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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. Battle of the Nijmegen salient - Wikipedia

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   From Normandy to the Ruhr With the 116th Panzer Division in World War II. Aberjona Press. ISBN 9780966638974. Hinsley, Francis Harry (1988). British Intelligence in the Second World War: Without special title Volume 3, Issue 2 of British Intelligence in the Second World War: Its Influence on Strategy and Operations. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 393.

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. 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich - Wikipedia

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   The unit narrative was extensive and strived for a so-called official representation of their history, backed by maps and operational orders. "No less than 5 volumes and well over 2,000 pages were devoted to the doings of the 2nd Panzer Division Das Reich", points out the military historian S.P. MacKenzie. [45]

7. Operation Market Garden - Wikipedia

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   A Commemorative Project plaque was unveiled on 23 June 2009, to commemorate the unique military and historical ties between Canada and the Netherlands. A hole, a par five, on the south course (Hylands Golf Course Uplands) in Ottawa, Ontario was named "Arnhem, in honour of the Royal Canadian Artillery squadrons that took part in Second World War ...

8. Category : German prisoners of war in World War II held by ...

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   Pages in category "German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 460 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page) *

9. List of Canadian divisions in World War II - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of Canadian divisions in World War II: 1st Canadian Infantry Division; 2nd Canadian Infantry Division; 3rd Canadian Infantry Division;