Waffen-SS. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS "Skanderbeg", 21.
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Waffen-SS. Gebirgs-Division--SS Skanderbeg, 21.
Waffen-SS. Albanian "Skanderbeg"
Waffen-SS. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS (albanische Nr. 1)
Kampfgruppe Skanderbeg
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found: Latruwe, Laurent. La division Skanderbeg, c2004:t.p. (La division Skanderbeg : histoire des Waffen-SS albanais des origines idéologiques aux débuts de la guerre froide) p. 4 of cover (21ème division de chasseurs de montagne de la Waffen-SS)
found: Google, 04-04-06 (Waffen-SS units: 21. SS Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS Skanderbeg (albanische Nr. 1) was formed in 1944 and consisted mainly of volunteers from Albania and Kosovo, but also a few thousand sailors from the Kriegsmarine who had lost their ships. It was used to fight partisans but many of the soldiers deserted (close to 3.500 within two months) and the division was disbanded. The remaining troops fought on as Kampfgruppe Skanderbeg before becoming a part of the 7. SS-Freiwilligen-Geburgs-Divion Prinz Eugen. This division was named after the Albanian hero Iskander Beg who drove out the Turks from Albania in the 15th century; Waffen-SS Albanian "Skanderbeg")
found: German Wikipedia, 4 Jan. 2016:"21. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS 'Skanderbeg' (albanische Nr. 1)" (active May 1944 to end of 1944; consisted principally of Albanians under German command; German members continued with 7. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen")
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2006-04-04: new
2016-01-05: revised
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