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The 8th SS Cavalry Division "Florian Geyer" was a German Waffen-SS cavalry division during World War II. It was formed in 1942 from a cadre of the SS Cavalry Brigade which was involved in the Bandenbekämpfung ("bandit-fighting") operations behind the front line and was responsible for the killing of tens of thousands of the civilian population ...
SS-Kavallerie-Division Florian Geyer. The 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division Florian Geyer was formed as SS-Kavallerie-Division in 1942 when SS-Kavallerie-Brigade was upgraded and about 9.000 Romanian volksdeutsche drafted into the unit. In March 1944 the SS-Kavallerie Regiment 17 was transferred to the forming 22. SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division.
The 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer was a Waffen-SS cavalry Division during World War II. It was formed in 1942 from a cadre of the SS Cavalry Brigade which was involved in anti partisan operations behind the front line and was responsible for the extermination of tens of thousands of the...
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Florian Geyer von Giebelstadt (also spelled Geier; c. 1490 – 10 June 1525) was a German nobleman, diplomat, and knight. He became widely known for leading peasants during the German Peasants' War .
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He commanded the SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer. On 1 April 1944, Rumohr was appointed commander of the 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer. In November 1944, he was promoted to Brigadeführer and led the division during the fighting in Budapest. Rumohr was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.