28th SS Volunteer Division Wallonien

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:combat_role gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Leon_Degrelle
gptkbp:country gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
gptkbp:cultural_representation gptkb:documentaries
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:1944
gptkbp:disbandment_date gptkb:battle
gptkbp:dissolved defeat in combat
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:equipment German weapons
gptkbp:formed 1941
gptkbp:has_ability 3,000
1,500
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brussels
gptkbp:historical_analysis ongoing studies
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_debate collaborationism
gptkbp:historical_significance collaboration with Nazi Germany
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:archive
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 28th SS Volunteer Division Wallonien
gptkbp:insignia division insignia
gptkbp:is_engaged_in 1945
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:legacy controversial history
polarizing figure in history
gptkbp:members few veterans
gptkbp:motto For Flanders and Wallonia
gptkbp:nickname Walloon Division
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Siege_of_Bastogne
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:war
gptkbp:objective fight against communism
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkbp:political_position far-right
gptkbp:public_perception controversial views
gptkbp:recruitment Walloon volunteers
gptkbp:reputation infamous
gptkbp:retirement_year war crimes allegations
some joined foreign legions
gptkbp:size approximately 20,000
gptkbp:symbol SS runes
gptkbp:training gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:type volunteer division
gptkbp:uniform SS uniform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4