9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen
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The 9th SS Panzer Division "Hohenstaufen" (German: 9. SS-Panzerdivision "Hohenstaufen")[lower-alpha 1] was a Waffen-SS armoured division of Nazi Germany during World War II. It participated in battles on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.[1] The division was activated in December 1942.[2] Many of the men of the division were young German conscripts, with a cadre of NCOs and staff from the SS Division Leibstandarte and other Waffen SS divisions.[3] Hohenstaufen took part in the relief of German forces in the Kamenets-Podolsky pocket, the Normandy battles, Operation Market Garden, the Ardennes Offensive and Operation Spring Awakening.[4] The division surrendered to the United States Army on 8 May 1945, at Steyr.[5]
9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen | |
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Active | February 1943 – May 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Waffen-SS |
Type | Panzer |
Role | Armoured warfare |
Size | Division |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Wilhelm Bittrich Sylvester Stadler |