3rd SS Division Totenkopf

3rd SS Division Totenkopf

The SS Division Totenkopf ("Death's Head"), also known as 3. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Totenkopf and 3. SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf, was one of the 38 divisions fielded by the Waffen-SS during World War II. Prior to achieving division status, the formation was known as Kampfgruppe Eicke. The division is infamous due to its insignia and the fact that most of the initial enlisted soldiers were SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS concentration camp guards).

The Totenkopf division was numbered with the "Germanic" divisions of the Waffen-SS. These included also the SS-Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, SS-Panzer Division Das Reich, and SS-Panzer Division Wiking.

Read more about 3rd SS Division Totenkopf:  Formation and Fall Gelb, Barbarossa-Demjansk Pocket, Kharkov – Kursk, Battles On The Mius Front – Retreat To The Dniepr, Poland – Warsaw, Budapest Relief Attempts – Hungary, Commanders, Order of Battle – As of 1943

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