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.