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German 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/German_12th_SS_Panzer_Division_Hitlerjugend
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activePeriod
1943–1945
gptkbp:branch
gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded
May 1945
gptkbp:formedBy
Hitler Youth members
gptkbp:garrison
gptkb:Beverloo_Camp,_Belgium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
German 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
gptkbp:motto
gptkb:Blut_und_Ehre_(Blood_and_Honor)
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Hitlerjugend
gptkbp:notableBattle
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Operation_Spring
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Falaise_Pocket
gptkbp:notableCommander
gptkb:Fritz_Witt
gptkb:Hubert_Meyer
gptkb:Kurt_Meyer
gptkbp:notableEvent
involved in Ardennes Offensive
involved in Caen fighting
involved in Canadian POW massacre at Ardenne Abbey
involved in Oradour-sur-Glane massacre (support role)
gptkbp:notableFor
war crimes
high proportion of young soldiers
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:SS_Panzer_Corps
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:I_SS_Panzer_Corps
gptkbp:size
gptkb:division
gptkbp:surrenderedTo
gptkb:Western_Allies
gptkbp:type
gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:weapon
gptkb:Panzer_IV_tank
gptkb:Sd.Kfz._251_half-track
gptkb:Panther_tank
gptkb:Tiger_I_tank
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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