19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian)
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The 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian) was formed in 1943 when the 2nd Latvian SS Volunteer Brigade was upgraded to a division. They fought the Red Army until the the war ended in the Kurland pocket.
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[edit] Lineage
- May 1943 - October 1943: Latvian SS Volunteer Brigade
- October 1943 - January 1944: 2nd Latvian SS Volunteer Brigade
- January 1944 - May 1944: 19th Latvian SS Volunteer Division
- May 1944 - May 1945: 19th Waffen-Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian)
[edit] Commanders
- January 7th, 1944 - March 15th, 1994: SS-Gruppenführer Hinrich Schuldt
- March 15th, 1994 - April 13th, 1944: SS-Standartenführer Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock
- April 15th, 1944 - May 8th, 1945: SS-Obergruppenführer Bruno Steckenbach
[edit] Chief of staff
- ??, 1944 - March 1st, 1945: SS-Sturmbannführer Hans Koop
[edit] Areas of operation
March 1944 - May 1945: Eastern front, northern sector
[edit] Manpower strength
- December 1943: 8033
- June 1944: 10592
- December 1944: 9396
[edit] Knight's Crosses
12 Knight's Crosses were awarded to soldiers of the division.
[edit] Order of battle
- 42nd SS Infantry Regiment Voldemars Veiss
- 43rd SS Infantry Regiment Heinrich Schuldt
- 44th SS Infantry Regiment
- 19 SS Artillery Regiment
- 19 SS Fusilier Detachment
- 19 SS Tank Destroyer (Panzerjäger) Detachment
- 19 SS FlaK Detachment
- 19 SS Pioneer Detachment
- 19 SS Logistics Detachment
- 19 SS Medical Detachment
- 19 SS Field Post Office
- 19 SS Signals Detachment
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