The 4th Waffen-SS Panzergrenadier Division "Polizei": An Illustrated History by Massimiliano Afiero Italian Carcano

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The 4th Waffen-SS Panzergrenadier Division "Polizei": An Illustrated History by Massimiliano Afiero Italian CarcanoThe Polizei division first took shape in 1939, drawing manpower from the civilian police. In February 1942, the unit was transferred to the Waffen SS and redesignated SS Polizei Division (4. SS). The former policemen appeared on the Western Front in 1940, before being shipped to the Leningrad sector in 1941. Polizei remained on the Eastern Front for the duration of the war, including deployments in Greece, the Banat (Romania), Hungary, and Pomerania,