Back فرقة إس إس بانزر فيكينج الخامسة Arabic 5-я танкавая дывізія СС «Вікінг» Byelorussian 5-а СС танкова дивизия Викинг Bulgarian 5vet Panzerdivision SS Wiking Breton 5a Divisió Panzergrenadier SS Wiking Catalan 5. tanková divize SS „Wiking“ Czech 5. SS-Panzer-Division Wiking Danish 5. SS-Panzer-Division „Wiking“ German 5η Μεραρχία Πάντσερ SS "Wiking" Greek 5.ª División Panzer SS Wiking Spanish
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| 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking | |
|---|---|
| 5. SS-Panzerdivision Wiking | |
 Unit insignia | |
| Active | 1941–1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch |  Waffen-SS |
| Type | Infantry Panzer |
| Role | Armoured warfare |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | |
The 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking (German: 5. SS-Panzerdivision Wiking) or SS Division Wiking was an infantry and later an armoured division among the thirty-eight Waffen-SS divisions of Nazi Germany. During World War II, the division served on the Eastern Front. It surrendered on 9 May 1945 to the American forces in Austria.
The division contained contingents of foreign volunteers from Northern European countries including, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Iceland, the Netherlands and Belgium.[1][2] Although the role of foreign volunteers was played up by German wartime propaganda, the vast majority of the division’s personnel (over 90% at times) remained German, with the Nordic volunteers being from the “Westland” and “Nordland” SS regiments.[3] Like other Waffen-SS divisions, Division Wiking participated in war crimes in Eastern Europe.
- ^ Butler, Rupert (2002). SS-Wiking: the history of the Fifth SS Division, 1941-45. Havertown, PA: Casemate. ISBN 978-1-932033-04-5. OCLC 51650889.
- ^ Quarrie, Bruce (1986). Hitler's Teutonic Knights: SS panzers in action. Wellingborough : New York, N.Y: P. Stephens ; Distributed by Sterling Pub. Co. ISBN 978-0-85059-764-6.
- ^ Bishop, Chris (16 July 2012). SS: Hitler's Foreign Divisions: Foreign Volunteers in the Waffen-SS 1940–45. Amber Books Ltd. pp. 12 and 116. ISBN 978-1-908273-99-4. Retrieved 24 January 2025.