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Originally posted by TheRedBaron:
Foriegn Volunteers did not just appear late in the war. Several units made up from Western volunteers appeared fairly early.
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I read a good study on the organization of the Waffen-SS, and the conclusion is that the more the war advanced, the less volunteer the volunteers were. Actually, even German nationals were being simply drafted from 1943 onwards from the Wehrmacht manpower pool, no pretence at all at volunteerism. Not enough volunteers were forthcoming, so the WSS helped itself.
I don't have the book at hand right now, but after some cajoling I can convince my wife to dig in up in my office at home ...
Aha, she found it! "Hitlerīs Elite Guard at War the Waffen SS 1939-1945" Autor: George H. Stein. ISBN ISBN: 1841451002
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