Flemish Waffen-SS trooper near Leningrad, 1942.

Flemish Waffen-SS trooper

Italian soldiers of 29. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (italienische Nr.1). Note Italian helmets with SS decals.

Italian Waffen-SS

Christian Frederik von Schalburg (15. april 1906 - 2. june 1942)  He was among the danish volunteers for the Finnish Winter War. After the winter war was over, he joined the Waffen-SS and served with the 5th.SS Panzergrenadier Division Wiking as a Hauptsturmführer. He was awarded the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class while serving in Division Wiking. On the 27 February 1942 he got the command for the corps Freecorps Denmark as a Sturmbannführer. On the 2 June 1942 Schalburg was with in the first offensive operation of the Freecorps Denmark at Demyansk (Russia). Schalburg was in the frontline with hes men, but stepped on a mine and was moments later killed by shrapnel from a Russian artillery shell.  