Guy was with the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS. Volunteers from Galicia. Ukraine today. Grandpa Woolyski left from there 15 years earlier. Wiki Cliff Notes. 14th Waffen formed of Galician volunteers with these stipulations. 1-Must fight Russians and Bolsheviks, will not fight Allied forces. 2-Must allow Catholic Chaplains. 1 of only 2 SS that had Chaplains. 3- The SS oath of allegiance to Hitler was conditional on demands 1 and 2 being met. No atrocities attributed to the unit. At wars end, Allies would not return POWs to Russia.
My wife had a cousin in the SS. KIA someplace.
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