SS Cavalry Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Nazi_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith SS_leadership
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:SS_officers
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
post-war period
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Eastern_Front
combat operations
reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:establishedIn 1942
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:historicalSignificance symbol_of_Nazi_atrocities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS Cavalry Division
gptkbp:involvedIn border security
intelligence gathering
logistical support
military campaigns
security operations
mass executions
defensive operations
urban warfare
ethnic cleansing
territorial control
offensive operations
counter-insurgency operations
collaboration with local police
rural warfare
suppression of resistance movements
civilian repression
anti-partisan warfare
occupation duties
raids against partisans
collaboration_with_Wehrmacht
gptkbp:knownFor brutality
war_crimes
gptkbp:legacy negative perception
gptkbp:notableFor anti-partisan operations
gptkbp:operates gptkb:SS_command_structure
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Ukraine
Balkans
gptkbp:partOf Waffen-SS
gptkbp:receives gptkb:Heinrich_Himmler
gptkbp:reform SS_Police_Division
gptkbp:relatedPatent armored vehicles
trucks
horses
gptkbp:reputation controversial
gptkbp:size varied
gptkbp:type cavalry division
gptkbp:uses intimidation
psychological warfare
guerilla warfare