1st August 1941
Waffen-SS Mountain Troops
Postcard depicting a soldier amidst a mountainous setting with the caption, 'Volunteer for the mountain troops of the Waffen-SS'. Ref: 14/98 (Date unreadable. Postcard worn, yet less common postally used).
Mountain troops of the Waffen-SS
From 1941 onwards , the following mountain divisions were set up in the Waffen-SS:
6th SS Mountain Division 'North'
7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division 'Prinz Eugen'
13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS 'Handschar' (Croatian No. 1)
21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS 'Skanderbeg'
23rd Waffen Mountain Division of the SS 'Kama'
24th Waffen Mountain (Karstjäger) Division of the SS
These large units of very different quality and origin were mainly used in guerrilla warfare, with the 'Prinz Eugen' division in particular attracting attention for its brutality and a large number of war crimes.
Like the Wehrmacht mountain troops, the members of the mountain troops of the Waffen-SS and the order police were also identified by the edelweiss. The weapon colour was hunter green, based on the Wehrmacht mountain troops.
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