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The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler or SS Division Leibstandarte, [1] abbreviated as LSSAH (German: 1. SS-Panzerdivision "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"), began as Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard unit, responsible for guarding the Führer's person, offices, and residences.
The corps was raised on 26 July 1943 in Berlin-Lichterfeld, with initial mustering taking place on the Truppenübungsplatz at Beverloo, in occupied Belgium. [1] SS-Obergruppenführer Sepp Dietrich, previously the commander of the 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" (LSSAH), became the corps' first commander.
1st SS Anti Aircraft Battalion (Hugo Ullerich) (3x 88 mm guns, 2x 37 mm guns) 1st SS Panzer Pioneer Battalion (Gerd Steinert) 1st SS Panzer Signal Battalion (Eugene Metz) 1st SS Medical Battalion (Dr Liebrich) 1st SS Admin Battalion (Obersturmbannführer Paul Tauber) 1st SS Repair Battalion (Alfred Gilles) 1st SS Supply Battalion (Klaus Stamp ...
The 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend was organized according to the above table, and served as a standard for all other SS panzer divisions during World War II. The average complement was approximately 19,000. However, only two out of seven SS panzer divisions contained that strength.
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler [nb 5] - SS-Obersturmbannführer Albert Frey [38] battlegroup Frey [ 49 ] SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 3 (elements) [ 49 ]
2./1st SS-Panzerzgrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" ... II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3: 10 December 1943: Awarded 685th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944
On 20 November 1943, the 1st Panzer Division possessed 140 operational tanks, making it the second-best equipped armored divisions, behind only 1st SS Panzer Division with 155 tanks. [ 8 ] The 1st Panzer Division was engaged in the southern sector of the Eastern Front to serve alternately within the 1st and 4th Panzer Army as an emergency force.
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich SS Brigadeführer Heinz Lammerding 2nd SS Panzer Regiment 3rd and 4th SS Panzergrenadier Regiments 2nd SS Artillery Regiment 2nd SS Recon Battalion 2nd SS Engineer Battalion 2nd SS Flak Battalion 2nd SS Signals Battalion. 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen SS Oberführer Sylvester Stadler 9th SS Panzer Regiment