German 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod 1941-1945
gptkbp:awarded Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (to several members)
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkbp:composedOf volunteers from Belgium
volunteers from Denmark
volunteers from Estonia
volunteers from Finland
volunteers from Hungary
volunteers from Norway
volunteers from Sweden
volunteers from Switzerland
volunteers from the Netherlands
volunteers from France
volunteers from Spain
volunteers from Croatia
volunteers from Romania
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:formed 1941
gptkbp:garrison Heidelberg (initial formation)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Wiking
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Caucasus
gptkb:Battle_of_Warsaw_(1944)
gptkb:Battle_of_Berlin
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkb:Battle_of_Korsun–Cherkassy
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Karl_Ullrich
gptkb:Felix_Steiner
gptkb:Herbert_Gille
gptkbp:notableUnit SS-Artillerie-Regiment 5
SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5
SS-Nachrichten-Abteilung 5
SS-Panzer-Regiment 5
SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment Germania
SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment Nordland
SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment Westland
SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 5
SS-Pionier-Bataillon 5
SS-Versorgungs-Einheiten 5
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Army_Group_Vistula
gptkb:Army_Group_A
gptkb:Army_Group_South
gptkbp:size gptkb:division
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:warCrimeAllegation involvement in war crimes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Army_Group_E
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7