7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen [SEP] conflict
7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen
The 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division "Prinz Eugen" (7. SS-Freiwilligen Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen") was a German mountain infantry division of the Waffen-SS, the armed wing of the German Nazi Party that served alongside but was never formally part of the Wehrmacht during World War II in Yugoslavia. Formed in 1941 from "Volksdeutsche" (ethnic German) volunteers and conscripts from the Banat, Independent State of Croatia (NDH), Hungary and Romania,
"" ("Forward, Prinz Eugen! History of the 7th SS Volunteer Division Prinz Eugen"). (2007) Dresden, Germany: . .
- "7. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen" im Bild" ("7th SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen in Action"). (1983) Osnabrück, Germany: .
Awards.
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (30 May 1940) & 1st Class (3 June 1940)
- German Cross in Gold