SS infantry divisions

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:are racially motivated
highly mobile
disbanded after the war
known for their discipline
elite units
well-equipped
politically motivated
often poorly supplied
known for their brutality
ideologically driven
known for their fanaticism
often involved in counterinsurgency operations
responsible for atrocities
subject to denazification
integrated into regular army units
often deployed in key battles
often deployed in occupied territories
often feared by civilians
often involved in urban warfare
often used for propaganda purposes
integrated_into_the_Kriegsmarine
integrated_into_the_Luftwaffe
involved_in_the_Holocaust
often_involved_in_the_defense_of_Berlin
often_involved_in_the_defense_of_the_Reich.
often_poorly_supported_by_the_Luftwaffe
part_of_the_Nazi_military_structure
gptkbp:awardedBy special training
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagesIn combat operations
gptkbp:establishedIn 1939
gptkbp:has various ranks
various divisions
distinct insignia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS infantry divisions
gptkbp:includes artillery units
infantry regiments
support units
Panzer divisions
motorized divisions
mountain divisions
gptkbp:is_used_in anti-partisan operations
gptkbp:knownFor high casualty rates
loyalty_to_Nazi_ideology
gptkbp:notableFor war_crimes
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Heinrich_Himmler
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:partOf Waffen-SS
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:utilizes gptkb:German_soldiers
armored vehicles