Udział jednostek cudzoziemskich Waffen-SS i Wehrmachtu w działaniach wojennych na Pomorzu Zachodnim w pierwszych miesiącach 1945 roku
Participation of Foreign Units in the Waffen-SS and Wehrmacht in the military activities in West Pomerania during the first months of 1945

Part 2

Summary/Abstract: The present article is the second part of the description of the battles and activities of the Waffen-SS foreign units in West Pomerania (German: Provinz Pommern), and includes the period from February 21st, 1945 to the end of April, 1945. At the beginning the author discusses the battles between the Red Army and the rest of the 11th voluntary Armoured SS Division 'Nordland', the 23rd, Voluntary Armoured Grenadiers' SS Division 'Nederland', the 27th Voluntary Armoured Grenadiers' Division 'Langemarck', and the 28th Voluntary Armoured Grenadiers' Division 'Wallonieri along the river Ina for the town of Chociwel (German: Freienvalde) and for various other towns situated between the Stargard Land and the Maszewo Land (among other things, Lisewo / Voßberg, Warchlino / Groß Wachlin, Dzwonowo / Schonebeck). The description has been completed with the battles of the 10th Armoured Waffen-SS Division 'Frundsberg' (in its majority composed of ethnic Germans) in Nowogard (German: Naugard) and its surroundings and in Golenidw (German: Gollnow), as well as the battles near Drawno (German: Nauwedel). However, the main question of the article is the analysis of the participation of the 11th Division 'Nordland' and the 28th Waffen-SS Division 'Wallonien (or rather what was left of it) and the rest of other Waffen-SS foreign units in the battles fought near Gryfino (German: Greifenhagen), on the edge of the Puszcza Bukowa (English: Beech Forest; German: Buchheider Forst), and in the present-day right-bank districts of Szczecin (among other things, Szczecin-Wielgowo / Augustwalde, Płonia / Buchholz, etc.), in the direction of Dąbie Lake (German: Dammschersee). The most fierce battles were fought by the SS foreign units (together with other units) on March 12th to March 20th, 1945 in defence of Szczecin-Zdroje (German: Finkenwalde), Szczecin-Klęskowo.

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