The 35th SS- und Police Grenadier Division (german: 35. SS- und Polizei-Grenadier-Division) was an
infantry
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division
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Mathematics
*Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication
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Military
*Division (military), a formation typically consisting ...
of the
Waffen-SS
The (, "Armed SS") was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) organisation. Its formations included men from Nazi Germany, along with Waffen-SS foreign volunteers and conscripts, volunteers and conscripts from both occup ...
of
Nazi Germany
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during
World War II
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. 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
The 9th Army (german: 9. Armee) was a World War II field army. It was activated on 15 May 1940 with General Johannes Blaskowitz in command.
History
1940
The 9th Army first saw service along the Siegfried Line during its involvement in the invas ...
, it was badly mauled on the approaches to
Berlin
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during the
Battle of the Seelow Heights
The Battle of the Seelow Heights (german: Schlacht um die Seelower Höhen) was part of the Berlin Offensive, Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation (16 April–2 May 1945). A pitched battle, it was one of the last assaults on large Field entrenchm ...
, and was destroyed during the
Battle of Halbe
The Battle of Halbe (german: Kesselschlacht von Halbe, russian: Хальбский котёл, Halbe pocket) was a battle lasting from April 24 – May 1, 1945 in which the German Ninth Army—under the command of General Theodor Busse—was des ...
. Various remnants surrendered to American and Soviet forces near the demarcation line of the
Elbe
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.
Organisation
Commanders
*
Oberfuhrer Johannes Wirth (February 1945 – March 1945)
[Bishop, p. 183]
*
Standartenführer Ruediger Pipkorn (March 1945 – May 1945)
See also
*
List of German divisions in World War II
This article lists divisions of the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) and Waffen-SS active during World War II, including divisions of the Heer (army), Luftwaffe (air force), and the Kriegsmarine (navy).
Upgrades and reorganizations are shown only ...
*
List of Waffen-SS divisions
*
List of SS personnel
Between 1925 and 1945, the German ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) grew from eight members to over a quarter of a million ''Waffen-SS'' and over a million '' Allgemeine-SS'' members. Other members included the ''SS-Totenkopfverbände'' (SS-TV), which ran ...
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
*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,
971
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Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Battle of Dorostolon: A Byzantine expeditionary army (possibly 30–40,000 men) ...
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Military units and formations established in 1945
Infantry divisions of the Waffen-SS
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945