SS-Polizei Selbstschutz Regiment Sandschak (from German; "SS-Police Self-Protection Regiment Sandžak", Serbo-Croatian Latin: SS-policijska pukovnija samozaštite Sandžaka), also known as the Krempler Legion (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Legija "Krempler", Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Легија „Кремплер") was a Schutzstaffel (SS) unit established on the territory of Sandžak by the senior Waffen-SS officer Karl von Krempler[4] in Axis occupied Yugoslavia. He went to the Sandžak region (named after the Ottoman administrative unit "Sanjak") in October and took over the local volunteer militia of around 5,000 anti-communist, anti-Serb Muslim men headquartered in Sjenica.[2]
The SS-police "self-defence" regiment Sandžak was created by joining three battalions of Albanian collaborationist troops with one battalion of the Sandžak Muslim militia. The Germans could not provide uniforms, arms and equipment for more than one battalion of Muslims, so other Muslim fighters remained within units of Muslim militia.[5][6] This formation was sometimes thereafter called the Kampfgruppe Krempler or more derisively the "Muselmanengruppe von Krempler". As the senior Waffen-SS officer, Karl von Krempler appointed Sulejman Pačariz as the formal commander of the unit, but as the key military trainer and contact person with German arms and munitions, he remained effectively in control.[7] At one point around 2,000 members of the SS regiment operated in Sjenica.[8] The supreme commander of all police forces was SS and Police LeaderAugust Meyszner who was responsible only to Reichsführer-SSHeinrich Himmler regarding the police actions.[9]
All newly recruited members of this police were sent for two-months military training to Raška and Vučitrn. They were trained by Volksdeutsche. Besides military training they learned German language, first military commands and later to speak German. They sang German March songs while they marched through populated places.[10]
In August 1944 took part in operation Operation Rübezahl under command of 5th SS Mountain Corps.[11] On 14 October 1944 Yugoslav partisans defeated the regiment during a surprise attack in which they took Sjenica and pushed it back to Duga Poljana, 23 kilometres (14 mi) to the east. This action marked the end of the unit in Sandžak, although Germans recaptured Sjenica on 25 October 1944. In November 1944, Pačariz together with his troops retreated to Sarajevo where the SS regiment was put under command of Ustaše General Maks Luburić. Pačariz was promoted to the rank of Ustaše Colonel.[12]
In 1945 Pačariz was captured near Banja Luka, put on trial and found guilty for massacres of civilians. He was executed as a war criminal.[13]
^ abThomas, Nigel; Mikulan, Krunoslav (1995). Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941-45. Osprey Publishing. p. 23. ISBN978-1-85532-473-2. In Sanjak, the border region between South- West Serbia and Northern Montenegro, the Italians formed a 3,000-strong anti-Partisan Moslem Militia, under Hoxha Patchariz, reformed in early 1944 as the Moslem Legion, under SS-Major Karl von Krempler.
^Colić, Mladenko (1988). Pregled operacija na jugoslovenskom ratištu 1941-1945. Vojnoistorijski Institut. p. 224.
^Burg, Steven L.; Shoup, Paul S. (13 January 1999). The War in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Ethnic Conflict and International Intervention. M.E. Sharpe. p. 38. ISBN978-0-7656-3189-3. A Muslim unit, the Legija Kempler, operated in the Sandžak region (in Serbia).
^Glišić, Venceslav (1970). Teror i zločini nacističke Nemačke u Srbiji 1941-1944. Rad. p. 215. Легију „Кремплер", састављени од три батаљона албанских квислиншких трупа и муслиманске фашистичке милиције у Санџаку.
^"The Moslem Militia and Legion of the Sandjak" in Axis Europa Magazine, Vol. II/III (No. 9), July–August–September 1996, pp.3-14.
^Simpozijum seoski dani Sretena Vukosavljevića. Opštinska zajednica obrazovanja. 1978. p. 160. Немци су тада на подручју Сјенице имали ... и око 2000 СС добровољачка легија Кремплер
^Božović, Branislav; Vavić, Milorad (1991). Surova vremena na Kosovu i Metohiji: kvislinzi i kolaboracija u drugom svetskom ratu. Institut za savremenu istoriju. p. 164. ISBN9788674030400.
^Vojnoistorijski institut (Belgrade, Serbia) (1958). Zbornik dokumenata i podataka o narodnooslobodilačkom ratu naroda Jugoslavija. Vojnoistorijski institut. p. 32.
^Kurt Mehner (1995). Die Waffen-SS und Polizei, 1939-1945: Führung und Truppe. Militair-Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. pp. 325, 381.
Muñoz, Antonio J. (2001). The East Came West: Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist Volunteers in the German Armed Forces, 1941-1945. Axis Europa Books. ISBN978-1-891227-39-4.
Kumm, Otto (2007). VORWÄRTS, PRINZ EUGEN! - Geschichte der 7. SS-Freiwilligen-Division "Prinz Eugen" (de). Coburg: Munin Verlag.
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SS Polizei Selbstschutz Regiment Sandschak from German SS Police Self Protection Regiment Sandzak Serbo Croatian Latin SS policijska pukovnija samozastite Sandzaka also known as the Krempler Legion Serbo Croatian Latin Legija Krempler Serbo Croatian Cyrillic Legiјa Krempler was a Schutzstaffel SS unit established on the territory of Sandzak by the senior Waffen SS officer Karl von Krempler 4 in Axis occupied Yugoslavia He went to the Sandzak region named after the Ottoman administrative unit Sanjak in October and took over the local volunteer militia of around 5 000 anti communist anti Serb Muslim men headquartered in Sjenica 2 SS Polizei Selbstschutz Regiment SandschakActive1943 1944Size2 000Nickname s Krempler s Legion Regiment Militia 1 Moslem Legion 2 EngagementsWorld War II in Yugoslavia Operation Rubezahl Operation Draufgenger 3 CommandersFounded and effectively controlledKarl von KremplerSS and Police LeaderAugust Meyszner The SS police self defence regiment Sandzak was created by joining three battalions of Albanian collaborationist troops with one battalion of the Sandzak Muslim militia The Germans could not provide uniforms arms and equipment for more than one battalion of Muslims so other Muslim fighters remained within units of Muslim militia 5 6 This formation was sometimes thereafter called the Kampfgruppe Krempler or more derisively the Muselmanengruppe von Krempler As the senior Waffen SS officer Karl von Krempler appointed Sulejman Pacariz as the formal commander of the unit but as the key military trainer and contact person with German arms and munitions he remained effectively in control 7 At one point around 2 000 members of the SS regiment operated in Sjenica 8 The supreme commander of all police forces was SS and Police Leader August Meyszner who was responsible only to Reichsfuhrer SS Heinrich Himmler regarding the police actions 9 All newly recruited members of this police were sent for two months military training to Raska and Vucitrn They were trained by Volksdeutsche Besides military training they learned German language first military commands and later to speak German They sang German March songs while they marched through populated places 10 In August 1944 took part in operation Operation Rubezahl under command of 5th SS Mountain Corps 11 On 14 October 1944 Yugoslav partisans defeated the regiment during a surprise attack in which they took Sjenica and pushed it back to Duga Poljana 23 kilometres 14 mi to the east This action marked the end of the unit in Sandzak although Germans recaptured Sjenica on 25 October 1944 In November 1944 Pacariz together with his troops retreated to Sarajevo where the SS regiment was put under command of Ustase General Maks Luburic Pacariz was promoted to the rank of Ustase Colonel 12 In 1945 Pacariz was captured near Banja Luka put on trial and found guilty for massacres of civilians He was executed as a war criminal 13 Annotations editName Selbstschutz Regiment Sandschak 14 Police Self Defense Regiment Sandjak Polizei Selbstschutz Regiment Sandschak 12 15 References edit Munoz 2001 p 294 a b Thomas Nigel Mikulan Krunoslav 1995 Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941 45 Osprey Publishing p 23 ISBN 978 1 85532 473 2 In Sanjak the border region between South West Serbia and Northern Montenegro the Italians formed a 3 000 strong anti Partisan Moslem Militia under Hoxha Patchariz reformed in early 1944 as the Moslem Legion under SS Major Karl von Krempler Colic Mladenko 1988 Pregled operacija na jugoslovenskom ratistu 1941 1945 Vojnoistorijski Institut p 224 Burg Steven L Shoup Paul S 13 January 1999 The War in Bosnia Herzegovina Ethnic Conflict and International Intervention M E Sharpe p 38 ISBN 978 0 7656 3189 3 A Muslim unit the Legija Kempler operated in the Sandzak region in Serbia Glisic Venceslav 1970 Teror i zlocini nacisticke Nemacke u Srbiji 1941 1944 Rad p 215 Legiјu Krempler sastavљeni od tri bataљona albanskih kvislinshkih trupa i muslimanske fashistichke miliciјe u Sanџaku Munoz 2001 p 293 The Moslem Militia and Legion of the Sandjak in Axis Europa Magazine Vol II III No 9 July August September 1996 pp 3 14 Simpozijum seoski dani Sretena Vukosavljevica Opstinska zajednica obrazovanja 1978 p 160 Nemci su tada na podruchјu Sјenice imali i oko 2000 SS dobrovoљachka legiјa Krempler Tomasevich Jozo October 2002 War and Revolution in Yugoslavia 1941 1945 Stanford University Press pp 77 78 ISBN 978 0 8047 7924 1 Bozovic Branislav Vavic Milorad 1991 Surova vremena na Kosovu i Metohiji kvislinzi i kolaboracija u drugom svetskom ratu Institut za savremenu istoriju p 164 ISBN 9788674030400 Kumm 2007 p 241 a b Munoz 2001 p 295 Vojnoistorijski institut Belgrade Serbia 1958 Zbornik dokumenata i podataka o narodnooslobodilackom ratu naroda Jugoslavija Vojnoistorijski institut p 32 Kurt Mehner 1995 Die Waffen SS und Polizei 1939 1945 Fuhrung und Truppe Militair Verlag Klaus D Patzwall pp 325 381 Christopher Hale 24 October 2012 Kaci Hitlera Brudny sekret Europy Otwarte pp 747 ISBN 978 83 240 2150 5 Sources editMunoz Antonio J 2001 The East Came West Muslim Hindu and Buddhist Volunteers in the German Armed Forces 1941 1945 Axis Europa Books ISBN 978 1 891227 39 4 Kumm Otto 2007 VORWARTS PRINZ EUGEN Geschichte der 7 SS Freiwilligen Division Prinz Eugen de Coburg Munin Verlag Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Polizei Selbstschutz Regiment Sandschak amp oldid 1107408525, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
