Commanders:
SS-Brigadefuhrer Demelhuber (Mai 1941 - April 1942), Brigadefuhrer SS Kleinheisterkamp
(untill December 1943), than few commanders were changed among them Gruppenfuhrers
SS Debes and Brenner. 6th SS-Gebirgs Division "Nord "was created on February 1941 in Norway It's first action took place in Finland on the Lapland front in June 1941. The result of poor training and the nature of the terrain in which they fought resulted in the division being badly mauled by the Soviet Army at Salla. As the attack on the Soviets started, the division, now called "Brigade", were thrown into the battle at Markajärvi-Salla. They suffered great losses. (300 KIA and 400 WIA) during the first two days. They were promptly withdrawn in the late summer of 1941 for training in Austria and the Balkans. They were sent back to Finland in August 1942 . They were involved in contiguous combat against the Soviets in Finnish Karelia until September 1944.
