3-699: Legion Speer was a Nazi German paramilitary motor transportation corps founded in 1942. The members of the Legion were non-German citizens, and as such could not belong to the Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps (NSKK). The legion was disbanded in 1944, and its members absorbed into the Transportkorps Speer . It was named after Albert Speer . Legion Speer was founded in 1942, as a corps of drivers and mechanics recruited in occupied Europe . Motor transportation for Organisation Todt (OT)
6-675: A personal oath of allegiance to Adolf Hitler . A number of Norwegians were members of the Legion; some of them were drafted, but most of them had volunteered. The Legion was a motor transportation corps, operating within the framework of the NSKK, in the service of the OT, the Ministry of Armament , the army, and the Luftwaffe . The Legion had Ersatzabteilungen ( depots ) in Paris , Oslo , Belgrade and Kiev . From 1943
9-654: Was organized by the NSKK, but non-Germans could not become members, as it was a sub-organization of the Nazi Party . Hence a special corps had to be created. The first members of the Legion were White Russian emigrants . The majority of its members were Soviet POWs serving as Hiwis . They were only allowed to serve in Western Europe. The Legion was open to all citizens of occupied Europe; Belgians, Czech, Norwegians, and others. Command positions were reserved for Germans. Some Germans also served as drivers. The Legionaries took
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