The Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) was founded in September 1933 as Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard formation. It was given the title Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (LAH) in November, 1933.[1] On 13 April 1934, by order of Himmler, the regiment became known as the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH).[1] In 1939 the LSSAH became a separate unit of the Waffen-SS aside the SS-TV and the SS-VT.[2]
The LSSAH independently participated in combat during the Invasion of Poland (1939). Elements of the LSSAH later joined the SS-VT prior to Operation Barbarossa in 1941 and by the end of World War II they had been increased in size from a Regiment to a Panzer Division.[3]
Panther tank as used by I /1st SS Panzer Battalion, LSSAHPanzer IV as used by II /1st SS Panzer Battalion,LSSAHSturmgesschutz (Assault gun) as used by 1st SS Assault Gun Battalion, LSSAH
Cook, Stan and Bender, Roger James. (1994). Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler: Uniforms, Organization, & History, San Jose, CA: R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN978-0-912138-55-8.
Reynolds, Michael (1997). Steel Inferno: I SS Panzer Corps in Normandy, Spellmount. ISBN1-873376-90-1.
External linksEdit
1.SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler at Feldgrau.com.
1. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler at Axis History Factbook.
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1.SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte the premier LAH reenacting unit.
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The Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler LSSAH was founded in September 1933 as Adolf Hitler s personal bodyguard formation It was given the title Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler LAH in November 1933 1 On 13 April 1934 by order of Himmler the regiment became known as the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler LSSAH 1 In 1939 the LSSAH became a separate unit of the Waffen SS aside the SS TV and the SS VT 2 The LSSAH independently participated in combat during the Invasion of Poland 1939 Elements of the LSSAH later joined the SS VT prior to Operation Barbarossa in 1941 and by the end of World War II they had been increased in size from a Regiment to a Panzer Division 3 Contents 1 SS Stabswache Berlin February 1933 2 Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler November 1933 3 Infantry Regiment Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler September 1939 4 Infantry Regiment mot Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler April 1941 5 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Normandy 1944 6 See also 7 References 7 1 Citations 7 2 Bibliography 8 External linksSS Stabswache Berlin February 1933 Edit117 Men under Sepp DietrichLeibstandarte Adolf Hitler November 1933 Edit1st Battalion 1st Company 2nd Company Machine Gun Company 2nd Battalion 1st Company 2nd Company Motor Company 4 Infantry Regiment Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler September 1939 EditRegimental Headquarters Josef Dietrich 1st Infantry Battalion 1st Company 2nd Company 3rd Company 4th MG Company 2nd Infantry Battalion 5th Company 6th Company 7th Company 8th MG Company 3rd Infantry Battalion 9th Company 10th Company 11th Company 12th MG Company Panzerabwehrkanone Company Kurt Meyer Reconnaissance Company Motor Cycle Company Engineer Company Signals Company Artillery Battalion 4th Wach Battalion Ceremonial and Guard Duties 5 Infantry Regiment mot Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler April 1941 Edit Brigade size formation Regimental Headquarters Staff Josef Dietrich 1st SS Infantry Battalion mot Fritz Witt 2nd SS Infantry Battalion mot Theodor Wisch 3rd SS Infantry Battalion mot SS Sturmbannfuhrer Wilhelm Weidenhaupt 4th SS Infantry Battalion mot SS Sturmbannfuhrer Jahnke 5th SS Infantry Battalion mot SS Sturmbannfuhrer Van Bibber SS Heavy Infantry Battalion mot LSSAH SS Sturmbannfuhrer Steineck SS Anti aircraft Battalion 1 LSSAH Bernhard Krause SS Assault gun Sturmgeschutz Battalion 1LSSAH Georg Schonberger SS Engineer Battalion 1 LSSAH Christian Hansen SS Reconnaissance Battalion 1 LSSAH Kurt Meyer 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Normandy 1944 Edit nbsp Panther tank as used by I 1st SS Panzer Battalion LSSAH nbsp Panzer IV as used by II 1st SS Panzer Battalion LSSAH nbsp Sturmgesschutz Assault gun as used by 1st SS Assault Gun Battalion LSSAHDivisional Headquarters Staff Theodor Wisch 1st SS Panzer Regiment Joachim Peiper I 1st Panzer Battalion 67x Panthers II 1st Panzer Battalion 103x Panzer IVs 1st SS Panzergrenadier Regiment Albert Frey I 1st SS Panzergrenadier Battalion II 1st SS Panzergrenadier Battalion III 1st SS Panzergrenadier Battalion 2nd SS Panzergrenadier Regiment Rudolf Sandig I 2nd SS Panzergrenadier Battalion II 2nd SS Panzergrenadier Battalion III 2nd SS Panzergrenadier Battalion 1st SS Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion Gustav Knittel 1st SS Sturmgeschutz Battalion 45x Sturmgeschutz III Heinrich Heimann 1st SS Artillery Regiment Franz Steineck 1st SS Artillery Battalion 2x 105mm Wespe Bty 1x 150mm Hummel Bty 2nd SS Artillery Battalion 2x 105mm Bty towed 3rd SS Artillery Battalion 2x 150mm Bty towed 1x 100mm Kanon Bty towed 1st SS Werfer Regiment Klaus Besch 3x 150mm Bty towed 1st SS Anti Aircraft Battalion Hugo Ullerich 3x 88 mm guns 2x 37 mm guns 1st SS Panzer Pioneer Battalion Gerd Steinert 1st SS Panzer Signal Battalion Eugene Metz 1st SS Medical Battalion Dr Liebrich 1st SS Admin Battalion Obersturmbannfuhrer Paul Tauber 1st SS Repair Battalion Alfred Gilles 1st SS Supply Battalion Klaus Stamp Note a SS Panzer Regiment had two Panzer Battalions and a SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment had three Pz Gren Battalions 6 See also EditSchutzstaffelReferences EditCitations Edit a b Cook Stan amp Bender R James Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler R James Bender Publishing 1994 pp 17 19 Reynolds p 6 Reynolds Reynolds p 2 Reynolds p 4 Reynolds pp 288 291 Bibliography Edit Cook Stan and Bender Roger James 1994 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Uniforms Organization amp History San Jose CA R James Bender Publishing ISBN 978 0 912138 55 8 Reynolds Michael 1997 Steel Inferno I SS Panzer Corps in Normandy Spellmount ISBN 1 873376 90 1 External links Edit1 SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler at Feldgrau com 1 SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler at Axis History Factbook Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler Waffen SS miscellaneous photos and Information 1 SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte the premier LAH reenacting unit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler order of battle amp oldid 1153743899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
