Desuheddo University High School

**Desuheddo University High School** (デスヘッド大学高等学校 Desuheddo daigaku kōtō gakkō) was a major school in Girls und Panzer: Krieg. It was run by male participants and commanded by Schnellmerker. The school operated experimental and rare German World War Two tanks including the Panther II, Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus, Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe, Flakpanzer IV Kugelblitz, Sturmpanzer, Panzerkampfwagen E-100, Sturmtiger, and the Landkreuzer P.1000 Ratte. The school is believed to have had the most powerful arsenal out of all the schools.

## Overview

Desuheddo was the first school to allow men to participate in Sensha-dō. Their commander, Schnellmerker, helped Desuheddo become one of the most feared schools, a reputation gained by strict discipline and the use of some of the most powerful tanks ever seen in Sensha-dō.

#### Desuheddo Volunteer Army

The Desuheddo Volunteer Army is made up of students from various schools that have volunteered to fight for Desuheddo.

#### The Returnees

Once Schnellmerker's best crews that left for Germany following the disbandment of Desuheddo's Sensha-dō team. The Returnees are often ill disciplined and sometimes drunk.

#### Uniform

The regular Desuheddo uniform consists of light grey blazer and trousers with a white shirt and black tie. The school insignia is displayed on the left lapel of the tunic collar. A choice of headwear is either a grey field cap or visor cap.

The Sensha-dō uniform consists of camouflage tunic and trousers with an olive collared shirt and black tie. Along with either a side cap or field cap.

## Members

#### Schnellmerker

The overall commander of the Desuheddo team. He was the first male to participant in Sensha-Dō. He commanded a Panther II.

#### Holzauge

The vice-commander and Schnellmerker's German speaking friend. He commanded a Panzer VIII Maus.

#### Gustav

One of Schnellmerker's lieutenants. He commanded a Pazer VIII Maus.

#### Piepmatz

One of Schnellmerker's lieutenants. He commanded a Panzer VII Löwe.

#### Hulsensack

One of Schnellmerker's lieutenants. He commanded a Sturmtiger.

## Desuheddo Volunteer Army

The Desuheddo Volunteer Army is made up of students from various schools that have volunteered to fight for Desuheddo.

#### Rona

A student from Pravda High School and commander of the Pravda volunteers. She commands a T-34-76 and a Panzer VII Löwe.

#### Kaarina

A student from Jatkosota High School and commander of the Jatkosota volunteers. She commands a Panzer VII Löwe.

#### Charlemagne

A student from BC Freedom Academy and commander of the BC Freedom volunteers. She commands an ARL 44.

#### Tepes

A student from Count High School and commander of the Count Volunteers. She commands a Panzer VII Löwe.

#### Anchovy

A student from Anzio High school and commander of the Anzio Volunteers. She commands a Carro Armato P40.

#### Miho Nishizumi

A student from Ooarai Girls Academy and commander of the Ooarai Volunteers. She is secretly a spy for the FSSD. She commands a Panzer IV Ausf.D.

## Vehicles Operated

#### Aircraft

* Horten Ho 229
* Junkers Ju 52

#### Tanks

* Panther II
* Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus
* Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe
* Sturmtiger
* Flakpanzer IV Kugelblitz
* Heuschrecke 10
* Panzerkampfwagen E-100
* Landkreuzer P.1000 Ratte
* Sturmpanzer
* Carro Armato P26/P40 (part of the Desuheddo Volunteer Unit)
* Semovente da/18 (part of the Desuheddo Volunteer Unit)
* T-34/76 (part of the Desuheddo Volunteer Unit)
* ARL 44 (part of the Desuheddo Volunteer Unit)
* Panzer IV Ausf.D (part of the Desuheddo Volunteer Unit)

#### Non-fighting vehicles

* Sd. KFZ. 234
* Mercedes-Benz 770

## Trivia

* The Sensha-dō uniform uses the Erbsenmuster or pea pattern, a camouflage pattern made famous by Waffen-SS soldiers.

* The name comes from the Japanese word for Death Head. The totenkopf or death's head was a skull and crossbones symbol used by the Schutzstaffel and its branches.

* Their use of volunteer units was also used by the Waffen-SS. 500,000 non-Germans and ethnic German from outside Germany were recruited between 1940 and 1945.

* The Returnees' behavior and overall dislike by Desuheddo students and staff is inspired by the infamous Dirlewanger Brigade, a Waffen-SS division made up of convicts that were expendable to the German High Command.