SS Panzer Brigade Gross was created in 1944.
I SS Panzer Corps was created in 1943.
IV SS Panzer Corps was created in 1943.
SS Cavalry Brigade was created in 1940.
SS Brigade Schuldt was created in 1943.
III - Germanic - SS Panzer Corps was created in 1943.
Herbert Walther has written: 'Divisionen der Waffen-SS im Einsatz' -- subject(s): Campaigns, History, Regimental histories, Waffen-SS, World War, 1939-1945 'Der Fuhrer' 'Die 1. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler' -- subject(s): History, Pictorial works, Regimental histories, Waffen-SS, Waffen-SS. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte SS \Adolf Hitler,\ 1, World War, 1939-1945
Four Kurt Daluege - Commander of the Ordnungspolizei Sepp Dietrich - Original commander of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) and later commander of the 6th SS Panzer Army Paul Hausser - Commander of the II SS Panzer Corps Franz Xaver Schwarz - NSDAP Treasurer
The German attack fell mostly on the US First Army. The US Ninth Army was north of the First, and the British were north of the Ninth Army. Because the German breakthrough appeared as though it were going to reach a small Belgian town through which the landlines strung by Signal Corps troops for telephone communications ran, Eisenhower made the decision to place the troops north of the German breakthrough temporarily under the command of the 21st Army Group, commanded by Montgomery, until the troops north and south could cut through the Bulge and reunite - about eight or nine days. This put Montgomery over US troops, and after the battle was stabilized he made some outlandish claims trying to seize credit for having to "rescue" the incompetent Americans. This was par for the course for Montgomery, yet another of his "what a good boy am I" pronouncements, and came very near to causing his relief by Eisenhower. British newspapers took their cue from Montgomery's overstatements and presently Churchill was obliged to remind the House of Commons that "The Americans have engaged thirty or forty men for every one we have engaged, and have lost sixty to eighty men to every one of ours."The primary role of British troops was in guarding the crossings of the Meuse River, the initial German objective, which freed American troops from that duty to join the battle.The British troops involved were from the XXX Corps, which included the 6th Airborne Division, the 51st (Highland) Division, the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, the 29th Armoured Brigade and the 33rd Armoured Brigade. The Corps reserve was the Guards Armoured Division, the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, and the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division !
Sword Beach was defended by the German 716 th Division, with help from 21 st. Panzer and the 17 th SS Panzer grenadiers
1 Panzer battalion, since June 1944 additional Panther battalion. Hummel SP artillery guns (12+).Total: 105 tanks until June 1944, later 154
The Wermacht were the main Divisions guarding the French coast, but quite a few SS Panzer units were just a little further inland and quickly got to the battle areas.
SS Gothenburg was created in 1855.