Nordland Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:combat_role Frontline combat
gptkbp:command_structure Divisional command
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Fritz_von_Scholz
gptkbp:country gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:cultural_representation Documentaries and books
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:military_unit
armored vehicles
small arms
gptkbp:formed 1943
gptkbp:has_ability 3,000 men
1,500 men
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:historical_analysis Subject of historical studies
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger SS organization
gptkbp:historical_debate Controversial legacy in history
gptkbp:historical_significance Fought on behalf of Nazi Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nordland Division
gptkbp:insignia Nordic symbols
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:SS_Division
Foreign legions
Volunteer divisions
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy Controversial due to association with Nazi ideology
gptkbp:motto “ For the Fatherland”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Nordland
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Berlin
gptkb:Battle_of_Leningrad
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Siege_of_Leningrad
gptkb:Battle_of_Narva
gptkb:Battle_of_Tannenberg_Line
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:operational_history Active in various campaigns
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:retirement_year Influenced neo-Nazi groups
Many members fled to South America
Some members were tried for war crimes
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:size approximately 20,000 personnel
gptkbp:symbol SS runes
gptkbp:training gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:uniform SS uniform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nazi_Army_Group_North
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7