German 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/German_13th_Waffen_Mountain_Division_of_the_SS_Handschar
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activePeriod 1943–1945
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Desiderius_Hampel
gptkb:Karl-Gustav_Sauberzweig
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded May 1945
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:World_War_II
anti-partisan warfare
gptkbp:formed February 1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar
gptkbp:insignia scimitar with swastika
gptkbp:nickname Handschar
gptkbp:notableEvent mutiny in Villefranche-de-Rouergue
gptkbp:notableFor accused of war crimes
composed mainly of Bosnian Muslims
involved in anti-partisan operations in the Balkans
gptkbp:number 13
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkbp:partOf Waffen-SS foreign divisions
gptkbp:primaryRecruitment gptkb:Bosnian_Muslims
Croats
gptkbp:size gptkb:division
gptkbp:symbol scimitar (handschar)
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations gptkb:Balkans
gptkb:Yugoslavia
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:warCrimes destruction of villages
massacres of civilians
reprisals against partisans and civilians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Army_Group_E
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7