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Fighting for Freedom: The Ukrainian
volunteer Division
of the Waffen-SS
is a book by Richard Landwehr
on the 14th Waffen-Grenadier Division of the SS (the first Ukrainian
division).
It was published by Bibliophile Legion Books, in Silver Spring, Maryland
, in 1985.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
volunteer Division
Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
of the Waffen-SS
Waffen-SS
The Waffen-SS was a multi-ethnic and multi-national military force of the Third Reich. It constituted the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel or SS, an organ of the Nazi Party. The Waffen-SS saw action throughout World War II and grew from three regiments to over 38 divisions, and served alongside...
is a book by Richard Landwehr
Richard Landwehr
Richard Landwehr has been the author of numerous books about the Waffen-SS, its foreign volunteers in particular. He has been putting out a magazine called Siegrunen on that topic "[f]or more than 25 years"....
on the 14th Waffen-Grenadier Division of the SS (the first Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
division).
It was published by Bibliophile Legion Books, in Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
, in 1985.
From the book
The Ukrainian Waffen-SS Oath- "I swear by GodGodGod is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
this holy oathOathAn oath is either a statement of fact or a promise calling upon something or someone that the oath maker considers sacred, usually God, as a witness to the binding nature of the promise or the truth of the statement of fact. To swear is to take an oath, to make a solemn vow...
, that in the struggle against Bolshevism I will give the Commander-in-ChiefCommander-in-ChiefA commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
of the German Armed Forces, Adolf HitlerAdolf HitlerAdolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
, absolute obedience, and if it be his will, as a fearless soldierSoldierA soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
, I will always be prepared to lay down my life for this oath." http://www.ukar.org/60minart.html
External links
- Fighting for Freedom, short description on UFC.