Pictures of the Serbian Volunteer Corps

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Pictures of the Serbian Volunteer Corps

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Post by Dan E. Moe » 07 Mar 2003, 13:33

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?

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Post by ckleisch » 07 Mar 2003, 14:10

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


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Post by Korbius » 10 Mar 2003, 01:32

How many troops were actually in this volunteer corps?

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Post by Dan E. Moe » 14 Mar 2003, 19:18

I have just ordered the book, but can somebody who has it scan me some pictures?

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Post by David Thompson » 18 Mar 2003, 03:00

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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Post by LuftStuka » 03 Apr 2003, 11:36

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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Post by Dan E. Moe » 03 Apr 2003, 14:20

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.

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Order of battle 16. april 1945

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Post by dinko2 » 04 Apr 2003, 22:06

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

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Post by sLOVEne » 21 Apr 2003, 16:33

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?
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.

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Post by Dimitrije Ljotic » 05 Apr 2010, 15:44

http://www.megafileupload.com/en/file/2 ... c-rar.html

On this link download 185 pictures.

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Post by Based » 12 Apr 2022, 05:54

LuftStuka wrote:
03 Apr 2003, 11:36
Interesting things. How many troops are we talking about here? I never herd of them! Were they in SS don’t think so?
They were in the SS 1944 but never recieved a uniform because they couldnt make that much and the war was nearing

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Re: here’s why they didn’t wear uniform

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Post by Based » 12 Apr 2022, 05:56

Dan E. Moe wrote:
03 Apr 2003, 14:20
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.

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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 won

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Re: here’s why they didn’t wear uniform

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 13 Apr 2022, 16:11

Based wrote:
12 Apr 2022, 05:54
They were in the SS 1944 but never recieved a uniform because they couldnt make that much and the war was nearing
Based wrote:
12 Apr 2022, 05:56
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 won
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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Post by David Thompson » 22 Apr 2022, 06:04

A redundant post from Based, which repeated the claims based in his past posts without adding anything new to the discussion, was removed.

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