Hi Guys,
A question that has recently occurred to me is- were Waffen-SS soldiers from one named Divisioin often or even ever transferred to another Division? Certainly this happened in the Heer and Luftwaffe, but somehow I wonder if the unit loyalty and esprit de corps that seems to have been more formally part of the Waffen-SS would make interdivision transfers unlikely. Of course I'm not talking about units within, for example, the LAH, but transfers say, from the LAH to Das Reich; I'm also meaning regular soldiers, not officers transferred to head new Regiments or special instances like that.
I'd expect that SS-Soldbücher would give a good idea of the answer to this question. So, anyone who has one or more that DO show transfers from one Division to another, please say so and give the example. As usual, as many as possible would be best to give the best idea of how common or uncommon such moves were.
Thanks.
Matt
A question that has recently occurred to me is- were Waffen-SS soldiers from one named Divisioin often or even ever transferred to another Division? Certainly this happened in the Heer and Luftwaffe, but somehow I wonder if the unit loyalty and esprit de corps that seems to have been more formally part of the Waffen-SS would make interdivision transfers unlikely. Of course I'm not talking about units within, for example, the LAH, but transfers say, from the LAH to Das Reich; I'm also meaning regular soldiers, not officers transferred to head new Regiments or special instances like that.
I'd expect that SS-Soldbücher would give a good idea of the answer to this question. So, anyone who has one or more that DO show transfers from one Division to another, please say so and give the example. As usual, as many as possible would be best to give the best idea of how common or uncommon such moves were.
Thanks.
Matt
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