There are some great pics of LVF soldiers at the Bundesarchiv. They have regular German weapons, Schmeisser, Mauser rifle and Mg42. I have not seen them with French equipment, nor Russian.

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Exactly. I think we can add Danes, Swedes, Russians, and others to the mix of the last defenders. Beevor writes that not only did the foreign SS members expect an unwelcome homecoming (if they got one at all), but that they believed they were setting an "example for future generations" against Bolshevism. Ironically, this when most Germans were fed up with the War and saw continued fighting as just a fruitless wasting lives and what was left of their city and continued misery...

Too bad not many of you speak French otherwse Icould suggest the following books and excellent websites with pictures of their graves etc...

Some Charlemagne survivors were executed by Leclercs troops in May 1945 without a trial .

Livres sur la Waffen SS français



a link to the French Charlemagne site


waffen ss francais

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