34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland

34th SS Volunteer Division "Landstorm Nederland"
Unit insignia
Active	1943–1945
Country	Germany
Allegiance	NSB
Branch	Waffen-SS
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	Western Front Battle of Normandy Operation Market Garden Ardennes Offensive Western Allied invasion of Germany
Commanders
Notable commanders	Martin Kohlroser

The 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division "Landstorm Nederland" (German: 34. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division "Landstorm Nederland") was a World War II infantry division in the Waffen-SS, the combat wing of the German Nazi Party. It was formed by converting the SS Volunteer Brigade Landstorm Nederland into a division. It was composed of volunteers of Dutch background under the command of German officers; its strength never reached more than that of a brigade.^{[citation needed]}

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Operational history

Upon the Operation Market Garden landings in September 1944, the unit came under the command of Hans Rauter in the newly formed Kampfgruppen Rauter along with the Wachbataillon Nordwest and a regiment of the Ordnungspolizei. Rauter was said to be proud of his Dutch 'Germanic SS'.^[1]

The unit fought various actions on the Eastern and Western fronts. It took part in fighting in the Netherlands, then Pomerania, and then in the Battle of the Seelow Heights where it was destroyed.^{[citation needed]}

Organization

The division consisted of the following.^[2]

Division HQ
SS-Feldersatz-Battalion 60
Grenadier-Regiment 1
SS Volunteer Grenadier Regiment 83 (3rd Dutch)
SS Volunteer Grenadier Regiment 84 (4th Dutch)
SS Artillery Regiment 60
SS Panzerjäger Battalion 60
SS Pionier Company 60
SS Signals Company 60
SS Veterinary Company 60
SS Field post Department 60
SS Medical Company 60

List of commanders

The following were the commanding officers of the division.^[2]

SS-Oberführer Viktor Knapp (11 May 1943 – 1 April 1944)
SS-Obersturmbannführer Deurheit (1 April 1944 – 5 November 1944)
SS-Standartenführer Martin Kohlroser (5 November 1944 – 8 May 1945)

References

Footnotes

^ Beevor 2018, p. 48.
^ ^a ^b Baxter 2023, pp. 153–154.

Bibliography

Baxter, Ian (2023). Waffen-SS Dutch & Belgian Volunteers. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-39908-762-9.
Beevor, Antony (2018). Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-670-91867-6.

v t e Waffen-SS brigades
Panzer	Gross Westfalen 150
Panzer- grenadier	Schuldt 4 Nederland 49 51
Sturmbrigade	Wallonia Langemarck Reichsführer SS France Dirlewanger Kaminski
Cavalry	SS Cavalry Brigade
Infantry	1st SS Infantry Brigade 2nd SS Infantry Brigade 3 Estonian Landstorm Nederland 1 Italian Charlemagne (1 French) 1 Belarussian
Police	Schutzmannschaft-Brigade Siegling
Units marked in bold were officially named "volunteer". See also: List of Waffen-SS units, List of Waffen-SS brigades

Waffen-SS divisions

Panzer

Panzer-
grenadier

Mountain

Cavalry

Cossack	1 2

Infantry

Police

Deception
"Panzer"

Lists

Units marked in bold were officially named "volunteer". See also: SS heavy Panzer battalions

Category

v t e Fascism and Nazism in the Netherlands until 1945
Political parties and groups	Black Front Dutch Fascist Union General Dutch Fascist League National Socialist Dutch Workers Party National Socialist Movement National Union Nationale Jeugdstorm
People	Jan Baars Daniël de Blocq van Scheltinga Max Blokzijl Henk Feldmeijer Cornelis van Geelkerken Robert van Genechten Alfred Haighton George Kettmann Wouter Lutkie Arnold Meijer Anton Mussert Ernst Herman van Rappard Meinoud Rost van Tonningen Hendrik Seyffardt H. A. Sinclair de Rochemont
Related articles	4th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Brigade Netherlands 23rd SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division Nederland 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland Henneicke Column

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