The Origins of the Waffen SS
After Hitler assumed the chancellery he required additional security. He appointed `Sepp Deitrich` to create an armed bodyguard. This became the SS Leibstandarte `Adolf Hitler`.
Following this in 1934 the SS-VT was formed and evolved to comprise three armed SS regiments :SS 1 Deutschland 1934
SS 2 Germania 1936
SS 3 Der Fuhrer 1938A third branch of the armed SS was created the` TOTENKOPKVERBANDE` in 1936 to staff the concentration camps, which at this stage were used to hold political prisoners and similar `undesirables`. This comprised the following regiments:
SS Totenkofstandarte 1`Oberbayern`
SS Totenkofstandarte 2 `Brandendurg`
SS Totenkofstandarte 3 `Thuringen`
SS Totenkofstandarte 4 `Ostmark`
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Symbol |
Division |
Formed
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MKnights
Cross`s
Awarded |
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1st SS Panzer Division.
( Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Division)
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1942
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58
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2nd SS Panzer Division
( Das Reich Division ) |
1939
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69
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3rd SS Panzer Division
( Totenkoph Division ) Strength 14000 |
1939
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47
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4th SS Panzer Grenadier
Division ( SS - Polizei ) |
1939
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25
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5th SS Panzer Division
( Wiking Division ) |
1940
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55
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6th SS Gebirgs Division
(Nord Division ) |
1941
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4
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7th SS Freiwilligen
- Gebirgs Division (Prinz Eugen Division) |
1942
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6
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8th SS Kavallerie
Division ( Florin Geyer Division ) |
1942
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22
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9th SS Panzer Division
( The Hohenstaufen Division ) |
1943
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12
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10th SS Panzer Division
(Frundsberg Division ) |
1943
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13
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11th SS Freiwilligen
- Panzergrenadier Division ( Nordland Division ) |
1943
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25
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12th SS Panzer Division
( Hitlerjugend ) |
1943
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14
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13th Waffen - Gebirgs
Division Der
SS(
Handschar Division ) |
1943
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4
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14th Waffen Grenadier
Division Der
SS
( Ukrainische NR 1 ) (1st Ukranian) |
1943
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1
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15th Waffen - Grenadier
Division Der
SS ( Lettische Nr 1 Division
) |
1943
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3
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16th SS Panzer grenadier
Division SS (Reichsfuhrer Division ) |
1943
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1
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17th SS panzer Grenadier
Division ( Gotz von Berlichingen ) |
1943
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4
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18th SS Freiwilligen
- Panzer Grenadier Division ( Horst Wessel Division ) |
1944
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2
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19th Waffen Grenadier Division Der SS( Lettiches 2nd Division) |
1944
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12
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20th Waffen Grenadier
Division Der
SS(Estniche
1st Division) |
1944
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5
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21st Waffen Gebirgs
Division Der
SS(
Albanische 1st Division ) |
1944
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0
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22nd Freiwilligen
- Kavallerie SS Division ( Maria Theresia Division ) |
1944
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6
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23rd Waffen - Gebirgs
Division Der
SS(
Kama Division ) |
1944
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0
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24th SS Gibirgs Division
Der SS
(Karstjager Division ) |
1944
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0
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25th Waffen Grenadier
Division Der
SS(
Hunyadi ungarische 1st Division ) |
1944
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0
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26th Waffen grenadier
Division Der
SS (Hungaria ungarische 2nd
Division ) |
1945
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0
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27th SS Freiwilligen
Panzergrenadier Division ( Langemark Flamische 1st Division ) |
1944
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1
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28th SS Freiwilligen
Panzergrenadier Division ( Wallonien Division ) |
1944
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3
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29th Waffen grenadier
Division Der
SS(Russische Division )
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1944
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0
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ALSO a second 29th
Division of the Waffen SS (Italian Division ) |
-
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0
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30th Waffen Grenadier
Division Der
SS ( Weissruthenische Division
) |
1945
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0
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31st SS Freiwilligen
Grenadier Division |
1945
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0
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32nd SS Freiwilligen
Grenadier Division |
1945
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2
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33rd Waffen Kavallerie
SS Division |
1945
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-
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33rd Waffen Grenadier Division Der SS( Charlemagne Division ) |
1945
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2
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34th Waffen grenadier
SS Division ( Landstorm Nederland Division ) |
1945
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3
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35th SS Polizei Grenadier
Division |
1945
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0
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36th Waffen Grenadier
Division Der
SS |
1945
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1
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37th SS Freiwilligen
Kavallerie Division (Lutzow Division ) |
1945
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0
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38th SS Grenadier
Division ( Nibelungen ) |
1945
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0
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