Divisyen Ke-3 Panzer SS Totenkopf

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.

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 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 3Lihat juga
Divisyen panzer

Nota

Rujukan
 
 
 Pipes, Jason. "3.SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf". Retrieved 5 April 2005.
 
 
 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.

Tentera Jerman
Nazi
Unit kereta kebal
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