Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division
SS-Freiwilligen-Division Prinz Eugen
SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division Prinz Eugen
7.SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division Prinz Eugen

The 7.SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs Division Prinz Eugen was a German volunteer Waffen-SS Mountain division. It saw action in the Balkans against Tito's Partisan Army and against the advancing Red Army. The division was named after the famous captain Eugene of Savoy, who fought alongside John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Waffen-SS recruitment poster; Volunteer to the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS was the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel. ... Edelweiss badge worn on the cap of Heer and Waffen SS Gebirgsjägers. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ... Marshal Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz Tito   listen? (May 7, 1892 – May 4, 1980) was the leader of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980. ... The Column The Yugoslav Partisans were the main resistance movement engaged in the fight against the Axis forces in the Balkans during World War II. // Origins The Rebellion The Yugoslav Partisans went under the official name of Peoples Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia (Narodno-oslobodilačka vojska... Red Army flag The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers and Peasants Red Army, (Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия - Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya in Russian), the armed forces organised by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918. ... Eugene of Savoy (part of a statue in front of the Hofburg in Vienna) François-Eugène, Prince of Savoy-Carignan, known as Prinz Eugen von Savoyen in German (October 16, 1663-April 24, 1736) was a noted general. ... John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in his Garter robes The Most Noble John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (May 26, 1650 – June 16, 1722), in full The Most Noble Captain-General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Earl of Marlborough, Baron Churchill of Sandridge, Lord Churchill of Eyemouth, KG...

The Prinz Eugen was formed from Volksdeutsche personnel from Croatia, Serbia, Hungary and Romania. Its initial composition was of an all-volunteer force until conscription began later in the war. It surrendered on 11 May, 1945 to Yugoslav forces. Volksdeutsche (ethnic Germans) is a historical term which arose in the early 20th century to apply for Germans living outside of the German Empire. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  â€“ Density  7. ... This group of political volunteers is working to promote voter turn-out. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Yugoslav refers to: Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavs This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Commanders

• SS-Obergruppenführer Artur Phelps (30 Jan 1942 - 15 May 1943)
• SS-Brigadeführer Karl Reichsritter von Oberkamp (15 May 1943 - 30 Jan 1944)
• SS-Brigadeführer Otto Kumm (30 Jan 1944 - 20 Jan 1945)
• SS-Brigadeführer August Schmidthuber (20 Jan 1945 - 8 May 1945)

Order of Battle

October 1943 - Croatia

• Division Stab
• SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13
• SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 14 "Skanderberg"
• SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 7
• SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abteilung (mot) 7
• SS-Panzer-Abteilung 7
• SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 7
• SS-Gebirgs-Pionier-Battaillon 7
• SS-Gebirgs-Flak-Abteilung 7
• SS-Radfahr-Battailon 7
• SS-Kavallerie-Abteilung 7
• SS-Gebirgs-Nachrichten-Abteilung 7
• SS-Gebirgs-Feldersatz-Battaillon 7
• SS-Sanitäts-Abteilung 7
• SS-Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 7
• SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Veterinär-Kompanie 7
• SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Kriegsberichter-Zug 7
• SS-Divisions Versorgungs Truppen 7

November 1944 - Balkans

• Division Stab
• SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 Artur Phleps
• SS-Freiwilligen-Gebrigsjäger-Regiment 14 Skanderbeg
• SS-Freiwilligen-Gebrigs-Artillerie-Regiment 7
• SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abteilung (mot) 7
• SS-Panzer-Abteilung 7
• SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Zug
• SS-Gebirgs-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 7
• SS-Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 7
• SS-Gebirgs-Pionier-Battaillon 7
• SS-Flak-Abteilung 7
• SS-Radfahr-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7
• SS-Kavallerie-Abteilung 7
• SS-Kradschützen-Battalion 7
• SS-Gebirgs-Nachrichten-Abteilung 7
• SS-Feldertaz-Abteilung 7
• SS-Sanitäts-Abteilung 7
• SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Veterinär-Kompanie 7
• SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Kriegsberichter-Zug 7
• SS-Propaganda-Zug
• SS-Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 7
• SS-Werkstatt-Kompanie
• SS-Nachshub-Kompanie 7
• SS-Instandsetzung-Abteilung 7
• SS-Wirtschafts-Battaillon 7
• SS-Wehrgeologisches-Battaillon

References

• Kumm, Otto - The History of the 7. SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen
• Pipes, Jason. "7.SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen"". Retrieved July 28, 2005.
• Wendel, Marcus (2005). "7.SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen"". Retrieved July 28, 2005.
• "7.SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen"". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. (Follow links for the entire unit history.) Retrieved July 28, 2005.