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Wolfshook · 07-03-2001, 07:46 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>In early 1944 the unit underwent training in anticipation of the expected Allied invasion. It was incorporated into the Waffen SS in September 1944 just in time to participate in the battles around Arnhem and Nijmegan and fought particularly well in the Oosterbeek area against British paras who had dropped there during Operation Market Garden.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

That's from the website, Elite Forces of the Third Reich, located at this URL:
http://www.forces70.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm

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34th SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Landstorm Nederland

"Meine Ehre heißt Treue"

[This message has been edited by Wolfshook (edited July 03, 2001).]

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Wolfshook is Offline Senior Member Posts: 363 Join Date: Jan 2002	07-03-2001, 07:46 AM <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>In early 1944 the unit underwent training in anticipation of the expected Allied invasion. It was incorporated into the Waffen SS in September 1944 just in time to participate in the battles around Arnhem and Nijmegan and fought particularly well in the Oosterbeek area against British paras who had dropped there during Operation Market Garden.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> That's from the website, Elite Forces of the Third Reich, located at this URL: http://www.forces70.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm ------------------ 34th SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Landstorm Nederland "Meine Ehre heißt Treue" [This message has been edited by Wolfshook (edited July 03, 2001).]