Złoczew is a town in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,340 inhabitants (2020). The city is 23 kilometres south of Sieradz and 23 kilometres north of Wieluń.

The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler or SS Division Leibstandarte, abbreviated as LSSAH, began as Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard unit, responsible for guarding the Führer's person, offices, and residences. Initially the size of a regiment, the LSSAH eventually grew into an elite division-sized unit during World War II.