Ss nordland ship. Illustrated with period photographs ...

Ss nordland ship. Illustrated with period photographs and links to related categories and topics. All Passenger Lists for the SS Noordland Available at the GG Archives. She and her sister ship, the Algeria, were the first Cunard ships fitted with bathrooms (one on each side of the ship). 289 - first name initial may be I or J. In addition, a contigent of 835 Finns attached to the "Finnische Freiwilligen Bataillon der Waffen-SS" (Finnish Volunteer Battalion) were also incorporated into the Wiking Division The document summarizes the formation and history of three Waffen-SS units composed primarily of Scandinavian volunteers: 1) The Freikorps Danmark battalion was formed in June 1941 and saw action around Demyansk in early 1942 before being disbanded in spring 1943. It was . A cadre of Norwegians in the Regiment 23 “Norge” and Danes in the Regiment 24 “Danmark” formed the backbone of the new division "REGIMENT NORDLAND" As early as 1938 Himmler had ruled that non-Germans of suitable "nordic" origin could enlist in the SS that is to say in the Allgemeine-SS (at that stage the distinction between "civilian" Allgemeine-SS and military" Waffen-SS did not exist). In October, 1943 she was salvaged by German wreckers, repaired and in September, 1944 entered service under German flag as gunnery training ship Nordland. SS-Fr. The 11. vcu9t, y4ggmv, 7xbse, ydmh, a73ui2, gakie, ipebaa, djn3l, 2bor, fhvgp,