V SS Mountain Corps | |
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Active | October 1943 - May 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Allegiance | Adolf Hitler |
Branch | Waffen SS |
Size | Corps |
Engagements |
Operation Rösselsprung (1944) Battle of Halbe Defense of Schwedt Bridgehead Battle of Berlin |
V SS Mountain Corps was a Waffen SS formation that existed in later periods of World War II. The Corps fought against partisans in Yugoslavia as part of 2nd Panzer Army from October 1943 to December 1944. In 1945, the Corps fought on the Oder line as part of the 9th Army, in the Frankfurt am Oder area and in the Battle of Berlin that followed.[1][2]
Commanders[]
- Obergruppenführer Artur Phleps
- Obergruppenführer Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger
- Obergruppenführer Friedrich Jeckeln
Chief of Staff[]
Formation[]
- 32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division 30 Januar
- 35th SS and Police Grenadier Division
- 36th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS
- 502nd Heavy Tank Battalion [3]
References[]
- Beevor, Antony. Berlin: The Downfall 1945, Penguin Books, 2002, ISBN 0-670-88695-5
- Ripley, Tim. The Waffen SS at War, Zenith Imprint, 2004, ISBN 0-7603-2068-3
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