Were there any Poles serving in the SS?

Question

Or the Wermacht or any other Nazi forces.
And not like Volksdeuche I mean like 100% Polish Poles. Provide links to articles to pictures and that if possible.
Cheers.
Alex

Answer 1

Nearly all the European countries, including England, had formations with in the Nazis' Waffen SS. There was even an American unit...

Answer 2

There weren't any specific Polish SS units (unlike the Dutch, French, Ukrainian units, among many others).

But the Wehrmacht often had conscripted men from many nations filling up their numbers - Polish especially. It was often just five of them standing in a fortification with a German sergeant pointing a pistol at their backs.

Ethnicity hardly mattered... there was even an instance of Koreans 'serving' in the Wehrmacht - conscripted by Japan, captured by the Soviets, conscripted by the Soviets and then captured and conscripted by the Germans.

Answer 3

While there was no specific "Polish-SS" (there was a Waffen SS “Galizien” Division, Polish connections) unit if you look up the WIKING SS Unit, you will probably find mention of them, as the war progressed and the SS-Units got there collective a s s kicked and incurred large casualties they (Wiking) were mainly composed of Norwegians, Swedes, Finns, Danes, Dutch, Latvian's, Lithuania's, and even some Romanians.

For Darrel m: the so called British Free Corp never amounted to more than 15-20 individuals who joined from P.O.W. camps, it was never used in combat as a unit,with possibly two ever having been in actual front-lines. Hitler did not trust them.

Most were rounded up after the war end, were tried and served prison sentences, one member in post-war France was shot and killed by military police he had been living as a black-marketeer in Paris.

Answer 4

I believe 60% of the people living in poland were Jewish before hitler ravaged the world. I am sure there were some but I doubt there were very many.

Answer 5

Its a known fact that there were Poles, Ukrainians and even French in the SS.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33rd_Waffen_Grenadier_Division_of_the_SS_Charlemagne_(1st_French)

Answer 6

Of course, it attracted all nationalities.

A nazi is a nazi.

Answer 7

yes there were. as well as Russians,french,English,dutch,Belgium's,Slavs,Austrians,Hungarians,Muslims,and a whole bunch more. just pick up a book about the SS.