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2. Wilhelm Bittrich - Wikipedia

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   Wilhelm Bittrich (26 February 1894 – 19 April 1979) was a high-ranking Waffen-SS commander of Nazi Germany. Between August 1942 and February 1943, Bittrich commanded the SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer , in rear security operations ( Bandenbekämpfung , literally: "gang fighting") in the Soviet Union.

3. List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the ...

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   During World War II, 457 servicemen of the Waffen-SS, including volunteers and conscripts from Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Hungary, Latvia, Netherlands and Norway, received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Of these, 411 presentations were formally made and evidence of the award is available in the German Federal Archives.

4. 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer - Wikipedia

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   The 8th SS Cavalry Division "Florian Geyer" was a German Waffen-SS cavalry division during World War II.It was formed in 1942 from a cadre of the SS Cavalry Brigade which was involved in the Bandenbekämpfung ("bandit-fighting") operations behind the front line and was responsible for the killing of tens of thousands of the civilian population. [1]

5. 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen - Wikipedia

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   At its formation, Hohenstaufen was commanded by SS-Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Bittrich. [5] The title Hohenstaufen came from the Hohenstaufen dynasty, a German noble family who produced a number of kings and emperors in the 12th and 13th centuries AD. [6]

6. II SS Panzer Corps - Wikipedia

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   The II SS Panzer Corps was a German Waffen-SS armoured corps which saw action on both the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War II.It was commanded by Paul Hausser during the Third Battle of Kharkov and the Battle of Kursk in 1943 and by Wilhelm Bittrich on the Western Front in 1944.

7. Category:Waffen-SS personnel - Wikipedia

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   B. Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski; Ernst Barkmann; Heinz Barth; Karl-Heinz Bartsch; Georg-Henning Graf von Bassewitz-Behr; Otto Baum; Heinz Baumkötter; Hans Baur

8. Register of SS leaders in general's rank - Wikipedia

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   German ambassador to Vichy France during World War II: 1903–1958: also: convicted war criminal, imprisoned until 1954 Franz Augsberger: 20th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division: 1905–1945 also: Generalmajor der Waffen-SS (Major general of the Waffen-SS); killed in action Werner Ballauff Commander SS-Waffen-Junker-School Braunschweig: 1890–1973

9. HIAG - Wikipedia

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   As of 1977, Wilhelm Bittrich served as the chairman. [17] HIAG membership was open to convicted war criminals, with the group's position being to absolve them of their responsibility. For example, the group openly embraced and advocated on behalf of Dietrich, Walter Reder, and Herbert Kappler, former SS men convicted of wartime massacres. [18]