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The 36th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS – 36. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS , also known as the SS-Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger or the Dirlewanger Brigade, was a unit of the Waffen-SS during World War II. Composed of criminals expected to die fighting in the front-line, the unit was led by Oskar Dirlewanger. Originally formed for counter-insurgency duties against the Polish resistance, the unit was used in the Bandenbekämpfung actions in the occupied Europe.