frontkjemper badge, debate in France

[just]

Hello
what's your opinion about this badge found in ground ?
thanks for answers
cordially
Didier

[DeMil]

This is a good one. Made in 1944.
I have not heard of any Norwegian SS soldiers that fight in France.

DeMil

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

i think that Just was saying that some french collectors had concern about this badge (maybe on a french messageboard).

Norwegian SS may have fought in France in 1944 :

- some units from the SS-Ausbildungslager made some "search & destroy" actions in the Vosges (around the camp) against french resistance (summer 1944).
Those units were taken from the training sections. Norwegians may have been amongst them.

- two Kampfgruppen from the SS-Ausbildungslager Sennheim fighted in November 1944 near Montreux. The "SS-Kampfgruppe Schleuter" and the "SS-Kampfgruppe Ehlert" heavily fighted and lost many men.
It is not confirmed if Norwegians were amongst them, but danish, german, french, dutch and flemish SS were parts of them.

Source : "Cernay 1940-1945" by Henri Mounine (Jean-Michel Liandier).

See You

Vince

[Tom Kibler]

Maybe it's my computer - but there are no links or images showing....

[Ljungberg]

I like what i see this time. 100 % original.

[Rene Chavez]

Hi,

i think that Just was saying that some french collectors had concern about this badge (maybe on a french messageboard).

Norwegian SS may have fought in France in 1944 :

- some units from the SS-Ausbildungslager made some "search & destroy" actions in the Vosges (around the camp) against french resistance (summer 1944).
Those units were taken from the training sections. Norwegians may have been amongst them.

- two Kampfgruppen from the SS-Ausbildungslager Sennheim fighted in November 1944 near Montreux. The "SS-Kampfgruppe Schleuter" and the "SS-Kampfgruppe Ehlert" heavily fighted and lost many men.
It is not confirmed if Norwegians were amongst them, but danish, german, french, dutch and flemish SS were parts of them.

Source : "Cernay 1940-1945" by Henri Mounine (Jean-Michel Liandier).

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Vince

Interesting did not know that is the book written in English and is there documentation that confirms that these two SS groups composed of foreigners participated?

Rene Chavez
www.foreignvolunteerlegion.com

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

the book is only available in French.

Many SS foreign volunteers testimonies on the summer and winter operations are included.
P423>P432

The SS-Ausbildungslager was "rebuilt" near Ulm under the name "Nordalb" in November/December 1944.

Jean-Michel Liandier was a correspondent of "Der Freiwillige", and had access to dozen of testimonies and hundred of documents.

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Vince

[Rene Chavez]

Thanks Vince I aprreciate the info too bad the book is not written in English I would have love to get it and read it.

Rene Chavez
www.foreignvolunteerlegion.com

[DeMil]

After talking to our expert Mr. Brenden, one Norwegian SS soldier was killed in France. He was attached to the "6. SS-Geb. Div. Nord".
Could it be his badge that is found ???
Have you any idea where it was found ?

Regards

Derek

[just]

Hello Gentlemen
thanks a lot for your help
I had a doubt with the pin...
cordially
Didier

[stefoune]

Hello and thanks for the answers ! This badge is the mine and I found it in the Southern France this summer. It was found in an ancient german camp of POW.
Regards
stef

[Ludwig]

Hello and thanks for the answers ! This badge is the mine and I found it in the Southern France this summer. It was found in an ancient german camp of POW.
Regards
stef

Well, there you go!

[Olav69]

Great badge and interesting story
Thanks for sharing.

Best regards
Olav