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
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Branch Flag Schutzstaffel.svg Waffen-SS
Type Infantry
Size Division
Engagements
Commanders
Oberfuhrer Johannes Wirth
Standartenführer Ruediger 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.

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Organisation

English designationGerman 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

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Notes

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

Citations

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

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