37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Lützow

37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Lützow
Insignia of the 37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Lützow
Active	February - May, 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Allegiance	Adolf Hitler
Branch	Waffen SS
Size	Division

37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Lützow was ordered to be formed in February 1945, consisting of remnants of 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer and 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Maria Theresia, including former's SS Pionier Battalion 8, in addition to mostly 16- or 17-year old German, Hungarian Volkdeutsche, and ethnic Hungarian recruits. The division was intended to have three cavalry regiments of two battalions each, but due to lack of men and equipment it could only field two understrength regiments as its main combat units.

Initially the division was commanded by SS-Oberführer Waldemar Fegelein, but in March he was replaced by a more competent officer, SS-Standartenführer Karl Gesele.

The division saw action against Soviets as a part of 6. SS-Panzerarmee during the final weeks of war, before surrendering to Americans in Austria in May.

It was named after the Prussian Generalmajor Adolf Freiherr von Lützow (1782 – 1834).

Commanders

• SS-Standartenführer Waldemar Fegelein (February 1945 - March 1945)
• SS-Standartenführer Karl Gesele (March 1945 - May 1945)

Order of battle

• SS Cavalry Regiment 92
• SS Cavalry Regiment 93
• SS Cavalry Regiment 94
• SS Artillery Battalion 37 (two batteries with le.FH18 10,5 cm)
• SS Reconnaissance Battalion 37
• SS Panzerjäger Battalion 37 (one company equipped with Hetzer)
• SS Pionier Battalion 37
• SS Signals Company 37
• SS Medical Battalion 37
• SS Nachschub Troop 37
• Feldersatz Battalion 37

References

• Fowler, Dr Jeffrey T. - Axis Cavalry in World War II ISBN 1-84176-323-3
• Trang, Charles - Division << Florian Geyer >> ISBN 2-84048-141-3