In this SS, there is still such a fierce armored force-the third SS "Skull Division", which makes the troops all over Europe feel scared. Even the Soviet Union and other countries at that time, talking about the "Skeleton Division" was also fearful. Then the problem is coming. How powerful is this "skeleton master"?
In the Polish Blitzkrieg in 1939, the third SS "Skeleton Division" committed unforgivable crimes against humanity. The SS Skull Division was formerly known as the Skull Corps, and its teacher was German general Theodore Ecker. Ike is a fanatical Nazi.
Skull Division is as famous as the famous Ace Armored Division, Imperial Division, Viking Division and Hitler's Guards Division at that time, and has participated in Ardennes counterattack, Rhineland counterattack, Kharkov campaign, Minsk campaign, Kiev campaign, Moscow campaign, Dnieper campaign and Warsaw campaign. Members of the Skeleton Division will not choose to retreat in combat. I have participated in so many battles, which shows that my fighting capacity is strong.
Especially 194 1 year1month, in the battle of Demjan, they were not afraid at all in the face of soaring artillery fire, as if they were getting more and more fierce and excited. At this time, the season in the Soviet Union is cold winter, so it is difficult to launch an offensive. When the war entered the stage of confrontation, the Soviet Union and Germany bombarded each other with planes and artillery, especially Demjan's body.
In these four months of fighting, the German Skull Division lost 50% of its elite, while the Soviet Red Army was simply terrible. The army dropped sharply from 1.5 million to 1 10,000, and directly eliminated 500,000. The number of tanks dropped sharply from 3,000 to 1 1,000; Even the plane lost 800.
According to the surviving Soviet veterans, at that time, the soldiers of the Skeleton Division had been killed with ferocious faces and exhausted, and some didn't even know that their wrists had been blown off. Some Skull Division soldiers polished their bullets, clenched their sappers' shovels and fought hand-to-hand with the Red Army soldiers. In close combat, he bit Soviet soldiers with his teeth like a wild animal, and there were still a few teeth left; Destroyed by a bloody battle, the soldiers of the Skull Division are ferocious, lifeless, glassy-eyed and lifeless. They can really be described as "skeletons"
At its peak, there were more than 40,000 skeleton divisions and more than 6,500 officers. They are all fanatical Nazis, and they think that all these "shameless" things they have done are for the honor of their country, so they have a strong sense of identity. Under the temptation of depth, there is no fear on the battlefield.
Generally speaking, the reason why the SS Skull Division can make the whole of Europe and even the Soviet Union turn pale at the mention of tigers is attributed to the following two reasons:
First, they have strong individual combat capability and overall cooperative combat capability, as well as advanced and sophisticated weapons and equipment. There are about 6,500 police officers in skull and bones, with as many as 40,000 at its peak. Most of them are fanatical Nazis and have a strong sense of identity with themselves. They always think that these "shameless" things they have done are just and they are fighting for their national honor. Brainwashed by deep temptation, they are fearless on the battlefield, and because of this, they can always accomplish some difficult and dangerous tasks.
Second, because the Skull Division has done a good job in "terror propaganda". In fact, what an army can make the enemy afraid is nothing more than its equipment and combat capability (individual combat and coordinated combat), but if it can be combined with certain terror on this basis, it will undoubtedly mystify this organization, thus prompting the enemy to form a sense of fear psychologically!
As we all know, at that time, the "human design" of the Skull Division was a mysterious force, specializing in extinction activities. Therefore, there are many rumors about them, which infinitely magnify the image that was not so terrible, thus invisibly prompting people to have inexplicable fears about it. In addition, their symbol is a skull, which makes this unit more mysterious and scary.
So, to sum up, it is the reason why the whole European army and Soviet army are pale when it comes to skull and bones division. In fact, strictly speaking, it is nothing more than six words-strong combat effectiveness.
1on may 9, 945, the Germans were defeated and surrendered. The soldiers of the Skull Division knew that the Soviets were very strict with prisoners of war, so they turned to surrender to the American army. However, due to the heinous crimes committed by the Skull Division, the Soviet side demanded that the United States hand over these prisoners of war. The American authorities agreed to the Soviet Union's request and immediately handed over the Skull Division to the Soviet Union for punishment. In the end, most of the soldiers of the Skeleton Division were secretly executed by the Soviet Union in prison, and there were very few survivors!