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SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Götz von Berlichingen") [1] was a German Waffen-SS division that saw action on the Western Front during World War II . Formation and training. The division was raised near Poitiers, France, as the Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Götz von Berlichingen" in October 1943.
- 1943–45
- Nazi Germany
Die 17. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division „Götz von Berlichingen“ war eine Panzergrenadier -Division der Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Sie war nach dem Reichsritter Götz von Berlichingen benannt. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Geschichte. 1.1 Aufstellung. 1.2 Einsatz. 1.3 Einsatzgebiete. 2 Kriegsverbrechen. 2.1 Durch Angehörige der Division.
- Oktober 1943 bis Mai 1945
- Waffen-SS
- Deutsches Reich NS Deutsches Reich
- Panzergrenadiere
SS-Panzergrenadier-Division « Götz von Berlichingen » ; traduction littérale : la « 17e division SS d' infanterie mécanisée Götz von Berlichingen ») est l'une des 38 divisions de la Waffen-SS durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale . Son nom vient du chevalier et mercenaire allemand du XVIe siècle Götz von Berlichingen .
From early June to late August 1944, no fewer than six Waffen SS divisions—1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich, 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen, 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg, 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, and 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen—were joined by th...
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Feb 28, 2018 · by Massimiliano Afiero (Author) 4.6 33 ratings. Part of: Divisions of the Waffen-SS (11 books) See all formats and editions. The 17th Waffen-SS Panzergrenadier Division “Götz von Berlichingen” was one of the few SS formations to be employed exclusively on the western front during World War II.
- Massimiliano Afiero
Götz (or Gottfried) von Berlichingen was a German knight who lived between 1480 and 1562. Born at the castle of Jagsthausen, he waged many wars and carried on numerous feuds - mainly for ransom and booty.