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The SS Division Hitlerjugend or 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend" (German: 12. SS-Panzerdivision "Hitlerjugend" ) was a German armoured division of the Waffen-SS during World War II . [ 7 ] The majority of its junior enlisted men were drawn from members of the Hitler Youth , while the senior NCOs and officers were from other Waffen-SS ...
Born 17 April 1915; at various times served in 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich, and the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. Also commanded a Kampfgruppe of the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend; Escaped to Argentina after the war and while there assisted Adolf Eichmann in his efforts to avoid capture. 118 826 3 101 992
III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps; IV SS Panzer Corps (formerly VII SS Panzer Corps) V SS Mountain Corps; VI SS Army Corps (Latvian) VII SS Panzer Corps (see above ↑ IV SS Panzer Corps) VIII SS Cavalry Corps (planned in 1945 but not formed) IX Waffen Mountain Corps of the SS (Croatian) X SS Corps (made up of disbanded XIV SS Corps headquarters ...
SS-Gruppenführer: Werner Ostendorff: 21 October 1944 – 15 November 1944 SS-Standartenführer: Hans Lingner: 15 November 1944 – 9 January 1945 SS-Standartenführer: Gerhard Lindner: 9 January 1945 – 21 January 1945 SS-Standartenführer: Fritz Klingenberg: 21 January 1945 – 22 March 1945 SS-Obersturmbannführer: Vinzenz Kaiser: 22 March ...
He served in the Waffen-SS (the combat branch of the SS) and participated in the Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, and other engagements during World War II. Meyer commanded the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend during the Allied invasion of Normandy, and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
Vietnam Memorial, Austin, Texas; Vietnam Veterans Memorial, in Washington, D.C. Vietnam Women's Memorial, adjacent; Vietnam Memorial of Los Angeles County, Grand Park, Los Angeles, CA. Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall-USA), an online memorial; Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona [4]
During the Normandy Campaign, Waffen-SS Standartenführer Kurt Meyer, commander of the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, used the Abbaye d’Ardenne for his regimental headquarters, as its towers gave a clear view of the battlefield. [4] In June 1944 at the abbey, 20 Canadian soldiers were murdered by members of the 12th SS Panzer Division.
This attack was begun by tank and panzergrenadier units of 12th SS Panzer Division. 989th Infantry Regiment of 277th succeeded, after heavy and costly combat in the woods, in overrunning the forward American positions guarding the trails to the villages, capturing a large number of prisoners and leaving many small units isolated. By 11:00, this ...