Volunteer Legion Netherlands
The Volunteer Legion Netherlands (Dutch: Vrijwilligerslegioen Nederland) was a collaborationist military formation recruited in the German-occupied Netherlands during World War II. It was formed in the aftermath of the German invasion of the Soviet Union and fought on the Eastern Front in the Waffen SS alongside similar formations from other parts of German-occupied Western Europe. It was the largest Dutch SS unit.
| Volunteer Legion Netherlands | |
|---|---|
A detachment from the Volunteer Legion parades at The Hague in 1941 | |
| Active | 1941–1945 |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Waffen-SS |
| Type | Panzergrenadier |
| Size | Brigade Division |
| Engagements | Eastern Front (World War II) |
The Volunteer Legion was renamed the 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Brigade Netherlands in October 1943. It was officially re-designated as a division in February 1945 but never grew to larger than a brigade.
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