Overview of the Waffen-SS. 15 Grenadier-Division records

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Title: Waffen-SS. 15 Grenadier-Division records

Date (inclusive): 1941-1978

Collection Number: 74014

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: In Latvian and German

Physical Description: 17 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (7.2 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, military orders, maps, and printed matter relating to activities of the Latvian Legion police battalions and regiments.

Creator: Waffen-SS.. Grenadier-Division, 15

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1974.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Waffen-SS. 15 Grenadier-Division records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Historical Note

Volunteer Latvian Legion in Waffen-SS during World War II.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, memoranda, military orders, maps, and printed matter relating to activities of the Latvian Legion police battalions and regiments.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Collaborationists

World War, 1939-1945 -- Latvia

National socialism

Latvia -- History -- German occupation, 1941-1944