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The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler or SS Division Leibstandarte, [1] abbreviated as LSSAH (German: 1. SS-Panzerdivision "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"), began as Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard unit, responsible for guarding the Führer's person, offices, and residences.
There was also the banner staff of the 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" (LSSAH); its banner had been found separately and was not brought to the parade. [2] The staff was carried in a prominent place on the right of the front rank of the first column of soldiers. [3] It has been incorrectly called Adolf Hitler's personal ...
The corps was raised on 26 July 1943 in Berlin-Lichterfeld, with initial mustering taking place on the Truppenübungsplatz at Beverloo, in occupied Belgium. [1] SS-Obergruppenführer Sepp Dietrich, previously the commander of the 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" (LSSAH), became the corps' first commander.
Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler; Truppenfahne (Waffen-SS) Usage on es.wikipedia.org 1.ª División Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler; Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Drapeau de l'Allemagne nazie; Usage on ja.wikipedia.org 第1SS装甲師団; Usage on ko.wikipedia.org 제1SS기갑사단 경호친위대 아돌프 히틀러; Usage on no.wikipedia.org Waffen-SS
The standard was similar to the banner of the 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" (LSSAH), which had minor differences. [a] After Soviet troops captured one LSSAH banner staff in 1945, the trophy has been confused with Hitler's personal standard at the 1945 Moscow Victory Parade. [3]
1st SS Werfer Regiment (Klaus Besch) (3x 150mm Bty [towed]) 1st SS Anti Aircraft Battalion (Hugo Ullerich) (3x 88 mm guns, 2x 37 mm guns) 1st SS Panzer Pioneer Battalion (Gerd Steinert) 1st SS Panzer Signal Battalion (Eugene Metz) 1st SS Medical Battalion (Dr Liebrich) 1st SS Admin Battalion (Obersturmbannführer Paul Tauber) 1st SS Repair ...
However, court documents now indicate Beavercreek police detectives seized a total of 18 items, including two Nazi flags, the Schutzstaffel — or SS — history book, a shooting complex card ...
Cavalry and motorized formations carried a swallowtailed variant. SS divisions, like the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, based their banners from the earlier models, notably the SA "GERMANY AWAKE" (German: DEUTSCHLAND ERWACHE) banner; later the LSSAH replaced the early banner with a variant of Hitler's Personal Standard. [1]