Estonian Legion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Estonian_Legion
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded 1944
gptkbp:formed 1942
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Estonian Legion
gptkbp:nativeName Eesti Leegion
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Franz_Augsberger
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkbp:purpose combat against the Soviet Union
gptkbp:recruitedFrom gptkb:Estonia
gptkbp:size about 3,000 men at peak
gptkbp:successor gptkb:20th_Waffen_Grenadier_Division_of_the_SS_(1st_Estonian)
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SS_Division_Estonia
gptkb:German_occupation_of_Estonia_during_World_War_II
gptkb:20th_Waffen_Grenadier_Division_of_the_SS_(1st_Estonian)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7