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The ss was the single most powerful political organization within the third reich and consisted of the allgemeine ss totenkopfverbande and the waffen ss.

Call of duty modern warfare waffen level. Divisions in name only. The 2nd ss panzer division das reich german. Ss panzerdivision leibstandarte ss adolf hitler began as adolf hitlers personal bodyguard responsible for guarding the fuehrers person offices and residencesinitially the size of a regiment the lssah eventually grew into an elite division sized unit during world war ii.

Its formations included men from nazi germany along with volunteers and conscripts from both occupied and unoccupied lands. Many of the higher numbered units were small battle groups kampfgruppen ie. Ss panzerdivision das reich was one of 38 divisions of the waffen ss of nazi germany during world war ii.

The entry of foreign citizens into the waffen ss began early in. The 1st ss panzer division leibstandarte ss adolf hitler short lssah german. Vafnss armed ss was the military branch of the nazi partys ss organisation.

The 6th ss mountain division nord was a german unit of the waffen ss during world war ii formed in february 1941 as ss kampfgruppe nord ss battle group north. Through the incorporation of foreign troops the waffen ss managed to double in size every 12 months beginning in late 1942. Das reich served during the invasion of france and took part in several major battles on the eastern front including in the battle of prokhorovka against the 5th guards tank army at the battle of kursk.

After beginning as a protection unit for the nsdap leadership by october 1944 the waffen ss had grown into a force of 38 combat divisions comprising over 910000 men including a number of elite army units. The division was the only waffen ss unit to fight in the arctic circle when it was stationed in finland and northern russia between june and november 1941. Of the 38 waffen ss divisions 21 were raised with non germans as their primary personnel.

Those tagged with nationalities were at least nominally recruited from those nationalities. All divisions in the waffen ss were ordered in a single series up to 38th regardless of type. The elite ss panzer and panzer grenadier divisions from this and the following page represented germanys most effective troops in the last stages of the war setting a standard unsurpassed and seldom equaled among the forces of any other.

In the latter part of world war ii all regular ss divisions had some foreign soldiers assigned to them. Between early 1943 and until the end of world war ii the order of battle of the waffen ss rose from 8 to 38 divisions with nearly one million men. The ss and the battle of berlin.

The waffen ss grew from three regiments to over 38 divisions during world war ii and served alongside the heer regular army ordnungspolizei.