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How many SS Generals were there during World War 2 and who were they?
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
What army was in D-Day Wehrmacht or SS?
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.
What is panzer grenadiers?
Panzer grenadiers were infantry that were attached to armored or panzer grenadier divisions. The panzer grenadier division were infantry divisions that also had native panzer units as part of the division instead of being attached from another unit. The term Panzergrenadier was applied equally to both the infantry component of Panzer Divisions as well as the new divisions known as Panzergrenadier Divisions. Most of the Heer's PzGren. divisions evolved via upgrades from ordinary infantry divisions, first to Motorized Infantry divisions and then to PzGren. divisions, retaining their numerical designation within the series for infantry divisions throughout the process. This included the 3rd, 10th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 25th, and 29th divisions. Others, such as the Großdeutschland Division, were built up over the course of the war by repeatedly augmenting the size of an elite regiment or battalion. The Waffen SS also created several PzGren. divisions by the same methods, or by creating new divisions from scratch later in the war. A number of PzGren. divisions in both the Heer and Waffen SS were upgraded to Panzer divisions as the war progressed. The Panzergrenadier divisions were organized as combined arms formations, usually with six battalions of truck-mounted infantry organized into either two or three regiments, a battalion of tanks, and an ordinary division's complement of artillery, reconnaissance units, combat engineers, anti-tank and anti-aircraft artillery, and so forth. All these support elements would also be mechanized in a PzGren. division, though most of the artillery, anti-tank, and anti-aircraft elements were equipped with weapons towed by trucks rather than the relatively rare armored and self-propelled models. In practice the PzGren. divisions were often equipped with heavy assault guns rather than tanks, due to a chronic shortage of tanks throughout the German armed forces. A few elite units, on the other hand, might have the tanks plus a battalion of heavy assault guns for their anti-tank element, and armored carriers for some of their infantry battalions as well. On paper a Panzergrenadierdivision had one tank battalion less than a Panzer division, but two more infantry battalions, and thus was almost as strong as a Panzer division, especially on the defensive. Of 226 panzergrenadier battalions in the whole of the German Army, Luftwaffe and Waffen SS in September 1943, only 26 were equipped with armoured half tracks, or just over 10 percent. The rest were equipped with trucks.
What SS units wore double totenkopf collar insignia?
Answer.The totenkopf, or death's head, was the collar insignia worn by the pre-war SS-Totenkopf standarten (Death's Head regiments) which were tasked with guarding the concentration camps. Following the outbreak of war, these regiments were withdrawn from their concentration camp duties, and combined to form the Totenkopf Division of the Waffen-SS -or 'armed SS'. Originally the totenkopf insignia was worn only on the right collar patch of the uniform, with (for ranks below SS-Standartenfuhrer, or colonel) the wearer's rank worn on the left collar patch. However, for a period, from about October 1939, it seems that there was an order that Waffen-SSdivisions should wear their divisional insignia on bothcollar patches, and rely on their newly-introduced Army-style shoulder straps to indicate rank. As a result, members of the Totenkopf division wore the totenkopf insignia on both their collar patches. However, around May 1940, Himmler abolished this order, and the insignia returned to the original arrangement -i.e. SS divisional insignia on the right collar patch, and rank insignia on the left collar patch. Incidentally, this ruling also applied to other SS divisions' collar-patch insignia, including the SS runes (which, in some cases, included a mirror image -i.e. the SS runes backwards!) and the odal rune worn by the Waffen-SS Prinz Eugen mountain division.The double totenkopf insignia worn by members of the Waffen-SS Totenkopf division should not be confused with the double totenkopf insignia worn on the collar patches of the black uniforms of the Heer (German Army) panzer crews. The Heer totenkopf insignia was of a different design, and worn on different-shaped collar patches.
Nazi ss death head units?
SS-Totenkopfverbande, or 'Death's Head Units', were set up in the 1930s to guard German concentration camps, the first being established at Dachau. By the outbreak of the war, the SS-Totenkopfverbande, together with the SS-Verfugungstruppe and the SS-Leibstandarte 'Adolf Hitler', had formed the core elements of what became known as the Waffen-SS. Within the Waffen-SS, the SS-Totenkopfverbande eventually became the elite Totenkopfdivision (Death's Head Division).After becoming part of the Waffen-SS, the Totenkopf regiments were no longer responsible for guarding concentration camps, that role being taken over by older members of the Algemeine-SS (General SS).
When was I SS Panzer Corps created?
I SS Panzer Corps was created in 1943.
When was SS Panzer Brigade Gross created?
SS Panzer Brigade Gross was created in 1944.
When was IV SS Panzer Corps created?
IV SS Panzer Corps was created in 1943.
When was III - Germanic - SS Panzer Corps created?
III - Germanic - SS Panzer Corps was created in 1943.
What has the author Herbert Walther written?
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
What German forces did the Sword beach encounter after landing on the beach?
Sword Beach was defended by the German 716 th Division, with help from 21 st. Panzer and the 17 th SS Panzer grenadiers
Who was a famous Russian tank commander in World War 2?
Michael Wittmann he was in the Waffen SS Panzer division. He destroyed 138 tanks and 132 anti tank gund.
How many German divisions fought in Italy in World War 2?
The following German division fought in Italy. Herman Goering Panzer Division 26 Panzer 3 Panzer Gr 15 Panzer Gr 16 SS Panzer Gr 29 Panzer Gr 90 Panzer Gr 1 Parachute 4 Parachute 19 Luftwaffe Field Division 20 Luftwaffe Field Division 42 Jaeger 114 Jaeger 5 Mountain 44 Infantry 65 Infantry 71 Infantry 92 Infantry 94 Infantry 162 Infantry 278 Infantry 305 Infantry 334 Infantry 356 Infantry 362 Infantry 710 Infantry 715 Infantry 188 Mountain
Who is the most feared commander in World War 2?
That is a question that is mostly based on opinion if you ask me. Personally i am a fan of the Third Reich and my choice for this answer would have to be Sepp Dietrich. He commanded the 1st SS panzer division (Adolf Hitler). Look into it, the 1st division were responsible for many war crimes commited by the Waffen-SS.
What has the author Charles Trang written?
Charles Trang has written: 'La division \\' -- subject(s): History, Regimental histories, Waffen-SS, Waffen-SS. Kavallerie-Division \Florian Geyer\, 8, World War, 1939-1945 'Totenkopf' -- subject(s): Campaigns, German occupation, 1940-1945, History, Pictorial works, Pictorial works.., Regimental histories, Waffen-SS, Waffen-SS. Panzer-Division Totenkopf, 3, World War, 1939-1945
How many tanks in a panzer army?
A Panzer Army is a Armored tanks with Infantry division in the German Military which included the Wehrmacht and branches of the SS. During the war, an Average Panzer Army would have 4-6 individual Panzer Divisions along with 6-14 Infantry and Cavalry Divisions and each Panzer Division at first contained around 400 Tanks at a time, so A Panzer Army would have around 2,000 Tanks a time. This decreased gradually during the war as soon as Germany launched Operation Barbarossa then Case Blue, which meant splitting the whole German Army on western Front into 3 sections then later on, split them into 2 smaller groups.
How many of the original members of the 'Das Reich' SS Division that began World War 2 in 1939 survived until the end of hostilities in 1945?
The Das Reich, officially the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich, was considered one of the upper echelon divisions of the Waffen-SS. The division fought in several battles throughout the war, including the Battle of France. There is no information regarding how many of its original members were alive when the war ended in 1945.
