German 12th SS Panzer Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Nazi_Party
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:casualties high casualties during the war
gptkbp:combat_role armored warfare
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:cultural_representation depicted in films and literature
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1944
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagement 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Tiger_I_tanks
self-propelled guns
Panzer IV tanks
gptkbp:formed 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bonn
gptkbp:historical_analysis subject of numerous books and documentaries
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of Nazi military power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 12th SS Panzer Division
gptkbp:insignia SS runes
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy controversial due to war crimes
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Meine_Ehre_heißt_Treue
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hitlerjugend
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Heinrich_Himmler
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Seine
gptkb:Falaise_Pocket
gptkb:Siege_of_Caen
gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkbp:post_war_career influenced post-war military studies
many members were tried for war crimes
gptkbp:recruitment youth from the Hitler Youth
gptkbp:reputation elite division
gptkbp:size approximately 20,000 personnel
gptkbp:supports artillery units
reconnaissance units
anti-tank units
gptkbp:symbol Nazi ideology
gptkbp:tactics combined arms operations
gptkbp:training_programs gptkb:France
gptkbp:type gptkb:Panzer_IV
gptkbp:uniform SS uniform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hurtgen_Forest
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4