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17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen

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learned of the plan, and ordered his Combat Command A to take Moosburg, capture the bridge across the Isar River, and most importantly, secure and protect the Allied Prisoners of War. The American infantry and tank force advanced to Moosburg, and without delay attacked the defensive positions of the
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Erwin Wilhelm Konrad Schienkiewitz, an SS officer of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division 38th Regiment, was accused of participation in the execution of two American airmen out of a group of seventy. The airmen were being held as prisoners of war and were executed in retaliation for the death of
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in France on June 17, 1944. Erwin Schienkiewitz was tried at The General Military Court at Dachau. In addition to the aforementioned war crimes the accused was also a member of an organization declared illegal by the International Military Tribunal. Schienkiewitz was found guilty and sentenced to
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Subject of the proceeding: Shooting of a number of foreign concentration camp prisoners, in part for trying to escape; mishandling of civilians, who had made derogatory remarks about Hitler, and demolition of the 'Josefinum' in Ellwangen
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authorized the division to withdraw from Metz. The 38th SS Regiment was largely destroyed at Metz and reformed in November with troops from the SS training regiment "Kurmark". The remnants of the division pulled back to the
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Troop Carrier Command and had decided to try to hold their positions. The ensuing battle, and the criminal execution of wounded paratroopers and French civilians by the "Götz von Berlichingen", has since been known as the
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and French volunteers. After September 8, 1943, around five hundred Italian volunteers, coming from units deployed in France were enlisted in "Götz von Berlichingen". The division was granted the honour-title
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Subject of the proceeding: Shooting of eight exhausted concentration camp prisoners, who, while being part of a prisoners' transport, had stayed behind at the railway station grounds of Ellwangen
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Subject of the proceeding: Shooting of eight exhausted concentration camp prisoners, who, while being part of a prisoners' transport, had stayed behind at the railway station grounds of Ellwangen
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replacements. The quality of these replacements was far below that of the division's original elements. Despite this, at least on paper, the division was back up to strength by the end of 1944.
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on November 23. In the same defensive maneuver, the 38th Regiment succeeded in cutting up two American rifle companies that made an ill-advised attack against stronger German forces.
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received resupply and reinforcement. Although the armored strength was only 17 assault guns by December 10, a further 17 were sent from Germany on December 28. The
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Division in front of the town. It fell following a brief, but ferocious battle. That same day the 14th Armored Division took over 7,000 German POWs, mostly SS.
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was killed in action. That day, the division abandoned all its vehicles and began to retreat, but only some 500 to 600 men escaped US encirclement in the
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s combat units in tatters (the 38th SS Regiment had been reduced to a strength of about 800 men by November 15, 1944) and with no command structure,
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in October 1943. It was formed from scratch, with the majority of its original cadre coming from replacement units and conscripts, many of whom were
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who had, after losing his right hand in battle, worn an iron prosthetic hand. In keeping with this, the division's emblem was a clenched iron fist.
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fell to another, better supported, American attack the following day. During November 28/29, elements of the 17th SS Division successfully defended
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Subject of the proceeding: Shooting of the mayor of Burgthann, who, summoned by the Americans, had ordered white flags to be hoisted in the town
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suffered heavy losses and by the beginning of July, its strength was reduced to 8,500 men. The division was in the line of advance for Operation
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When the division pulled back to the Maginot Line in mid November, its strength had been reduced to around 4,000 men (of which about 1,700 were
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held available in order to hoist it at the church on the arrival of the Americans, as well as a summons to shoot concentration camp prisoners
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Over the next two months, the division saw heavy fighting to the south and east of Metz, suffering very heavy casualties. On November 8, a
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where it lost most of its armored equipment. It was then ordered to take part in the Mortain Offensive, codenamed Operation
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under the command of Captain John C. 'Jack' Lee Jr., the former prisoners themselves, and anti-Nazi elements of the
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The 17th SS Division subsequently retreated across the German border and went into a defensive posture along the
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Das Auge der Division: Die Aufklärungsabteilung der SS-Panzergrenadier Division Götz Von Berlichingen
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German soldiers who had been killed a few days earlier. The event occurred within the boundaries of
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The Battle of Buchhof and Stein am Kocher: The story of Second Battalion 253rd Infantry Regiment
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By April 1, the division's strength was rebuilt to roughly 7,000 men. It then took part in the
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In July the reserve battalion of the division was involved in counterinsurgency action against
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Iron Fist: A Combat History of the 17. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Götz von Berlichingen"
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Jund, and another of his staff were brought to the US lines where they were interrogated.
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Subject of the proceeding: Shooting of a Jewish dentist during the final days of the war
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Regiment, attacked the advancing American paratroopers. In what the Americans dubbed the
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was caught by surprise when US forces attacked again on December 4, capturing both
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The Americans secured the town and were advancing south by the morning of June 13.
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Case Nr.: 11-18 (U.S. vs. Erwin Wilhelm Konrad Schienkiewitz) File Number: US0018
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Les SS Au Poing-De-Fer: La Division Gotz Von Berlichingen Au Combat En Normandie
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The last organized engagement fought by the division was on April 29, 1945, at
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officers, were received the next day. On January 10, the divisional commander,
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were ordered to either hold fast or move north to assist in the defense of the
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Official designation in German language as to "Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv“ in
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For the rest of the month, the division was engaged in heavy fighting for the
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oversaw the formation of the division, with the newly promoted Brigadeführer
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any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against
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World War II’s Strangest Battle: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
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German Order of Battle: Panzer, Panzer Grenadier, and Waffen SS divisions
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in France, with no tanks (although the crews were fully equipped with 42
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Accused: B., Peter Acquittal, E., Theodor Acquittal, H., Heinz Acquittal
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Waffen-SS SS-Ersatz- und Ausbildungsbataillon 5 'Götz von Berlichingen'
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took part in the defense of the 'West Wall' until March 18, 1945, when
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complex) was a prison for high-ranking French VIPs, the so-called
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Die gepanzerten und motorisierten deutschen Grossverbände 1935–45
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and Puttelange. Seriously weakened, the SS division fell back to
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regiments were brought up to full strength with the addition of
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In early September, the division absorbed what was left of the
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The 17th SS Division's headquarters after bombardment by the
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Subject of the proceeding: Killing of a civilian, who had a
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The remaining members of the division surrendered to the US
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by Germany had begun to the north and US units from General
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17th SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Götz von Berlichingen"
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17th SS Panzergrenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen"
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Crime Location: Ebrantshausen, Holz (near Bad Wiessee)
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Accused: Ba., Nikolaus Acquittal, Bu., Heinz Acquittal
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with the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division.
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