SS Division Hitlerjugend

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:SS_(Schutzstaffel)
gptkbp:associated_with Nazi ideology
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:casualties high during combat operations
gptkbp:combat_experience experienced heavy combat
gptkbp:combat_role frontline combat
gptkbp:command_structure part of the Waffen-SS hierarchy
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded May 1945
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:engagement defense of Berlin
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:equipment standard German infantry weapons
gptkbp:formed 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bavaria
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_significance youth militarization in Nazi Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS Division Hitlerjugend
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:SS_collar_insignia
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:war_crimes
gptkbp:legacy controversial due to Nazi affiliation
gptkbp:motto “ My Honor is Loyalty”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hitler_Youth_Division
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Berlin
gptkb:Siege_of_Budapest
gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Heinrich_Himmler
gptkbp:objective combat operations against Allied forces
gptkbp:operational_history active until the end of World War II
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Nazi_Party
gptkbp:post_war_career disbanded and reformed in various forms
influenced perceptions of youth in military
viewed negatively in historical context
gptkbp:recruited_from gptkb:Hitler_Youth
gptkbp:recruitment targeted young males
gptkbp:reputation infamous for brutality
gptkbp:size approximately 20,000 soldiers
gptkbp:symbol SS runes
gptkbp:training military discipline and ideology
gptkbp:training_programs gptkb:SS-Junkerschule
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:uniform SS uniform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wilhelm_Bittrich
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6