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]] 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) was formed 1943 when the newly formed Lettische SS-Freiwilligen Legion was upgraded to a Division . It was sent to the front Nov 1943 where it fought the Red Army 's winter offensive. It was sent to West Prussia to recover from the losses suffered the Soviet offensive in the autumn of 1944. It returned to the front Jan 1945 and continued fighting the Red Army until the end of the war when it managed to surrender to the western allies. LINEAGE Lettische SS-Freiwilligen-Division (Feb 1943 - Oct 1943) 15. Lettische SS-Freiwilligen-Division (Oct 1943 - June 1944) 15. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (lettische Nr. 1) (June 1944 - May 1945) COMMANDERS SS-Brigadeführer Peter Hansen (25 Feb 1943 - ? May 1943) SS-Gruppenführer Carl Graf von Pückler-Burghauss (? May 1943 - 17 Feb 1944) SS-Brigadeführer Nikolas Heilmann (17 Feb 1944 - 21 July 1944) SS-Brigadeführer Herbert von Obwurzer (21 July 1944 - 26 Jan 1945) SS-Oberführer Arthur Ax (26 Jan 1945 - 15 Feb 1945) SS-Oberführer Karl Burk (15 Feb 1945 - ? 1945) Chief of Staff SS-Sturmbannführer Knebel (? 1943 - ? 1944) SS-Haupsturmführer Hahn (? 1944 - ? 1944) Major Erich Wulff (1 Aug 1944 - 3 Feb 1945) SS-Sturmbannführer Adolf Kopp (1 Mar 1945 - ? May 1945) Quartermaster SS-Hauptsturmführer Fritscher (? 1943 - ? 1944) SS-Hauptsturmführer Egbert Hochhauser (1 Aug 1944 - ?) SS-Hauptsturmführer Edler von Zenetti (1 Mar 1945 - ?) AREA OF OPERATIONS Eastern front, northern sector (Aug 1943 - Jan 1945) Pomerania & Berlin (Jan 1945 - May 1945) Manpower strength Dec 1943 20.2911212 June 1944 18.413 Dec 1944 16.870 KNIGHT'S CROSSES AWARDED 3 ORDER OF BATTLE Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS 32 Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS 33 Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS 34 Waffen-Artillerie Regiment der SS 15 Waffen-Fusilier Battalion der SS 15 Waffen-Flak Abteilung der SS 15 Waffen-Nachrichtung Abteilung der SS 15 Waffen-Pionier Battalion der SS 15 Waffen-Panzerjäger Abteilung der SS 15 SS-Sanitäts Abteilung 15 SS-Nachschub Truppen 15 SS-Feldpostamt 15 SS-Veterinär-Kompanie 15 SS-WirtschaftsBtl. 15 SS-Bau-Regiment 1 der 15. SS-Division SS-Bau-Regiment 2 der 15. SS-Division SS-Feldersatz-Battalion 15 SS-Waffen-Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 15 SS-Kriegsberichter-Trupp |