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Old 07-17-2009, 09:48   #1114
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Originally Posted by Pete View Post
I done have it at my fingertips but I believe it/they were called Bunds(sp?). Chapters were quite active in northern US cities, and other countries prior to the US going into the war on the side of the Allies. They recruited people of Germanic origin to go back and fight for the fatherland.

There were a number of SS Divisions with a western origin or flavor.
You've stirred my interest just a little so I'll have to do some research on the subject. I have read before that a number of American citizens returned to the Fatherland before or during WW II and fought on their side. One story in particular that I remember reading was about a couple of Americans who died during the battle of Stalingrad. That titanic struggle along with the battle of Kursk are of great historical interest to me.
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