Walloon Legion

collaborationist volunteer military unit of Nazi Germany
Organization grenadier_division Q220658
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The Walloon Legion was a Grenadier Division founded in 1944. It operated under the parent organization of Nazi Germany. The unit was dissolved in 1945.

Walloon Legion

Summary

Walloon Legion is a Grenadier Division[1]. It draws 274 Wikipedia views per month (grenadier_division category, ranking #3 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Walloon Legion's field of work was Panzergrenadier[3].
  • Walloon Legion is in the country of Nazi Germany[4].
  • Walloon Legion's image is recorded as 28. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division, „Wallonien”.svg[5].
  • Walloon Legion's image is recorded as Légion Wallonie (Walloon Legion).svg[6].
  • Walloon Legion's instance of is recorded as Grenadier Division[7].
  • Walloon Legion's instance of is recorded as volunteer division[8].
  • Walloon Legion's instance of is recorded as Freiwilligen Legion[9].
  • Walloon Legion's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 144791863[10].
  • Walloon Legion's GND ID is recorded as 7582550-8[11].
  • Walloon Legion's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90621072[12].
  • Walloon Legion's part of is recorded as Waffen-SS[13].
  • Walloon Legion's Commons category is recorded as 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Wallonien (1st Wallonian)[14].
  • Walloon Legion's has part is recorded as Spanish Volunteer Company of the SS 101[15].
  • +1944-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Walloon Legion[16].
  • Walloon Legion was dissolved in +1945-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Walloon Legion was dissolved in +1945-05-03T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Walloon Legion's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[19].
  • Walloon Legion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0659dh[20].
  • Walloon Legion's parent organization or unit is recorded as Nazi Germany[21].
  • Walloon Legion's allegiance is recorded as Nazi Germany[22].
  • Walloon Legion's commanded by is recorded as Léon Degrelle[23].
  • Walloon Legion's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007269623005171[24].
  • Walloon Legion's Yle topic ID is recorded as 18-342044[25].
  • Walloon Legion's Yale LUX ID is recorded as group/52220ec1-41d6-4b41-85ca-254d817ee500[26].

Body

Founding

+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Walloon Legion[16].

Identity

Walloon Legion's part of is recorded as Waffen-SS[13].

Operations

Walloon Legion's parent organization or unit is recorded as Nazi Germany[21].

Industry

Walloon Legion's field of work was Panzergrenadier[3].

Dissolution

Dissolution dates include +1945-00-00T00:00:00Z[17] and +1945-05-03T00:00:00Z[18].

Why It Matters

Walloon Legion draws 274 Wikipedia views per month (grenadier_division category, ranking #3 of 20).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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