In ps Germany, the SS was Hitler's Royal Guards, and basically obeyed Hitler's command directly.
There are four most famous:
First, "Flower of the Empire" SS Second Imperial Division (super ace division)
Known as the "flower of the empire." The Imperial Division was also the most outstanding trump card of the Waffen-SS in World War II. This is the first SS unit to become a divisional unit. The symbol of the company is the "Wolf's Hook" in the ancient Nordic writing, which is said to give the holder mysterious power to scare away wolves in the wilderness. The Imperial Division consists of three basic regiments (flag troops). The "German" flag army (that is, the German regiment) evolved from a pure Aryan armed SS. The "Germanic" regiment (Flag Team) was composed of the SS in Hamburg, and the "Fuehrer" regiment (Flag Team) was established in Vienna. Felix steiner, the second-level commando captain, is a key figure in turning the Imperial Division into a trump card. During the Polish campaign, before the Imperial Division was established, the three regiments went to war separately and all performed well. 19391June 10, the motorized infantry division was formally established, with Paul Hauser as the first teacher.
65438+June 0940-65438+April 094 1, the division participated in the western front and Balkan battles, and moved thousands of miles from Holland \ Belgium to France; From Bulgaria to Yugoslavia, it was one of the first troops to invade Belgrade. 194 1 June, 2008, embarked on the journey of invading the Soviet Union. At first, it belonged to the 46th Armored Army of the 2nd Tank Cluster, and served as the main attack and sharp knife of the Central Army Group. Sweeping the western part of the Soviet Union, annihilating the heavy groups of the Soviet Union, going straight to Smolensk, and fighting fiercely in Roslavir and Yelinia. Moved to Ukraine and took part in the battle of Kiev. During the campaign, the Germans implemented a double encirclement, and the bottom of the outer encirclement was General Mo Deer's 3rd Division. The inner layer surrounds the lock, and the bottom edge is the royal department. The Fuehrer's regiment destroyed the headquarters of a Soviet division, crossed the Jessner River and occupied the city of Ma Kexin. On September 16, the Soviet counterattack failed again and again, and the internal encirclement was successfully implemented. The Germans wiped out more than 600,000 Soviet troops. The Imperial Division moved to Roslavr again, and in June of 5438+00, participated in the attack on Moscow. 65438+February, turned into a tough battle. In Elghez, it was 52 degrees below zero, and it fought fiercely with Soviet troops several times its own, repelling attacks again and again. In the end, the Fuehrer's regiment was only 36 people.
Subsequently, the division was transferred to the rear to rest, reorganized into an armored division, and incorporated into the high command reserve. In June, transferred to France. In 65438+February, he returned to the eastern front and moved to the southwest battlefield. 1February, 943, participated in the famous Battle of Kharkov. In July, he participated in the Battle of Kursk and the Battle of Kharkov. It is worth mentioning that from July 5th to16th, Imperial Division destroyed 448 Russian tanks and Soviet destroyers at the cost of losing 46 tanks and assault guns. In September, he participated in the battle of Dnieper River. In the battle of Kiev, Hans Sonetz, the second squad leader of the 8th armored brigade of the Fuehrer Regiment, attacked the Tiger tank, and achieved the record that the Imperial Division destroyed the 2000th chariot. The armored regiment of the division swept about 1 100 of them, and lost more than 250 tanks. Before retiring to Romania in April 1944. The Imperial Division's armored regiment destroyed the 1200 armored target and lost about 300 tanks. In May, the Imperial Division was transferred to the western front to wipe out the guerrillas. In June, he participated in the Battle of Normandy; In 65438+February, the Imperial Division participated in the Ardennes counterattack. 1945 turned back to the east in February. When participating in the "Winter and Spring Awakening" operation in Hungary, a first-class commando captain named Hagen led the troops to go deep alone and rushed to a place 30 kilometers away from the Danube. In four days, the Germans lost 40,000 people, about 500 tanks and self-propelled artillery, and Hitler's plan to surround the Soviet army in Hungary fell through. In the defending battle of Vienna, the last trump card of the division appeared, 19-year-old Jason, who destroyed 14 Soviet tanks with his bicycle. 1In April, 945, the Imperial Division was destroyed by Soviet troops in eastern Germany, and its remnants fled to the western front to surrender.
Second, the "Black Lightning" SS First Adolf Hitler searched for the Guard Flag Division (first-class ace division)
The earliest Hitler Guards Division was only a small-scale paramilitary and politicized unit named "Adolf Hitler Flag Team", which participated in the occupation of Sudetenland, the merger of Austria and the invasion of Czechoslovakia. The first battle was in the Polish campaign of 1939. As the Southern Army Group fought all the way to the gates of Warsaw, after the victory of the battle, the flag team rested in Germany in March 1940 and got a new type of No.4 tank, which was fully motorized. Participated in the Dutch, French, Dunkirk and other battles. And drive all the way to the Spanish border. In order to prepare for the upcoming "Sea Lion Project", the flag team trained hard in amphibious operations. 1941March, the flag team participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece, and was the first German army to invade Yugoslavia. Through Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, they invaded Greece and captured a large number of Greek troops. After the battle, he was promoted to the mechanized infantry division of the Waffen-SS, followed the southern army group, and participated in the "Barbarossa Operation" that raided the Soviet Union. Participated in the famous battle of Uman encirclement. 194 1 year1kloc-0/month, the division once invaded the downtown area of Rostov, an important town in the southwest of the Soviet Union. /kloc-in the summer of 0/942, he returned to Germany and was reorganized into an armored grenadier division (equipped with two armored grenadier regiments), stationed in France. 1943 returned to the eastern front to participate in the battle of kharkov, with 4500 casualties. 1On July 5, 943, under the command of Manstein, the battle of Kursk began. Participated in the tank battle in Holovka. Although the Germans won, they lost control of the battlefield. The Battle of Kursk ended in failure. The Guards Division was transferred to Italy and then returned to the Eastern Front. Because the loss was too great, I retreated to France to rest. 1March 944, the Guards Division was upgraded to the Waffen-SS armored division. In June, the Allied forces landed in Normandy, and the division rushed from Belgium to Caen, France to participate in the war. farris suffered heavy losses in his pocket. 1944 12, Hitler's guards took part in the Ardennes counterattack and then moved to Hungary to "wake up in winter and spring". In mid-March, the attack failed, which made Hitler disappointed. On May 7, it was learned that Berlin had surrendered, and Hitler's guards were only 1000 people. According to the orders of the superiors, after all the equipment was destroyed, the officers and men burned their uniforms and fled to the west to stay away from the Soviet troops waiting for revenge and surrendered to the US military. Since then, Hitler's guards have never existed. ?
Three "Death Stars" SS Third Skull Division (Class I Ace Division)
Commonly known as "the head teacher of the deceased", the skull pattern of its emblem means that "we wear the skull symbol on the black hat to warn our enemies and show our leaders that we are ready to use our lives to realize his ideals at any time." Its predecessor was the guard of the SS concentration camp and the first teacher Theodore. Ike. From March 29th, 1936, officially named "Skull Team", has 3,500 people. On March 29th, 1939, 1 1, skull and bones was formally established. Take part in the Battle of France, cross the Mona River, and fight enthusiastically, regardless of sacrifice. There was a massacre on the western front. Chief of staff Jutner advocates using professional officers to command the army. 194 1 The Skull Division participated in the invasion of the Soviet Union, attacked the northern army group Leningrad, and became famous in the first world war in Demjan. 1942 was changed into an armored division and incorporated into the SS 1 armored corps to participate in the defense of Kharkov. The deputy commander of the SS, Ike, was killed. 1943, kharkov was recaptured. Participated in the Battle of Kursk in 1943. Kharkov retreated after the defeat. 1944 was transferred to France to fight in June, and then participated in the Ardennes campaign. 1945 transferred back to the eastern front and stationed in Hungary. In March, he was defeated by the Soviet Union. The west of Budapest has been a defensive operation and retreated to Vienna. The division surrendered to the U.S. on May 9, 1945, but was handed over to the Soviet Union as a prisoner of war.
The Fourth SS-Hitler Youth Division 12 Armored Division
Hitler's youth division was the last armored division of the SS and the most special unit. Organized as SS 12 armored division. The average age of soldiers is only 17 and 18. They all wore black leather jackets of submarine members and painted their girlfriends' names on tanks in a unique way. Although the players are young, they are more enthusiastic and brave than other Waffen-SS soldiers. The division was formally established in July 1943, and was transferred to France in April 1944 after training.
When the allies landed in Normandy, the division was deployed in the south of Paris, so it was quickly sent to resist the allies. In the afternoon, it arrived in Texas, where it fought against the battle-hardened Canadian Third Division. On June 16, Major General Witt, the division commander, was killed by allied naval fire, and Brigadier General Mayer took his place. In the next two weeks, the division held fast to Le Kapik airport, and suffered heavy losses, with only 40% of its troops and 50 tanks left. Later, he joined the Normandy campaign. Due to tenacious fighting, his troops were almost exhausted, with 2 soldiers 1 .300 and tanks 1.500. When he left the battlefield, only 30 people were left, with tanks1.
After the Battle of Normandy, the remnants of the division returned to Germany and re-established a new Hitler Youth Division, with Brigadier General Crass as the teacher. 1944 12 participated in the Ardennes and Budapest campaigns and surrendered to the US military. At this time, there were only 455 people left in the division.