The 23rd Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Kama (2nd Croatian) was a Waffen-SS mountain infantry formation composed of German officers and Bosnian Muslim soldiers during World War II. Named Kama after a small dagger used by Balkan shepherds, it was one of the thirty-eight divisions fielded by the Waffen SS during World War II. The division commenced formation on 19 June 1944, but was never fully established and never saw action as a formation, however elements of the division did fight briefly in southern Hungary in early October 1944. The division was formally dissolved on 31 October 1944. The numerical designation "23rd" was given to the 23rd SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division Nederland after SS Kama was disbanded.
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