Latvian Legion
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Founded | Latvia |
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Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Active | January 1943 – 1945 |
Size | Wehrmacht |
Engagements | Eastern Front |
Siege of Leningrad | |
Courland Pocket | |
East Pomeranian Offensive | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2244765 |
About Latvian Legion
The Latvian Legion was a formation of the German Waffen-SS during World War II. Created in 1943, it consisted primarily of ethnic Latvian personnel. The legion consisted of two divisions of the Waffen-SS: the 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS, and the 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS.