the claims based in his past posts without adding anything new to the discussion, was removed.