48th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:casualties high during the war
gptkbp:combat_role gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:command_structure hierarchical military structure
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Hermann_von_Kuhl
gptkbp:country gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:cultural_representation depicted in various media
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:military_unit
armored vehicles
small arms
gptkbp:formed 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:historical_analysis subject of historical studies
gptkbp:historical_context formed during the Nazi regime
gptkbp:historical_significance part of the Nazi military structure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 48th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy controversial due to war crimes
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Waffen-SS
some veterans survived post-war
gptkbp:military_rank various ranks
gptkbp:nickname " The 48th Division"
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
experienced in various battles
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Bagration
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:SS_(Schutzstaffel)
gptkbp:political_position Nazi ideology
gptkbp:recruitment volunteers from various countries
gptkbp:reform reorganized during the war
gptkbp:reputation infamous for atrocities
gptkbp:retirement_year disbanded after the war
influenced post-war military policies
members prosecuted for war crimes
gptkbp:size approximately 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:strategic_importance part of the Eastern Front strategy
gptkbp:symbol SS runes
gptkbp:training military training camps
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:uniform gptkb:Waffen-SS_uniform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3