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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 divisions.
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
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. After ordering the mass murder of civilians and prisoners of war (POWs) several times during the conflict, Meyer was convicted of war crimes for his role in the ...
The Ardenne Abbey massacre occurred during the Battle of Normandy at the Ardenne Abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe, near Caen, France.In June 1944, 20 Canadian soldiers were massacred in a garden at the abbey by members of the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend over the course of several days and weeks.
The 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend set out by rail for Normandy at the end of March, 1944. On 1 April, their train was approaching the gare d'Ascq , a junction where three railroads intersected, when an explosion blew the line apart, causing two cars to derail.
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: 1933–1945: 22,000 (1944) [2] 2nd: Das Reich: Germans: Greater Germanic Reich: 1939–1945: 19,021 (1941) [1] 3rd: Totenkopf: Germans: Totenkopf ...
12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend" Rank Name Service period SS-Brigadeführer: Fritz Witt: 31 July 1943 – 14 June 1944 SS-Standartenführer: Kurt Meyer:
The 12 SS Panzer Division was one of three German armoured divisions that were in reserve relatively close to the Allied beachheads. [6] The division did not deploy to counter the Allied attack until after 3:00 PM on June 6 when orders were finally issued by German dictator Adolf Hitler .