Totenkopf took part in the advance through Lithuania and Latvia, and by July had breached the Stalin Line. 3rd Company, 72nd Fusilier Battalion 294. The Germans machine-gunned the men after they surrendered, with survivors killed with bayonets. Name Date of birth Date of death Awards; Burkhardt, Karl: 07-06-1912: 13-03-1945: more : Units. He joined the Schutzstaffel (SS) in 1940 and was attached to the 3rd SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland". In January 1944, Totenkopf was still engaged in heavy defensive fighting east of the Dniepr near Krivoi Rog. At Demyansk, about 80% of its men were killed, wounded or missing in action. SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland" 1943-1944. Bataillon ; III. [15] Elements of the division engaged lead units of the 5th Guards Tank Army, halting the Soviet advance and inflicting severe damage to the Soviet forces, but at the cost of the majority of the division's remaining operational tanks. The terrain around Modlin is excellent for armour, and Totenkopf's panzers exploited this to their advantage, engaging Soviet tanks from a range where the superiority of the German optics and the 75 mm high-velocity gun gave the Panthers an edge over the T-34s. It was during February 1943 that the 3rd SS Panzer Regiment received a company of Tiger I heavy tanks. The plan was for a joint attack by the Wiking and Totenkopf from the town of Tata attacking along the Bicske-Budapest line. It means that Regiment "Deutschland" ceeded to exist 17 Dec 1943 at the latest. World Heritage Encyclopedia . Totenkopf launched an assault taking it all the way to the Budapest airport, but was pulled back in an action that was hoped would result in the destruction of Soviet units to the North of Budapest. 2nd Battalion, 105th Infantry Regiment, 72nd Infantry . The division covered the advance on the left flank of the II SS Panzer Corps, with the SS Division Leibstandarte forming the spearhead. At this time, the division was equipped with a company of Tigers, an unusual addition making GD the only Panzergrenadier division to have its own heavy tanks . [16][need quotation to verify] In early July, the division was ordered to the area near Grodno in Poland, where it formed a part of SS-Obergruppenführer Herbert Gille's IV SS Panzer Corps, covering the approaches to Warsaw near the Modlin Fortress. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the Axis nations and related topics hosted by the Axis History Factbook in cooperation with Christian Ankerstjerne’s Panzerworld and Christoph Awender's WW2 day by day. Home » Uncategorized » 3rd ss panzergrenadier regiment "deutschland" ». 2nd Battalion, 1st SS Panzergrenadier Regiment, 1st SS Panzer Div. Soon after, the Division was sent to the Coast of France south of Dunkirk where it took part in coastal defense operations. After the failure of the first operation, Totenkopf and Wiking launched an assault aimed at reaching the city centre. 3,200 men. Each . At the beginning of June 1940, the Division was moved to St. Pol. MILITÄRISCHES STUDIENGLOSAR ENGLISCH Teil II/ Teil III, Deutsch – Englisch, Abkürzung Begriff, Bundessprachenamt (Stand Januar 2001). [6] At the time of the Battle of France, the division was equipped with ex-Czech weapons.[7]. Hosted by Christoph Awender. Meanwhile the Panzer-Division HG was renamed as Fallschirm-Panzer-Division HG. Panzer VI Tiger 921 of 3rd SS Panzergrenadier Division Totenkopf. In the first week of April, the division received replacements and new equipment, including Panther tanks. 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After two weeks of heavy fighting, again alongside the Panzer-Grenadier-Division Grossdeutschland, the Axis forces were retreated to the Dniestr on the Romanian border near Iaşi. In April 1945 Faulhaber was given command of the 95th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 38th SS Division Nibelungen when it was formed from the staff and cadets at the college and eventually surrendered to the Americans. Kompanie, Infanterieregiment 226 79. After the collapse of the German Army Group Centre, the IV SS Panzer Corps was one of the few functioning formations on the central section of the Eastern Front. For pre-war and early-war units, see also SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT). to . The efforts of the Totenkopf, Wiking and Hermann Göring divisions allowed the Germans to hold the Vistula line and establish Army Group Vistula. -3rd Estonian SS Volunteer Brigade-20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian)-Finnish Infantry Regiment 200 Finland: 2,500-5th SS Panzer Division Wiking -Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS-11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland - SS-Standarte Kurt Eggers France: 18,000 to 22,000 (at least 300 of which fought and died in the Battle of Berlin)-11th SS . SS-PGD RFSS (there's a well known photo of regimental commander Vincenz Kaiser posing with the staff of the 16. Next, the Division was sent south to help rescue the encircled German units in Budapest. Pena V Member Posts: 792 Joined: 21 Feb 2006, 20:51 Location: Finland. SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland", 2. 2. DU110 Incredible tailored M43 service blouse for an SS Grenadier from 6th SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment Theodor Eicke of the 3rd SS-Panzer Division Totenkopf Full image DU109 Splendid tailored M42 service blouse for an Unterscharführer in SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment Der Führer I believe the men of the original regiment were primarily Reichsdeutsche. The Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) was founded in September 1933 as Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard formation. This list does not include units such as the artillery regiments with the same number as their parent units. 2 Oak Leaves with the II SS Panzer Corps, Swords with the 7th Army. The first attack was Konrad I. By the time the Soviet bridgehead was eliminated, the division had lost 1,500 troops; the Panzer regiment was reduced to 20 tanks. 10th SS Flak Battalion. Waffen SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 3 "Deutschland"of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich. SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 4 Der Führer . During the July–August battles for Hill 213 and the town of Stepanovka, the division suffered heavy losses, and over the course of the campaign on the Mius-Front, it suffered more casualties than it had during Operation Citadel. The Division helped push the Soviets out of the city and back across the Vistula River. With the invasion of Poland, Theodor Eicke – who was the commandant of the Dachau concentration camp, inspector of the camps, and murderer of Ernst Röhm – joined the fray with one cavalry and four infantry regiments. The operation soon came to a halt, and the Kursk offensive was called off. 17. 2nd Battalion, 49th SS Regiment De Ruyter 355. Dietrich's army made "good progress" at first, but as they drew near the Danube, the combination of the muddy terrain and strong Soviet resistance ground them to a halt. He was executed in 1949.[13]. Bataillon; Stab . 320th Infantry Division. [9] Soldiers from Totenkopf executed many captured Moroccans, due to Arabs being considered "racially inferior". The division was sent to France to be refitted in late October 1942. After running out of ammunition, the defenders surrendered to the German troops. During Soviet winter counter-offensive, the division was encircled for several months near Demyansk in what became known as the Demyansk Pocket. SS is clearly a defensive division, with plentiful of strong infantry (although lacking the usual Panzerfaust) supported by anti-tank guns & artillery, including off-map, from Phase A. Find the perfect german 1st ss panzer division stock photo. by Pena V » 24 Jul 2010, 20:16, Post Published at 1000 × 1270 px. The attack was launched on 5 July 1943 with the II SS Panzer Corps attacking the southern flank of the salient as the spearhead for Generaloberst Hermann Hoth's 4th Panzer Army. 98-- Gebirgsjaeger-regiment 98 43rd SturmpionierBataillon 3. The example shown is original. The existing panzer division and a newly formed Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Division were raised in the panzer corps. Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. Discussions on all (non-biographical) aspects of the Freikorps, Reichswehr, Austrian Bundesheer, Heer, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Fallschirmjäger and the other Luftwaffe ground forces. In several battles near the town of Modlin in mid-August, the Totenkopf, fighting alongside the SS Division Wiking and the Hermann Göring Division destroyed the Soviet 3rd Tank Corps. I have been looking for an answer to a simple question but without success so far. Corps/Armeegruppe Felber). After the fall of Kharkov, the Großdeutschland was again pulled back and refitted. Bataillon/ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland", the Eichenlaub on December 26, 1944 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur . Early in August 1941, Totenkopf managed to capture the city of Chudovo which was on the main Leningrad-Moscow railway. the 3rd SS Division was pulled out along with the other German units but stayed on conducting defensive operations, helping to restore the German front once again after another Soviet offensive was launched after the battle for Kursk failed. In the afternoon of 12 July, near the village of Andreyevka on the south bank of the Psel, the Soviet forces launched a major counterattack against Regiment Thule and the division's battalion of assault guns during the Battle of Prokhorovka. Comprised of volunteers from the Bavarian State Police and Allgemeine-SS. Named Operation Konrad II, the attack was launched on 7 January from just south of Esztergom. During the course of World War II, the division progressed from a motorised infantry, Regiment formation to a fully-fledged Panzer division. Punch Me Level 27: Expert Dragon. Hosted by Andrey. [3] During the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising the training Battalion of the 3rd Panzer Division Totenkopf took part in the suppression of the uprising. He was next involved in the formation of the SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 49 which he commanded from June to August 1944. While in France in 1942, the Division took part in the take over of Vichy France, and was provided with a Panzer Abteilung and a new name, SS Panzer Grenadier Division “Totenkopf”. 2nd Battalion, 3rd SS Flak Battery 315. by Pena V » 24 Jul 2010, 21:51, Post The 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" (German: 3. List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (V) (1,892 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article. The encircled troops capitulated in mid-February. Gille's corps was too depleted to take part in the assault, instead it provided flank support to assaulting divisions during the beginning of the operation. It reached as far as Budapest's northern suburbs, by 12 January motorised infantry of the Wiking division spotted the Hungarian capital's skyline. On 13 April 1934, by order of Himmler, the regiment became known as the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH). The Panzergrenadier Division "Großdeutschland", also commonly referred to simply as Großdeutschland or Großdeutschland Division, was an elite combat unit of the German Army (Heer) that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II.. It was formed in mid-December 1943 and after that there was no Regiment "Deutschland" so my point 2) is reduced from 4,5 months to just 1,5 months. No doubt some "old sweats" in SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 continued to wear it until the end of the war. Waffen-Armeekorps der SS. by Pena V » 25 Jul 2010, 22:41, Post In October 1943, the division was reformed as a Panzer division. The city was abandoned on 23 August due to the threats on the German flanks. 10th SS Engineer Battalion. On 19 May, Totenkopf suffered 16 dead and 53 wounded while killing 200 Moroccan soldiers and capturing another 100 men. Hosted by Andrey. Deployment & Hierarchy Date Status Location XXX XXXX XXXXX; Jul 1943 Forming Sardinien XIV. This is becoming more and more confusing & interesting. [11] In the following days, the unit committed several large-scale massacres of French civilians, most notable the Berles-Monchel and Aubigny-en-Artois massacres. The Division surrendered to the Americans on May 9th, 1945, and handed it over to the Soviets. Along with Das Reich, Totenkopf took part in the battles to halt Operation Rumyantsev and to prevent the Soviet capture of the city. 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