Waffen-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment der SS (tatarische)
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- Published: 26 December 2010 26 December 2010
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The Waffen-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment der SS (tatarische) (in some sources listed as the Tataren-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment der SS) was formed from the remaining Schutzmannschaft Bataillone made up of Crimean tatar volunteers. It saw action in the Crimea together with the Romanian 10. Infantry Division and Romanian 19. Infantry Division.
It was upgraded to Waffen-Gebirgs-Brigade der SS (Tatarische Nr. 1).
Sources used
Antonio J. Munoz - The East came West: Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist Volunteers in the German Armed Forces 1941-1945
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