Divisyen Ke-3 Panzer SS Totenkopf

Jangan dikelirukan dengan SS-Totenkopfverbände, organisasi SS yang bertanggungjawab mentadbir Kem tahanan Nazi Jerman.

Divisyen Ke-3 Panzer SS Totenkopf
Lambang Divisyen Panzer SS Totenkopf
Aktif	1939–1945
Negara	Jerman Nazi
Cawangan	Waffen-SS
Jenis	Armor
Saiz	Divisyen
Moto	Meine Ehre heißt Treue ("Maruahku ialah Kesetiaan")
Pertempuran	Perang Dunia II
Komander
Komander terkenal	Theodor Eicke Matthias Kleinheisterkamp Georg Keppler Hermann Prieß Heinz Lammerding Max Simon Hellmuth Becker

Divisyen Ke-3 Panzer SS Totenkopf (Tengkorak dan Tulang bersilang), juga dikenali sebagai Divisyen Ke-3 Panzergrenadier SS Totenkopf atau Divisyen Ke-3 SS Totenkopf, merupakan salah satu daripada 38 buah divisyen Waffen-SS – iaitu sayap bersenjata Parti Nazi Jerman yang bertugas bersama-sama tentera darat Wehrmacht semasa Perang Dunia II walaupun ia secara rasmi bukan sebahagian darinya. Sebelum mencapai status divisyen, formasi tersebut dikenali sebagai Kampfgruppe (kumpulan tempur) "Eicke". Divisyen itu terkenal kerana lambangnya dan hakikat bahawa sebahagian besar askar yang disenaraikan awal adalah dari SS-Totenkopfverbände (Pengawal-pengawal kem tahanan) SS, dan oleh itu ia kadangkala dirujuk sebagai "Divisyen Tengkorak Maut". Anggota-anggota divisyen ini telah terlibat didalam beberapa jenayah perang.

Divisyen Totenkopf merupakan salah sebuah divisyen "Germanik" Waffen-SS. Ini termasuklah Divisyen 1 Panzer SS Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, Divisyen Ke-2 Panzer SS Das Reich, dan Divisyen Ke-5 Panzer SS Wiking.

Para komander

• Gruppenführer Theodor Eicke, 1 November 1939 – 7 July 1941
• Oberführer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, 7 July 1941 – 18 July 1941
• Brigadeführer Georg Keppler, 18 July 1941 – 19 September 1941
• Obergruppenführer Theodor Eicke, 19 September 1941 – 26 February 1943
• Obergruppenführer Hermann Priess, 26 February 1943 – 27 April 1943
• Gruppenführer Heinz Lammerding, 27 April 1943 – 1 May 1943
• Gruppenführer Hermann Priess, 1 May 1943 – 20 June 1944
• Standartenführer Karl Ullrich (Temporary), 20 June 1944 - 13 July 1944
• Brigadeführer Hellmuth Becker, 13 July 1944 – 8 May 1945

SS-Oberführer Max Simon was the "official" commander (on paper) of the 3. SS-Panzer Division from 26 February 1943 - 22 October 1943, but in reality it was SS-Oberführer Hermann Priess who commanded the division in the field during those dates.

Also, SS-Standartenführer Otto Baum covered for SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Priess for one week during March 1944 as commander of the "Totenkopf" Division due to Priess being on leave.

Susunan tempur tahun 1943

• Regimental Headquarters
• SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 5 "Totenkopf" (often incorrectly named "Thule") (Regiment 1 was redesignated Regiment 5 "Thule" on 22 October 1943, one of several redesignations.)
  • I.Battalion
  • II.Battalion
  • III. Battalion
• SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke" (formerly Regiment 3 Theodor Eicke)
  • I. Battalion
  • II. Battalion
  • III .Battalion
• SS Panzer Regiment 3
  • I. Battalion
  • II. Battalion
• SS Panzerjäger (anti-tank) Battalion 3
• SS Sturmgeschütz Battalion 3
• SS Motorized Artillery Regiment 3
• SS Flak Battalion 3
• SS Motorized Signals Battalion 3
• SS Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion 3
• SS Motorized Pioneer Battalion 3
• SS Dina 3

• SS Field Hospital 3
• SS Combat Reporter Platoon 3
• SS Military Police Troop 3
• SS Reserve Battalion 3

Lihat juga

• Divisyen panzer

Rujukan

• Nipe, George M. (1996). Decision In the Ukraine, Summer 1943, II. SS and III. Panzerkorps. Winnipeg, Canada: J.J. Fedorowicz. ISBN 978-0-921991-35-9.
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• Ullrich, Karl (2002). Like a Cliff in the Ocean: A History of the 3rd SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf. JJ Fedorowicz. ISBN 978-0-921991-69-4.
• Sydnor, Charles (1 May 1990). Soldiers of Destruction: The SS Death's Head Division, 1933–1945. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-00853-0.
• Wendel, Marcus (2005). "3. SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf". Retrieved 5 April 2005.
• Vopersal, Wolfgang, editor. Soldaten, Kämpfer, Kameraden: March und Kämpf der SS-Totenkopf Division. Bielefeld, Germany: Truppenkameradschaft der 3. SS-Panzer-Division, 1983– 8 parts in 5 vols.
• "SS-Division Totenkopf". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. (Follow links for the entire unit history.) Retrieved 5 April 2005.