Ostlegionen
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thumb|Soldiers of the Turkestan Legion in France, . thumb|upright|Members of the North Caucasian Legion in France in 1943.
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Background
- ''Ost-Bataillone''
- List of Eastern Battalions
- 1–399
- 400–599
- 600–699
- 700–799
- ''Osttruppen ''
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
thumb|Soldiers of the Turkestan Legion in France, . thumb|upright|Members of the North Caucasian Legion in France in 1943.
Ostlegionen ("eastern legions"), Ost-Bataillone ("eastern battalions"), Osttruppen ("eastern troops"), and Osteinheiten ("eastern units") were units in the Army of Nazi Germany during World War II made up of personnel from Eastern Europe. They were a large part of the Wehrmacht foreign volunteers and conscripts.
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