Ukrainian Waffen-SS: the Galician Division

In this video another chapter on Ukrainians that fought for Germany during the Second World War. I wil explore the collaboration in German-occupied Ukraine during World War 2: the 14th SS-Volunteer Division “Galicia“. I’ll talk about the origins of Ukrainian ultranationalism and factions as the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and its split: the OUN-M led by Andrei Melnik and the OUN-B led by Stepan Bandera. The first pro-German units were two battalions: the Nachtigall Battalion and the Roland Battalion. In 1943 the Ukrainian SS Division was established: the 14th SS-Volunteer Division “Galicia“. The Waffen-SS was persuaded to deploy Ukrainian units. And so the 14th SS-Volunteer Division “Galicia“ / 14. SS-Freiwilligen Division ’Galizien’ / Dyviziia Halychyna saw the light of day. From 1944 known as 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (ukrainische Nr. 1). If you want to learn about Ukraine during WW2, this video is for you. History Hustle presents: Ukrainian Waffen-SS: the Galician Division. SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ► SUPPORT ME ON PAYPAL ► SUBSCRIBE ► INSTAGRAM ► FACEBOOK ► TWITTER ► SOURCES – Heroes and Villains. Creating National History in Contemporary Ukraine (David R. Marples). – Stepan Bandera: The Life and Afterlife of a Ukrainian Nationalist (Grzegorz Rossoliński-Liebe). – The Waffen-SS. A European History (Robert Gerwarth and Jochen Böhler). – Bloodlands Europe. Between Hitler And Stalin (Timothy Snyder). – Ukrainian Armies 1914–55 [Men-at-Arms 412] (P. Abbott and E. Pinak). – Joining Hitler’s Crusade. European Nations and the Invasion of the Soviet Union, 1941 (David Stahel) The Soviet Union (Oleg Beyda and Igor Petrov). IMAGES Images from . MUSIC “Division“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License “Devastation and Revenge“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License “Road to Hell“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License SOUNDS . Wanna ask something? Send me an email at: historyhustle@