Published: 25 December 2010
Last Updated: 09 October 2012
SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Brigade Landstorm Nederland was formed when SS-Grenadier-Regiment 1 Landstorm Nederland was upgraded to a brigade along with manpower from the concentration camp guard unit SS-Wachbataillon 3 (SS-Wach-Bataillon Nordwest), SS-Flak-Batterie Glingendaal, other Dutch Waffen-SS units and the Dutch Nazi-party, Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB).
It was upgraded to 34. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Landstorm Nederland in February 1945.
Commanders
SS-Standartenführer Martin Kohlroser (2 Nov 1944 – 10 Feb 1945)
Manpower strength
Dec 1944 7.000
Order of battle
SS-Freiwilligen-Regiment 83 Landstorm Nederland
– I./SS-Freiwilligen-Regiment 83 Landstorm Nederland
– II./SS-Freiwilligen-Regiment 83 Landstorm Nederland
SS-Freiwilligen-Regiment 84 Landstorm Nederland
– I./SS-Freiwilligen-Regiment 84 Landstorm Nederland
– II./SS-Freiwilligen-Regiment 84 Landstorm Nederland
– Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon Landstorm Nederland
Sources used
Kurt Mehner – Die Waffen-SS und Polizei 1939-1945
James Pontolillo – Murderous Elite: The Waffen-SS and its complete record of war crimes
Reference material on this unit
– None known at this time –
