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 4