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The 6th Panzer Army is best noted for its leading role in the Battle of the Bulge (December 16, 1944 – January 25, 1945).. Although it never received an SS designation, calling it the 6th SS Panzer Army came into general use in military history literature after the Second World War, most likely due to being led by a SS General and commanding many SS units or to separate it from the Wehrmacht ...
The 6th Panzer Division (English: 6th Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Heer, during World War II, established in October 1939.. The division, initially formed as a light brigade, participated in the invasions of Poland, Belgium, France and the Soviet Union.
2nd Hungarian Armored, 3rd Panzer, 6th Panzer: 6th Army 1945 19 February 8th Jäger, 101st Jäger: 8th Army: Hungary 1 March 8th Jäger, Kampfgruppe Kaiser: Hungary 12 April 46th Infantry, 182nd Infantry, 271st Infantry, 711th Infantry: 5 May Werner Schmidt-Hammer: 78th Infantry, 254th Infantry, 304th Infantry 1st Panzer Army: Army Group Ostmark
IV SS Panzer Corps was transferred to the 6th Army's command [31] and a series of relief attempts, codenamed Operation Konrad, was launched during the 46-day-long Siege of Budapest. [32] After the failure of Konrad III, the 6th Army was made part of "Army Group Balck" (Armeegruppe Balck). This army group fell back to the area near Lake Balaton.
Number Division Name (in German) Ethnic composition Named after Years Active Insignia Maximum Manpower 1st: Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler: Germans and 300 Italians after 8/9/1943: Life Regiment Adolf Hitler
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Erhard Raus (8 January 1889 – 3 April 1956) was an Austrian general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.He commanded the 6th Panzer Division during the early years of the war on the Eastern Front before taking army and army group commands.
On December 14 - 15, the 6th Panzer Division attempted to push towards Verkhne Kuumski where it was engaged by a series of Soviet armored forces, forcing a retreat back to the Aksai Front. on December 17 - 19, 1942, the LVII Panzer Corps launched attacks towards Verkhne Kumski again with the forces finally breaking through to Vassilyevska on ...