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The remainder continued marching south. On the 18th they fought a delaying action near Wartenberg, but were swept aside. Eleven days later, now re-equipped, they fought another action in defence of a bridge over the Amper River, and on the next day, the 30th, a further action in defence of a bridge over the Isar. The unit then disintegrated, the men going their separate ways. It was some of these men that were taken prisoner by the Americans near Bad Reichenhalle, only to be handed over to General Leclerk’s 2nd Armoured Division when the Americans moved on.

The subsequent fate of survivors of the Charlemagne varied considerably. A few escaped to South America and eventually died under circumstances that appear to have been engineered by French Deuxième Bureau agents. A few escaped Soviet or Allied captivity, while others eventually returned to France only to be imprisoned or executed after trial.

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^{The LVF marching down Les Champs-Elysées to an investiture at Les Invalides on 27 August 1943.}

^{The LVF parading at Les Invalides for an investiture ceremony with East Front veterans on the left and a new intake of volunteers on the right.}

^{The highly decorated RSM of the LVF.}

^{A recruiting poster for the Charlemagne before that title had been approved.}

^{SS-Major-General Dr Gustav Krukenberg, Commander of the Charlemagne, later of the Nordland.}

^{Colonel/Brigadier Edgar Puaud, formerly French Foreign Legion, Deputy Commander of the Charlemagne.}

^{SS-Colonel Walter Zimmermann, Chief Intructor of the Charlemagne.}

^{Roman Catholic Padre Count Jean de Mayol de Lupé, here seen with his secretary Henri Caux, volunteered for active service with the LVF at the age of 68 before transferring to the Charlemagne, becoming the only padre in the Waffen-SS. Given a six-year prison sentence after the war, he died in prison in 1956.}

^{Major Jean de Vaugelas, ex-French Air Force, Divisional Chief-of-Staff.}

^{Major Paul-Marie Gamory- Dubourdeau, Commander 57th Regiment, later transferred to SS Main Office.}

^{Major Eugène Bridoux, Commander 58th Regiment, resigned December 1944.}

^{Captain Emile Monneuse, First Commander 1st/58th, killed near Belgard.}

^{Captain Victor de Bourmont, First Commander 57th Regiment, missing in action, Pommerania.}

^{Major Boudet-Gheusi, Commander Heavy Battalion after the reorganisation in March 1945.}

^{Captain Henri Josef Fenet, Second Commander 1st/57th and later of the Storm Battalion in Berlin, awarded the Knight’s Cross, captured in Berlin.}

^{Captain René-André Obitz, Commander 2nd/58th, wounded at Stolp, reported missing.}

^{Captain Jean Bassompierre, Commander Support Battalion, captured at Körlin, repatriated and executed 1948.}

^{Captain Berrier, Commander 2nd/58th.}

^{2/Lt Jean Labourdette, Commander 1st Coy, 2nd/58th. Killed in Berlin tunnels.}

^{Sergeant-Major Croiseille, 1st Coy, 2nd/58th.}

^{Lieutenant Pierre Michel, Commander 2nd Coy 2nd/58th. Reported missing in Berlin.}

^{Sergeant-Major Pierre Rostaing, Commander 3 Coy, 2nd/58th.}

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Plates

The LVF marching down Les Champs-Elysées to an investiture at Les Invalides on 27 August 1943.

The LVF parading at Les Invalides for an investiture ceremony with East Front veterans on the left and a new intake of volunteers on the right.

The highly decorated RSM of the LVF.

A recruiting poster for the Charlemagne before that title had been approved.

SS-Major-General Dr Gustav Krukenberg, Commander of the Charlemagne, later of the Nordland.

Colonel/Brigadier Edgar Puaud, formerly French Foreign Legion, Deputy Commander of the Charlemagne.

SS-Colonel Walter Zimmermann, Chief Intructor of the Charlemagne.

Major Jean de Vaugelas, ex-French Air Force, Divisional Chief-of-Staff.

Major Paul-Marie Gamory- Dubourdeau, Commander 57th Regiment, later transferred to SS Main Office.

Major Eugène Bridoux, Commander 58th Regiment, resigned December 1944.

Captain Emile Monneuse, First Commander 1st/58th, killed near Belgard.

Captain Victor de Bourmont, First Commander 57th Regiment, missing in action, Pommerania.

Major Boudet-Gheusi, Commander Heavy Battalion after the reorganisation in March 1945.

Captain Henri Josef Fenet, Second Commander 1st/57th and later of the Storm Battalion in Berlin, awarded the Knight’s Cross, captured in Berlin.

Captain René-André Obitz, Commander 2nd/58th, wounded at Stolp, reported missing.

Captain Jean Bassompierre, Commander Support Battalion, captured at Körlin, repatriated and executed 1948.

Captain Berrier, Commander 2nd/58th.

2/Lt Jean Labourdette, Commander 1st Coy, 2nd/58th. Killed in Berlin tunnels.

Sergeant-Major Croiseille, 1st Coy, 2nd/58th.

Lieutenant Pierre Michel, Commander 2nd Coy 2nd/58th. Reported missing in Berlin.

Sergeant-Major Pierre Rostaing, Commander 3 Coy, 2nd/58th.