The SS Division Hitlerjugend or 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend" was a German armoured division of the Waffen-SS during World War II. The majority of its junior enlisted men were drawn from memb
Panzergrenadiers on a Panzer IV during training 1943.
Soldiers of the 12th SS, Training in Beverloo.
Division's trooper in Erbsenmuster (Pea dot pattern) camouflage, 21 June 1944
British POWs captured by the division, 21 June 1944
Fritz Witt
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Fritz Witt was a Waffen-SS commander during the Nazi era. During World War II, he served with the SS Division Leibstandarte before taking command of the SS Division Hitlerjugend. He was killed in acti
12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
…Hitler for his approval. Hitler approved the plan in February and SS-Gruppenführer Gottlob Berger was ordered to recruit the personnel. SS-Oberführer Fritz Witt of 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) was appointed the divisional commander. Personnel from the LSSAH provided the regimental…
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt inspects SS Division Hitlerjugend at Beverloo Camp, January 1944.