12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activePeriod 1943–1945
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkbp:composedOf members of Hitler Youth
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:formed 1943
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Beverloo_Camp,_Belgium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:SS_runes
gptkb:Hitlerjugend_diamond
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hitlerjugend
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Operation_Lüttich
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_Aachen
gptkb:Operation_Spring
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_Caen
gptkb:Falaise_Pocket
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Fritz_Witt
gptkb:Hubert_Meyer
gptkb:Kurt_Meyer
gptkb:Theodor_Wisch
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ardennes
defense of Vienna
counterattack at Villers-Bocage
defense of Caen
defense of Falaise Pocket
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Scheldt
gptkb:Operation_Totalize
gptkb:Operation_Tractable
gptkb:Battle_of_Carpiquet
Normandy landings response
defense of the Reich
gptkbp:notableFor war crimes
close association with Hitler Youth
fanatical resistance
heavy casualties in Normandy
high percentage of young soldiers
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:12th_SS_Anti-Aircraft_Battalion
gptkb:12th_SS_Artillery_Regiment
gptkb:12th_SS_Divisional_Support_Units
gptkb:12th_SS_Engineer_Battalion
gptkb:12th_SS_Field_Replacement_Battalion
gptkb:12th_SS_Medical_Battalion
gptkb:12th_SS_Panzer_Regiment
gptkb:12th_SS_Reconnaissance_Battalion
gptkb:12th_SS_Signal_Battalion
gptkb:12th_SS_Supply_Battalion
gptkb:25th_SS_Panzergrenadier_Regiment
gptkb:26th_SS_Panzergrenadier_Regiment
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:I_SS_Panzer_Corps
gptkb:6th_SS_Panzer_Army
gptkb:Army_Group_B
gptkbp:size gptkb:division
gptkbp:surrenderedTo gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:Enns,_Austria
gptkbp:warCrimes gptkb:Oradour-sur-Glane_massacre
gptkb:Ardenne_Abbey_massacre
gptkb:Ascq_massacre
murder of Canadian POWs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:I_SS_Panzer_Corps
gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkb:XII_SS_Corps
gptkb:XI_SS_Panzer_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5