Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS (1st Romanian)
October 28, 2023
During World War II, the Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS (1st Romanian) (German: Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS (Rumänisches Nr. 1)) was formed out of members of the Romanian 4th Infantry Division which had been refitting in German territory when Romania signed a ceasefire with the Soviet Union.[1]
Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS (1st Romanian)
German: Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS (Rumänisches Nr. 1)
The regiment also included members of the FascistIron Guard, which always had a close relationship with the SS. It was attached to the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps and fought on the River Oder front until the beginning of March 1945. It was then transferred to the eastern approaches to Berlin where it was destroyed during the Soviet Berlin offensive which was launched on 16 April 1945. Most of the unit survived and escaped westward into captivity.[2]
It was hoped by the Germans that this unit would form the basis of a Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Romanian) and to that end a second regiment was formed. The Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS (2nd Romanian) began forming at Döllersheim in Austria. However, by this stage in the war there was no fuel for vehicles, little food, and no weapons or ammunition for the new regiment. In April 1945, the two battalions which had been formed were used as construction battalions.[3]
waffen, grenadier, regiment, romanian, during, world, german, waffen, grenadier, regiment, rumänisches, formed, members, romanian, infantry, division, which, been, refitting, german, territory, when, romania, signed, ceasefire, with, soviet, union, german, waf. During World War II the Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS 1st Romanian German Waffen Grenadier Regiment der SS Rumanisches Nr 1 was formed out of members of the Romanian 4th Infantry Division which had been refitting in German territory when Romania signed a ceasefire with the Soviet Union 1 Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS 1st Romanian German Waffen Grenadier Regiment der SS Rumanisches Nr 1 Active1944 1945Country Nazi GermanyBranchWaffen SSTypeInfantrySizeDivisionNickname s Rumanisches Nr 1CommandersNotablecommandersGustav Wagner The regiment also included members of the Fascist Iron Guard which always had a close relationship with the SS It was attached to the III Germanic SS Panzer Corps and fought on the River Oder front until the beginning of March 1945 It was then transferred to the eastern approaches to Berlin where it was destroyed during the Soviet Berlin offensive which was launched on 16 April 1945 Most of the unit survived and escaped westward into captivity 2 Contents 1 Construction battalion 2 Commanders 3 Order of battle 4 See also 5 ReferencesConstruction battalion EditIt was hoped by the Germans that this unit would form the basis of a Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS 1st Romanian and to that end a second regiment was formed The Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS 2nd Romanian began forming at Dollersheim in Austria However by this stage in the war there was no fuel for vehicles little food and no weapons or ammunition for the new regiment In April 1945 the two battalions which had been formed were used as construction battalions 3 Commanders EditNo 1 SS Sturmbannfuhrer Gustav Wagner No 2 SS Standartenfuhrer Albert LudwigOrder of battle Edit1st Battalion 2nd BattalionSee also EditList of German divisions in World War II List of SS personnel List of Waffen SS divisionsReferences Edit Romanian Volunteers of the Waffen SS 1944 1945 Siegrungen 1991 ISBN 9780918184085 Bishop Chris 16 July 2012 SS Hitler s Foreign Divisions Foreign Volunteers in the Waffen SS 1940 45 Amber Books ISBN 9781908273994 Bishop Chris 16 July 2012 SS Hitler s Foreign Divisions Foreign Volunteers in the Waffen SS 1940 45 Amber Books ISBN 9781908273994 This World War II article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS 1st Romanian amp oldid 1174738027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
