Naming of Second Croat Division

Identifier
irn518475
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.428
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518475

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The Gurari, Real Estate Brokers of Beverly Hills, CA, donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Aug. 31, 2006.

Scope and Content

Consists of the document officially commissioning and naming the Second Croat Division of the Waffen SS, a mountain division given the honorary title of "Kama." The document is dated May 28, 1944 and is signed by both Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler. The official title of the division was 23. WaffenGeb.Div. der SS "Kama" (kroatische Nr. 2) and the division consisted mainly of Croatian Muslims. Also contains a copy of a photograph of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem reviewing an SS division.

Genre

  • Document
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