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Free Corps Denmark
Frikorps Danmark
Free Corps Denmark Armshield
Active
1941–43
Country
Denmark
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Branch
Waffen-SS[1]
Type
Infantry
Size
6,000 men (total, 1941–43)
Military unit
Free Corps Denmark (Danish: Frikorps Danmark) was a unit of the Waffen-SS during World War II consisting of collaborationist volunteers from Denmark. It was established following an initiative by the National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark (DNSAP) in the immediate aftermath of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 and subsequently endorsed by Denmark's government which authorised officers of the Royal Danish Army to enlist in the unit. It participated in fighting on the Eastern Front and was disbanded in 1943. During the course of the war, approximately 6,000 Danes joined the corps, including 77 officers of the Royal Danish Army.
^Stein 1984, p. 153.
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