26th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment

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The 26th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment was a Waffen-SS mechanized infantry unit of Nazi Germany that fought on the Western Front during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Panzergrenadier regiment
Waffen-SS regiment
military unit
activeDuring 1944
1945
allegiance Waffen-SS
associatedDivisionNumber 12
associatedWith Hitler Youth volunteers
linked to: Hitler Youth

war crimes committed by 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
branch Waffen-SS
commandStructure regiment-level unit
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
disbandedIn 1945
equipmentClass armored personnel carriers
half-tracks
supporting tanks from divisional panzer regiment
formedAsPartOf 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
garrisonDuringFormation Germany
historicalClassification Nazi military unit
ideology Nazism
insignia Waffen-SS runes
languageOfCommand German
militaryBranchOf Schutzstaffel
linked to: Schutzstaffel (SS)
notableEngagement Battle of Caen
linked to: Battle for Caen

Fighting in the Falaise Pocket
Normandy campaign
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Operations against Allied landings in Normandy
Retreat through France and Belgium
operationalArea Belgium
France
Western Europe
opponent Allied forces
British Army
Canadian Army
United States Army
participatedIn German defensive operations after D-Day
partOf 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
regimentalNumber 26
role panzergrenadier
sideInConflict Axis Powers
subordinateTo 12th SS Panzer Division staff
I SS Panzer Corps
theaterOfOperations Western Front
timePeriod 20th century
type mechanized infantry
uniform Waffen-SS field grey uniform

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Operation Windsor opponentUnit 26th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment