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13th SS Freiwilligsten Gebirgsjägerdivision Handschar

• 13th SS Mountain Division Handschar
• Kroatische-SS-Freiwilligen-Division
• Kroatische SS-Freiwilligen-Gebrigs-Division
• 13.Waffen-Gebrigs-Division der SS "Handschar" (kroatische Nr.1)

History

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Decision to withdrew division from Bosnia in combination with amnesty offered by Tito resulted in several mass desertion in second half of 1944:

• 12 September, 120 soldiers with their weapons joined Tuzla partisan detachments
• 15 September, 112 joined 16th Muslim Brigade at BaÅ¡igovici near Živnica
• 29 October, over 750 soldiers with complete armament and equipment in Maoča near Brčko joined Yugoslav Partisans, most of them went to 38th Divison.

Partial list of Imam's from book "13. SS divizija Handžar by Zija Sulejmanpašić

• Sulejman Alimajstorović, born 1913, Medical detachment
• Hasan Bajraktarević, born 1919, Sarajevo, 27th Regiment
• Bubalo, Military Police
• Osman Delić, born 1919, Tuzla, 1st Battalion/27th
• Husein Đozo, born 1912, Goražde, 28th Regiment
• Hadžimulić Mustafa, born 1917, Sarajevo,
• Džemaludin Ibrahimović
• Haris Korkut
• Malkoč Halim
• MaÅ¡ić Kasim
• Mehanović Fadil
• Muhasilović Abdulah
• Muhamed Mujagić
• Ahmed Skaka
• Fadil Sričo
• Salih Å abanović
• Terzić
• Tihić
• Hazim Torlić

13. SS-Freiwilligen-bosn.herzogow.Gebirgs-Division (Kroatien): 22nd October 1943
Division Headquarters
SS-Freiw.Geb.Jg.Reg.27 (kroat.Nr.1)	I. battalion
	II. battalion
	III. battalion
SS-Freiw.Geb.Jg.Reg.28 (kroat.Nr.2)	I. battalion
	II. battalion
	III. battalion
SS-Geb.Pi.Btl.13
SS-Geb.Flak.Abt.13
SS-Geb.Nachr.Abt.13 - Hans Hanke
SS-Aufkl.Abt.13
SS-Pz.Jg.Abt.13
SS-Geb.Art.Reg.13 (kroat.Nr.1)	I. Abt.
	II. Abt.
	III. Abt.
	IV. Abt.
SS-Div.Versorg.Tr.13

13. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS "Handschar" (kroat.Nr.1): 15th February 1944
Division Headquarters Co: Gruppenführer Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig
Waffen-Geb.Jg.Reg.d.SS 27 (kroat.Nr.1) Co: D. Hampel	I. battalion Co: K. Liebermann
	II. battalion Co: K. Fischer
	III. battalion Co: K. Frenz
	IV. battalion Co: H. Jägers
Waffen-Geb.Jg.Reg.d.SS 28 (kroat.Nr.2) Co: H. Raithel	I. battalion Co: W. Bormann
	II. battalion Co: E. Zill
	III. battalion Co:
	IV. battalion Co: H. Kaltofen
SS-Geb.Pi.Btl.13
SS-Geb.Flak.Abt.13
SS-Geb.Nachr.Abt.13
SS-Aufkl.Abt.13
SS-Pz.Jg.Abt.13
Waffen-Geb.Art.Reg.d.SS 13 (kroat.Nr.1) Co: E. Schmedding	I. Abt. Co: B. Dobrinic
	II. Abt. Co: F. Kreibich
	III. Abt. Co: H. Behrends
	IV. Abt. Co: A. von Gyursy
SS-Div.Versorg.Tr.13

13. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS "Handschar" (kroat.Nr.1): June 1944
Division Headquarters Co: Gruppenführer Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig
Waffen-Geb.Jg.Reg.d.SS 27 (kroat.Nr.1) Co: D. Hampel	I. battalion Co: K. Liebermann
	II. battalion Co: K. Fischer
	III. battalion K. Frenz
Waffen-Geb.Jg.Reg.d.SS 28 (kroat.Nr.2)	I. battalion
	II. battalion
	III. battalion
SS-Geb.Pi.Btl.13
SS-Geb.Flak.Abt.13
SS-Geb.Nachr.Abt.13
SS-Aufkl.Abt.13
SS-Pz.Jg.Abt.13
Waffen-Geb.Art.Reg.d.SS 13 (kroat.Nr.1)	I. Abt.
	II. Abt.
	III. Abt.
	IV. Abt.
SS-Div.Versorg.Tr.13

13. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS "Handschar" (kroat.Nr.1): 26th September 1944
Division Headquarters
Waffen-Geb.Jg.Reg.d.SS 27 (kroat.Nr.1)	I. battalion
	II. battalion
Waffen-Geb.Jg.Reg.d.SS 28 (kroat.Nr.2)	I. battalion
	II. battalion
SS-Geb.Pi.Btl.509
SS-Geb.Flak.Abt.509
SS-Geb.Nachr.Abt.13
SS-Aufkl.Abt.509
SS-Feld.Ers.Btl.13
SS-Pz.Jg.Abt.509
Waffen-Geb.Art.Reg.d.SS 509 (kroat.Nr.1)	I. Abt.
	II. Abt.
	III. Abt.
	IV. Abt.
SS-Div.Versorg.Tr.13

Staff
Rank	Name	From	Until
Commander	Oberführer Herbert von Obwurzer	4th January 1943	8th September
	Gruppenführer Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig	8th September	6th 1944
	Brigadeführer Desiderius Hampel	6th	9th
		9th	1st 1945
	Brigadeführer Desiderius Hampel	1st	5th August 1945
Intelligence officer (Ic)	Karl Rachor

Casualties

• Mujo Klanco (1906 - 1944)

Battles & Campaigns

• Operation WEGWEISER
• Operation SAVA (SAWE?)
• Operation KORNBLUME
• Operation OSTEREI
• Operation MAIBAUM
• Operation VOLLMOND
• Operation FLIEGENFÄNGER
• Operation HACKFLEISCH
• Maiglockchen

Books links

• Himmler's Bosnian Division: The Waffen-SS Handschar Division 1943-1945 by George Lepre

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