Bulgarian volunteers

[Sttig]

I was wondering were there any bulgarian volunteers in the SS or Wehrmacht?

[Marcus]

Bulgarisches Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS was formed when Bulgaria joined the allies in Sep 1944. It was made up of 500 - 600 bulgarian workers and soldiers who were in Germany at the time and was willing to keep fighting with Germany. This unit was reformed as the SS Panzer-Zerstörer-Regiment (bulgarisches) Apr 1945.

/Marcus

[Brannik]

Sttig,I just found this a few days ago.It gives the history of the Waffen-SS regiment mentioned by Marcus.
http://www.genstab.ru/bulgar_ss.htm
It is the most extensive account on the Bulgarisches Waffen SS that I have read anywhere.Just hope you undesrtand russian.
Besides that(I don't know if the following qualify as volunteers),there were seven Inafntry Divisions in Yugoslavia under German command combating the partisans.Also,there was a unit (I can't remember its denomination)serving with the Luftwaffe also in Yugoslavia.I'll have to check on that last one,my memory fails me.
Regards

[Sttig]

Brannik, thank you very much, this is quite an interesting text.

[Schwalbe]

I don´t have any info on SS/Whermacht, but I do know about a pilot who flew Me 109 with Luftwaffe. He survieved the war, but had to hide in the woods several years after the war to avoid Soviet retaliation.

[Kapitan Drago]

i read somewhere that on Russian front was two Bulgarian Fw-189 with Bulg. pilots and used as Recon planes. I dont know if its true.

[Kapitan Drago]

Do you know the first and only Bulgarian history forum? Here:
http://pub80.ezboard.com/bbgwarhistory