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The 25th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS "Hunyadi" (1st Hungarian) was a short-lived infantry division of the Waffen-SS, an armed branch of the German Nazi Party that served alongside but was never formally part of the Wehrmacht during World War II.
All Waffen-SS divisions were ordered in a single series of numbers as formed, regardless of type. [1] Those with ethnic groups listed were at least nominally recruited from those groups. Many of the higher-numbered units were divisions in name only, being in reality only small battlegroups (Kampfgruppen).
26 25th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS "Hunyadi" (1st Hungarian) 27 26th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Hungarian) 28 27th SS Volunteer Division "Langemarck"
On 23 February 1945, he was promoted to SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS. Additionally, on 21 March 1945, while retaining command of the 25th Waffen Grenadier Division, he simultaneously was given command of the 26th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Hungarian). He was awarded the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class.
25th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Hunyadi (1st Hungarian) 26th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Hungarian) 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Italian) 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS; 31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division; 32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division; 35th SS-Police Grenadier Division
25th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Hunyadi (1st Hungarian) 26th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Hungarian) 101st Home Air Defence Fighter Wing; F.
On 2 February 1944, he was assigned to the Bánát where he joined the Waffen SS. He was made a Waffen-Oberführer der SS and commanded the SS Kampfgruppe Deak in Vojvodina. In November, 1944, he was attached to the 25th Waffen Grenadier Division der SS "Hunyadi" and was appointed commander of the 61 Waffen Grenadier Regiment der SS.
Two Hungarian divisions followed: the 25th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Hunyadi (1st Hungarian) and the 26th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Hungarian). These were formed under the authority of the Hungarian defence minister, at the request of Himmler.