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CI Army Corps
The CI Army Corps (), alternatively also referred to as Roman 101st Corps (),The word Roman (German: ''römisch'') here indicates Roman numerals (i.e. the spelling of the number 101 as ''CI''), and is not related to the city of Rome. Because of the (to the average soldier) confusing nature of Roman numerals, the name of the army corps was often mistakenly read as ''C eins''' ('C one') rather than 101. It became a practice to avoid the Roman numeral and to instead write ''röm sch 101'', 'Roman 101'. was a corps-level unit of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. It existed only for a few months during the year 1945. History The CI Army Corps was formed in early February 1945 in Wehrkreis III (Berlin) as ''Korpsstab Berlin''. On 9 February 1945, it was redesignated ''Generalkommando CI. Armeekorps'', the highest numbered German army corps formed during the war. It was deployed in the Oder- Küstrin area as a subordinate of the 9th Army (Busse), which was in turn under the comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German Reich, German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a Totalitarianism, totalitarian dictatorship. The Third Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", referred to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the earlier Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and German Empire (1871–1918). The Third Reich, which the Nazis referred to as the Thousand-Year Reich, ended in May 1945, after 12 years, when the Allies of World War II, Allies defeated Germany and entered the capital, Berlin, End of World War II in Europe, ending World War II in Europe. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi Party began to eliminate political opposition and consolidate power. A 1934 German referendum confirmed Hitler as sole ''Führer'' (leader). Power was centralised in Hitler's person, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was a German Nazism, Nazi politician and military leader who was the 4th of the (Protection Squadron; SS), a leading member of the Nazi Party, and one of the most powerful people in Nazi Germany. He is primarily known for being one of the main architects of the Holocaust. After serving in a reserve battalion during World War I without seeing combat, Himmler went on to join the Nazi Party in 1923. In 1925, he joined the SS, a small paramilitary arm of the Nazi Party that served as a bodyguard unit for Adolf Hitler. Subsequently, Himmler rose steadily through the SS's ranks to become by 1929. Under Himmler's leadership, the SS grew from a 290-man battalion into one of the most powerful institutions within Nazi Germany. Over the course of his career, Himmler acquired a reputation for good organisational skills as well as for selecting highly competent subordinates, such as Reinhard Heydrich. From 1943 onwards, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LVI Panzer Corps
LVI Panzer Corps was a panzer corps in the German Army during World War II. This corps was activated in February 1941 as the LVI Army Corps (mot.), for the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which commenced on 22 June 1941. Erich von Manstein led the corps in its advance from East Prussia to Demyansk, where, in September 1941, he was informed of his appointment as commander of the German Eleventh Army. On 1 March 1942, the Corps was renamed LVI Panzer Corps. In 1942, as part of Army Group Center's 3rd Panzer Army, the LVI Panzer Corps was used to fight Soviet partisans on the Eastern Front. The corps was active in the Spas-Demensk and Kirov area before withdrawing to Krichev and across the Dnieper. In the spring of 1944, the LVI Panzer Corps fought at Zhlobin and Kalinkovichi in Belarus. In May 1944, the LVI Panzer Corps was transferred to Army Group North Ukraine.Ziemke, E., F. Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East. Center of Military History, United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Goebbels
Paul Joseph Goebbels (; 29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazism, Nazi politician and philologist who was the ''Gauleiter'' (district leader) of Berlin, chief Propaganda in Nazi Germany, propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945. He was one of Adolf Hitler's closest and most devoted followers, known for his skills in public speaking and his virulent antisemitism which was evident in his publicly voiced views. He advocated progressively harsher discrimination, including the extermination of the Jews in the Holocaust. Goebbels, who aspired to be an author, obtained a doctorate in philology from the University of Heidelberg in 1921. He joined the Nazi Party in 1924 and worked with Gregor Strasser in its northern branch. He was appointed ''Gauleiter'' of Berlin in 1926, where he began to take an interest in the use of propaganda to promote the party and its progr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler, chancellor and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, committed suicide via a gunshot to the head on 30 April 1945 in the in Berlin after it became clear that Germany would lose the Battle of Berlin, which led to the end of World War II in Europe. Eva Braun, his longtime companion and wife of one day, also committed suicide by cyanide poisoning. In accordance with Hitler's prior written and verbal instructions, that afternoon their remains were carried up the stairs and through the bunker's emergency exit to the Reich Chancellery garden, where they were doused in petrol and burned. The news of Hitler's death was announced on German radio the next day, 1 May. Eyewitnesses who saw Hitler's body immediately after his suicide testified that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot, presumably to the temple. Otto Günsche, Hitler's personal adjutant, who handled both bodies, testified that while Braun's smelled strongly of burnt almondsan indicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming Chancellor of Germany#Nazi Germany (1933–1945), the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of in 1934. His invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 marked the start of the Second World War. He was closely involved in military operations throughout the war and was central to the perpetration of the Holocaust: the genocide of Holocaust victims, about six million Jews and millions of other victims. Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn in Austria-Hungary and moved to German Empire, Germany in 1913. He was decorated during his service in the German Army in the First World War, receiving the Iron Cross. In 1919 he joined the German Workers' Party (DAP), the precursor of the Nazi Party, and in 1921 was app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp (22 June 1893 – 29 April 1945) was a high-ranking German SS commander during the Nazi era. Reaching the rank of SS-Obergruppenführer, he commanded the SS Division Totenkopf, SS Division Nord, SS Division Das Reich, III SS Panzer Corps, VII SS Panzer Corps, IV SS Panzer Corps, XII SS Army Corps and the XI SS Army Corps in World War II. Kleinheisterkamp died by suicide in the Battle of Halbe after being captured by the Soviets. Pre-war career Born in 1893, Matthias Kleinheisterkamp enlisted in the Prussian Army in 1914 and served on both the Western and the Eastern Fronts of World War I. During his service in the war, he was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross and a silver grade Wound Badge. Following the war, Kleinheisterkamp joined the paramilitary group Freikorps and then served in the Reichswehr. He joined the Allgemeine-SS in November 1933, membership number 132,399. He transferred to the SS-Verfügungstruppe on 1 April 1935 and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XI SS Panzer Corps
The XI SS Corps (German: ''XI. SS-Armeekorps'' later ''XI. SS-Panzerkorps'') was a ''Waffen-SS'' corps created on July 24, 1944 in southern Poland on the basis of the remains of the headquarters of the defeated V Army Corps (Wehrmacht), V Army Corps and employed on the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front in 1944-1945 during World War II. There were no SS units in the corps, as the SS prefix in the name is explained only by the fact that the commander, Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, was not a general of the ''Wehrmacht'', but an ''SS-Obergruppenführer''. On February 1, 1945 the corps was transformed into the XI SS Panzer Corps. History The corps was formed in August 1944 in Western Galicia as part of the 17th Army (Wehrmacht), 17th Army, which was subordinate to Army Group North Ukraine (in October renamed Army Group A). It defended the front between Tarnów and Pilzno until it had to withdraw to the Western Carpathians during the Vistula–Oder offensive in January 1945. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
309th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
Infantry Division 309, also known as the 309th Infantry Division, Infantry Division "Berlin", and Infantry Division "Greater Berlin", was an infantry division of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. History Infantry Division "Berlin" was formed on 1 February 1945 in Döberitz as an emergency formation in Wehrkreis III. It was assembled from two regiments of the 166th Infantry Division, hitherto in occupied Denmark. While the division received the ordinal number 309, it was usually just referred to as Infantry Division "Berlin" and, from April 1945, as Infantry Division "Greater Berlin". The division's only commander was Heinrich Voigtsberger, who initially held the rank of ''Oberst'' (colonel) and was promoted to ''Generalmajor'' on 1 April 1945. After service in the Küstrin area, the Infantry Division "Berlin" was destroyed in the Halbe cauldron, around 29 April 1945. Organization Superior formations Throughout its entire activity, the Infantry Division "Berlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
303rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 303rd Infantry Division (), also dubbed Infantry Division "Döberitz" (), was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II. History The ''Infantry Division Döberitz'' was formed in Military Training Area Döberitz on 31 January 1945. Initially, the division did not carry an ordinal number, but was eventually assigned the number 303. The divisional staff was recruited from the staff of the former 611th Special Purpose (z.b.V.) Division. The division's initial commander was Rudolf Hübner. Upon formation, the Infantry Division Döberitz consisted of the following parts by early February: * Grenadier Regiment 300 * Grenadier Regiment 301 * Grenadier Regiment 303 * Division Fusilier Battalion 303 * Artillery Regiment 303 * Division Units 303, Reconnaissance Detachment 1303 The three Grenadier Regiments consisted of two battalions each, whereas the Artillery Regiment consisted of four batteries. In March 1945, the division was assigned to the CI Army Corps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
606th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 606th Infantry Division (), also known as the Division for special deployment 606 () was a short-lived infantry division of the '' Heer'', the ground forces of Nazi Germany's ''Wehrmacht''. It was active in April 1945. History The 606th Division was initially founded on 7 November 1944 as the "Division for special purposes 606" () in the German-occupied Netherlands using elements of the former 344th Infantry Division. During its service in the Netherlands, the 606th Division was placed subordinate to the LXXXVI Corps of 1st Parachute Army The 1st Parachute Army () was a combined forces between airborne forces (Fallschirmjäger), armoured, and mechanized infantry unit of German Army, formed in September, 1944, comprising 30,000 men. History Its first commander was Colonel Gene ... between November and December 1944, and subsequently under II Parachute Corps in January 1945. In February 1945, the division was deployed to the Oder river on the Eastern Front, as part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht)
The German 5th Infantry Division () was formed in October 1934 and mobilized on 25 August 1939. The division's troops were garrisoned in Konstanz, Ulm, and Freiburg.Tessin, p. 288 When formed, the division consisted of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd battalions of the 14th, 56th, and 75th Infantry Regiments, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions of the 5th Artillery Regiment, the 1st battalion of the 41st Artillery Regiment, and assorted 5th Division support units. The division sat out the Invasion of Poland on the western front and first saw battle with the Second Army during the Campaign for France in 1940. Thereafter, the division was engaged in occupation duties in France until March 1941. In April 1941, the division was sent to East Prussia and then took part in the invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, fighting in the vicinity of Vyazma until the end of the year, when the division was pulled back to France for a two-month refit. In 1942, the division returned to the Eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
