… -Panzer Corps during Market Garden, while Matthias Kleinheisterkamp took control of SSNord
and later led several late-war corps. Walter Kruger similarly went on to corps command, …

… Similarly, FriedrichWilhelm Kruger, who became an SS general in Poland, started with
the SS, transferred to the SA and then back to the SS. By the end of 1930 the SA and SS …

… , tells the story of the Waffen-SS offensive, known as Wacht am Rhein (Watch on the Rhine).
These formidable SS armored units with supporting Wehrmacht divisions initially achieved …

… For his leadership capabilities, Decker was made commanding general of the XXXIX
Panzer Corps that was attached to the 3rd Panzer Army. Decker was promoted to …

He joined the Army on leaving school and briefly served with an Artillery regiment, though
his own personal training was as a pioneer. He joined the Police in 1925 and in 1933 was …

… Waffen-SS numerical designations generally followed the Army system utilized in the
prewar SS-Verfügungstruppe. Roman numerals designated a platoon (Zug), battalion (Bataillon), …

He began his career in the Imperial German Navy before World War I. In 1918, while he was
in command of UB-68, the submarine was sunk by British forces and Dönitz was taken …

… New division commander Walter Krüger is placing the ribbon of the Knight’s Cross around
the neck of Hans Weiss.Vinzenz Kaiser stands next to Weiss, with four Tank Destruction …

… Although his loyalty to the Nazi cause is emphasized multiple times in his personal military
files, [3] according to biographers Prien and Stemmer, he was a firm opponent of the National …

… SS-General Wilhelm Mohnke presided over the tribunal which, in addition to Krebs and
Mohnke, included SS-General Johann Rattenhuber and General Wilhelm Burgdorf. However, …