13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:combat_role anti-partisan operations
gptkbp:combatant Bosnian Muslims
gptkbp:commander Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig
gptkbp:community_impact post-war nationalist movements
gptkbp:controversy debate over legitimacy
gptkbp:convicted_of accusations of atrocities
some members tried for war crimes
gptkbp:country gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced narratives of WWII in the Balkans
gptkbp:demographics predominantly Bosnian Muslim soldiers
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:displacement involved in ethnic conflicts
gptkbp:dissolved defeat in war
gptkbp:equipment German military equipment
gptkbp:formed 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Sarajevo
gptkbp:historical_analysis subject of academic studies
gptkbp:historical_significance first Muslim division in the Waffen-SS
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in memorials in Bosnia and Herzegovina
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy mixed reputation
remains a contentious topic in history.
gptkbp:media_appearances depicted in films and literature
gptkbp:motto For the Homeland
gptkbp:nickname Handschar
gptkbp:notable_allies collaborated with other Axis forces
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Neretva
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Southeastern_Europe
gptkbp:operational_history engaged in various military operations
gptkbp:recruitment volunteers from Bosnia and Herzegovina
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:size approximately 20,000 personnel
gptkbp:status controversial
gptkbp:successor no direct successor
gptkbp:supports local population
gptkbp:symbol Handschar emblem
gptkbp:symbolism used in various nationalist contexts
gptkbp:training gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:type mountain division
gptkbp:uniform SS uniform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3