35th SS-Police Grenadier Division explained

Unit Name:35th SS- und Polizei Grenadier Division
Dates:1 March 1945 – 8 May 1945
Branch: Waffen-SS
Type:Infantry
Size:Division
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Battles:World War II
Commander1:Johannes Wirth
Commander1 Label:Oberfuhrer
Commander2:Ruediger Pipkorn
Commander2 Label:Standartenführer

The 35th SS- und Police Grenadier Division (German: 35. SS- und Polizei-Grenadier-Division)[1] 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.

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  1. Tessin, p. 51
  2. Bishop, p. 183