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  2. Normandy massacres - Wikipedia

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    The Normandy massacres were a series of killings in-which approximately 156 Canadian and two British prisoners of war (POWs) were murdered by soldiers of the 12th SS Panzer Division (Hitler Youth) during the Battle of Normandy in World War II. The majority of the murders occurred within the first ten days of the Allied invasion of France. [1]

  3. Ardenne Abbey massacre - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Battle for Hill 140 - Wikipedia

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    The opponent of the armored divisions of the II Canadian Corps was the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend", which had been fighting in Normandy for over two months (commanded by SS-Brigadeführer Kurt Meyer), supported by elements of the shattered 89th Infantry Division from the first phase of Operation

  6. Kurt Meyer - Wikipedia

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    He served in the Waffen-SS (the combat branch of the SS) and participated in the Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, and other engagements during World War II. 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.

  7. Falaise pocket - Wikipedia

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    Around midday, several units of the 10th SS Panzer Division, 12th SS Panzer Division and 116th Panzer Division managed to break through the Polish lines and open a corridor, while the 9th SS Panzer Division prevented the Canadians from intervening. [64] By mid-afternoon, about 10,000 German troops had passed out of the pocket. [65]

  8. Operation Epsom order of battle - Wikipedia

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    2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich [39] - SS-Obersturmbannführer Otto Weidinger [nb 8] Battlegroup Weidinger [39] 1st Battalion, 4th SS Panzer-Grenadier Regiment "Der Führer" [55] 14th, 15th and 16th (Support) Companies, 4th SS Panzer-Grenadier Regiment "Der Führer" [55] 1st Battalion, 3rd SS Panzer-Grenadier Regiment "Deutschland" [55]

  9. Battle for Caen - Wikipedia

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    Opposing the British, were the 3rd Battalion, 26th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment and part of the 12th SS Panzer Regiment of the 12th SS Panzer Division on and around the spur; both had been depleted by the fighting in the preceding weeks but were well dug-in. [59] [60] By the end of the day, the British had reached the woods near Vendes and a ...