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35th SS-Police Grenadier Division

German infantry division

Field	Value
unit_name	35th SS- und Polizei Grenadier Division
image	35divss.svg
image_size	100
caption	Division emblem
dates	1 March – 8 May 1945
country	Nazi Germany
branch	[[File:Flag Schutzstaffel.svg	23px]] Waffen-SS
type	Infantry
size	Division
colors
colors_label
commander1	Johannes Wirth
commander1_label	Oberfuhrer
commander2	Ruediger Pipkorn
commander2_label	Standartenführer

World War II
- Battle of the Seelow Heights
- Battle of Halbe The 35th SS- und Police Grenadier Division () was an infantry division of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was created from SS-Police units transferred to the Waffen-SS. It was formed in the spring of 1945, and its actual strength is not known. As part of the German Ninth Army, it was badly mauled on the approaches to Berlin during the Battle of the Seelow Heights, and was destroyed during the Battle of Halbe. Various remnants surrendered to American and Soviet forces near the demarcation line of the Elbe.

Organisation

English designation	German designation

Commanders

SS-Oberfuhrer Johannes Wirth (February–March 1945)
SS-Standartenführer Ruediger Pipkorn (March–May 1945)

References

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

Bishop, Chris. The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide - Waffen-SS Divisions 1939-1945, Amber Books, 2007
Tessin, Georg. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945; Band 5: Die Landsreitkräfte 31–70 Frankfurt am Main: E. S. Mittler, [1971] OCLC 462224456

References

Tessin, p. 51
Bishop, p. 183

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