35th SS-Police Grenadier Division

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35th SS- und Polizei Grenadier Division
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Division emblem
Active1 March – 8 May 1945
CountryFile:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Nazi Germany
BranchFile:Flag Schutzstaffel.svg Waffen-SS
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Engagements
Commanders
OberfuhrerJohannes Wirth
StandartenführerRuediger Pipkorn

The 35th SS- und Police Grenadier Division (German: 35. SS- und Polizei-Grenadier-Division)[1][Note 1] was an infantry division of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was created from SS-Police units transferred to the Waffen-SS. It was formed in the spring of 1945, and its actual strength is not known. As part of the German Ninth Army, it was badly mauled on the approaches to Berlin during the Battle of the Seelow Heights, and was destroyed during the Battle of Halbe. Various remnants surrendered to American and Soviet forces near the demarcation line of the Elbe.

Organisation

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English designation German designation
  • SS-Police Grenadier Regiment 89 (I, II and III battalion)
  • SS-Police Grenadier Regiment 90 (I – II)
  • SS-Police Grenadier Regiment 91 (I – II)
  • SS-Police Artillery Regiment 35 (I – III)
    • SS-Police Fusilier Battalion 35
    • SS-Panzer Antitank Battalion 35
    • SS-Panzer Engineer Battalion 35
    • SS-Panzer Communications Battalion 35
  • SS-Supply Regiment 35
  • SS-Military Police Patrol 35
  • SS-Polizei-Grenadier-Regiment 89 (I – III)
  • SS-Polizei-Grenadier-Regiment 90 (I – II)
  • SS-Polizei-Grenadier-Regiment 91 (I – II)
  • SS-Polizei-Artillerie-Regiment 35 (I – III)
    • SS-Polizei-Füsilier-Abteilung 35
    • SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 35
    • SS-Polizei-Pionier-Bataillon 35
    • SS-Polizei-Nachrichten-Abteilung 35
  • SS-Versorgungs-Regiment 35
  • SS-Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 35

Commanders

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See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Some sources render the unit's name as 35. SS-Polizei-Grenadier-Division.

Citations

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  1. ^ Tessin, p. 51
  2. ^ Bishop, p. 183

Bibliography

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  • Bishop, Chris. The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide - Waffen-SS Divisions 1939-1945, Amber Books, 2007
  • Tessin, Georg. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945; Band 5: Die Landsreitkräfte 31–70 Frankfurt am Main: E. S. Mittler, [1971] OCLC 462224456

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