France 1942 WW2 NAZI WAFFEN SS LEGION- Volunteers against Bolsjevism -MNH-

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Antique French stamp set Search This auction is for 5 authentic 1942 French Nazi Waffen SS Legion stamp s. The Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism (LVF) was a collaborationist French militia founded on July 8, 1941. It volunteered to fight against the USSR on the Eastern Front and officially known to the Germans as Infantry Regiment (Infanterieregiment) 638. The Legion of French Volunteers was mainly made up of right-wing Frenchmen and French prisoners of war who preferred fighting to forced labor in Germany. Another unit formed in France, the Tricolor Regiment was absorbed into the LVF six months later. On 1 September 1944, the Legion of French Volunteers was officially disbanded. It merged with the Milice to create the SS Charlemagne Division. Though the French civil authority handed out many death sentences and prison terms to collaborators after the war, some Frenchmen who had fought for the Germans were given the option to redeem themselves by serving in the Foreign Legion in French Indochina. Some of the higher ranking officers, however, were still executed, while rank-and-file members were given prison terms. -mint/unhinged- You will receive the exact stamp pictured above You are allowed 7 days to combine addtional items at no additional cost......please request an invoice if the shipping is not combinned. read more