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Learn about the history and role of the elite Nazi SS division that guarded Hitler and fought in World War II. The article covers the unit's origins, insignia, commanders, engagements, and war crimes.
Learn about the history, formation, operations, commanders, and war crimes of the elite Waffen-SS division that originated as Hitler's bodyguard. The web page covers the transformation of the unit from a regiment to a panzer division, its equipment, and its involvement in major battles on the Eastern and Western Fronts.
The I SS Panzer Corps was a German armoured corps of the Waffen-SS that fought on both fronts in World War II. It included the 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" and other elite divisions, and was commanded by Sepp Dietrich.
On 8-9 February, 1943, the LSSAH's SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 under SS-Sturmbannführer Fritz Witt, fighting alongside SS-Sturmbannführer Max Wünsche's I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1, fought a bitter delaying action near the town of Merefa, halting a major Soviet attack.
Learn about the history and formation of the elite SS bodyguard unit that later became a division under Hitler's command. The web page covers the origins of the Stabswache, Stosstrupp, and SS, and the evolution of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler from 1923 to 1933.
A concise history of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 1933-45, the premier division of the Waffen-SS, with emphasis on the armoured and Panzer formations.
Kampfgruppe Peiper was one of the three armoured groups of the German 1st SS ‘Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler’ Panzer Division. During the Ardennes offensive in the winter of 1944 to 45, the German forces made a last attempt to turn the war in their favour.
