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20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian) (, ) was a unit of the Waffen SS established on 25 May 1944 in German occupied Estonia during World War II. Formed in Spring 1944 after the general conscription-mobilization was announced in Estonia on 31 January 1944 by the German occupying authorities, the cadre of the 3rd Estonian SS Volunteer Brigade, renamed the 20th Estonian SS Volunteer Division on 23 January 1944, was returned to Estonia and reformed. Additionally 38,000 men were conscripted in Estonia and other Estonian units that had fought on various fronts in the German Army, and the Finnish Infantry Regiment 200 were rushed to Estonia.

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  • 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian)
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  • 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian) (, ) was a unit of the Waffen SS established on 25 May 1944 in German occupied Estonia during World War II. Formed in Spring 1944 after the general conscription-mobilization was announced in Estonia on 31 January 1944 by the German occupying authorities, the cadre of the 3rd Estonian SS Volunteer Brigade, renamed the 20th Estonian SS Volunteer Division on 23 January 1944, was returned to Estonia and reformed. Additionally 38,000 men were conscripted in Estonia and other Estonian units that had fought on various fronts in the German Army, and the Finnish Infantry Regiment 200 were rushed to Estonia.
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  • 23(xsd:integer)
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  • Colors
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  • Defending the territory of Estonia
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  • 100(xsd:integer)
  • 150(xsd:integer)
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  • Estonian Division
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  • Germany
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  • Flag of the division
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  • Divisional insignia of 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS
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  • --01-24
Colors
  • Blue, Black & White
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  • 20(xsd:integer)
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  • The Song of Estonian Legionaires
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  • Varemeist tõuseb kättemaks!
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  • Collar insignia
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  • Division
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  • 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian) (, ) was a unit of the Waffen SS established on 25 May 1944 in German occupied Estonia during World War II. Formed in Spring 1944 after the general conscription-mobilization was announced in Estonia on 31 January 1944 by the German occupying authorities, the cadre of the 3rd Estonian SS Volunteer Brigade, renamed the 20th Estonian SS Volunteer Division on 23 January 1944, was returned to Estonia and reformed. Additionally 38,000 men were conscripted in Estonia and other Estonian units that had fought on various fronts in the German Army, and the Finnish Infantry Regiment 200 were rushed to Estonia. Estonian officers and men in other units that fell under the conscription proclamation and had returned to Estonia had their rank prefix changed from "SS" to "Waffen" (Hauptscharführer would be referred to as a Waffen-Hauptscharführer rather than SS-Hauptscharführer). The wearing of SS runes on the collar was forbidden, and these formations began wearing national insignia instead. The Division fought the Red Army on the Eastern Front and surrendered in May 1945.
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