Belgian Waffen-SS Legions & Brigades, 1941–1944 : Wallonie, Wallonien, Flandern & Langemarck (Paperback)

Introduction: a nation of two peoples * The invasion of Belgium, 1940 * The fascist movement in Wallonia * Formation of Walloon Legion in German Army - training - to Eastern Front, November 1941 - anti-partisan duties, and on Donetsk front, early 1942 * Attached to 97. Jager Div - operations on Don and in Caucasus, late 1942. * Tranferred to Waffen-SS, June 1943 - becomes SS-Sturmbrigade 'Wallonien' - operations in Ukraine with 5. SS Div 'Wiking' - break-out from Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket, February 1944 * Transfer to Estonia - battle of Narva, June-July 1944 - survivors withdrawn from front. * The fascist movement in Flanders * Flemish volunteers in Waffen-SS Regts 'Westland' & 'Nordwest' * Formation of 'Freiwilligen Legion Flandern', 1941 - training - to Eastern Front, November 1941 - operations on Volkhov Front, 1942. * May 1943, becomes SS-Sturmbrigade 'Langemarck' - operations in Ukraine * July 1944, transfer to Estonia - battle of Narva - survivors withdrawn from front * Plate commentaries: uniforms & insignia * Select bibliography