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Encyclopedia > Totenkopf Division

The SS Totenkopf Division--German for "Skull", literally "Dead's Head"--was a part of the German armed forces' famous Waffen SS. Originally formed from members of concentration camp guards, it eventually evolved into one of Nazi Germany's most formidable combat formations.


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  • History of the Death's Head Division (http://www.historyofmilitary.com/SSTotenkopf_The_History_of_the_Deaths_Head_Division_194045_0760310157.html)

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Waffen-SS: Retreat to the Dnieper, 1943 (2974 words)
The Totenkopf Panzergrenadier Regiment was to form the centre of the defence, with the reconnaissance battalion screening its left flank and the Theodor Eicke Panzergrenadier Regiment digging in on the right.
The Wiking, Das Reich and Totenkopf Divisions were now operating under the command of the Eighth Army (formerly Army Detachment Kempf) during the withdrawal back to the Dnieper at Kremenchug.
The Totenkopf Division remained on station in the Dnieper bend for the remainder of 1943.
3rd SS Division Totenkopf at AllExperts (3185 words)
Totenkopf's military record was tarnished by numerous war crimes and by the fact that most of the initial enlisted men had been SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS concentration camp guards).
The SS-Panzerkorps was to attack the southern flank of the salient as the spearhead for Generaloberst Hermann Hoth's 4.Panzer-Armee.
The division was pulled back to the west, executing a fighting withdrawal from Budapest to the area near Lake Balaton, where the 6th SS Panzer Army under SS-Oberstgruppenführer Josef Dietrich was massing for the upcoming Operation Frühlingserwachen.
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