The 11th SS Freiwilligen (Volunteer) Panzergrenadier Division Nordland was formed in 1943.
Appendixes provide a clear explanation of the division\'s order of battle, a full lists of award recipients, and a glossary of ranks and insignia..
This new Illustrated History of the Division includes more than 500 photos from the most-extensive private collections in Europe, along with extensive maps and tables.
In 1945, Nordland, a Division comprising mostly non-Germans, was among the final formations to continue the fight in Berlin.
In 1944 the Division saw hard fighting and heavy casualties against the Red Army at Leningrad, Narva, Tannenberg, and Kurland.
Nordland was deployed in antipartisan operations in Croatia in the fall of 1943.
A cadre of Norwegians in the Regiment 23 Norge and Danes in the Regiment 24 Danmark formed the backbone of the new division.
The ranks were filled with men from across Europe, many of them conscripts.
Despite what the name indicated, this was not an all-volunteer or fully Nordic unit.
The 11th SS Freiwilligen (Volunteer) Panzergrenadier Division Nordland was formed in 1943
