Raised in 1943 from a cadre of the 7th Division and Croatian volunteers, as the SS Division 'Bosnien-Herzogowina', it was shortly after retitled 'Handschar'. It saw service mainly in the Balkans. A Moslem formation, an unusual distinction was the wearing of the fez (in moss green for normal dress and deep red for officers in full dress)...The Division had a short and checquered history. It munitied in France, served against the partisans in Yugoslavia and was eventually disbanded and reformed as the 13th SS Gebirgs Grenadier Regiment 'Handschar'.
