2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich

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The 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich or SS Division Das Reich was an armored division of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II.

The division near Kirovograd, Soviet Union, December 1943, two Tiger tanks

Division's Tiger I tank, during the Battle of Kursk

Burned out cars and buildings still litter the untouched remains of the original village of Oradour-sur-Glane

Walter Krüger, Heinrich Himmler and Paul Hausser near Kharkov, Soviet Union, April 1943

SS-Verfügungstruppe

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SS-Verfügungstruppe was formed in 1934 as combat troops for the Nazi Party (NSDAP). On 17 August 1938 Adolf Hitler decreed that the SS-VT was neither a part of the Ordnungspolizei nor the Wehrmacht, but military-trained men at the disposal of the Führer. In time of war, the SS-VT were to be placed at the disposal of the army.

LSSAH troops undergo a drill inspection in Berlin, November 1938

SS-VT in full marching order, 1935

Motorcycle unit of the 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf in the Soviet Union, 1941