Estnische SS-Freiwilligen Brigade
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- Published: 25 December 2010 25 December 2010
- Last Updated: 05 May 2013 05 May 2013
The Estnische SS-Freiwilligen Brigade was formed when Estnische SS-Legion was upgraded in May 1943.
It was redesignated 3. Estnische SS-Freiwilligen-Brigade in October 1943.
Commander
SS-Obersturmbannführer Franz Augsberger (? May 1943 - 22 Oct 1943)
Sources used
Christopher Ailsby - Hitler's Renegades: Foreign nationals in the service of the Third Reich
David Littlejohn - Foreign Legions of the Third Reich, vol 4
Kurt Mehner - Die Waffen-SS und Polizei 1939-1945
Rolf Michaelis - Estländare i tysk tjänst 1941-1945: en översikt
Reference material on this unit
August Jurs - Estonian freedomfighters in World War Two
Mart Laar - Eesti Leegion: sönas ja pildis / The Estonian legion in words and pictures
Richard Landwehr - Estonian Vikings
Rolf Michaelis - Esten in der Waffen-SS: Die 20. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (estnische Nr. 1)