31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division

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31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division
Active	1944-1945
Country	Germany
Branch	Waffen SS
Type	Panzergrenadier

31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division was formed in October 1944 from conscripted volksdeutsche (mainly from the Bačka region of Serbia) around a cadre from the disbanded Kama division.

It fought briefly against the Soviets in Hungary in November 1944 where it suffered heavy losses. After refitting, it saw action in Silesia during the final months of the war.

According to some sources this division was named Böhmen-Mähren while others claim that the name was Batschka.

[edit] Commanders

SS-Brigadeführer Gustav Lombard (1 Oct 1944 - ? Apr 1945)

SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Trabandt (? Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945)

Chief of Staff

SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Reuter (? - 1 Mar 1945)

Quartermaster

SS-Obersturmführer Anton Büntgen (1 Oct 1944 - ? 1945)

SS-Obersturmführer Johannes Schnör (1 Mar 1945 - ?)

[edit] Area of operations

Hungary & Czechoslovakia (Oct 1944 - May 1945)

Manpower strength

Dec 1944 11.000

[edit] Order of battle

• SS-Freiwilligen Grenadier Regiment 78
  • I SS-Freiwilligen Grenadier Battalion
  • II SS-Freiwilligen Grenadier Battalion
  • III SS-Freiwilligen Grenadier Battalion
• SS-Freiwilligen Grenadier Regiment 79
  • I SS-Freiwilligen Grenadier Battalion
  • II SS-Freiwilligen Grenadier Battalion
  • III SS-Freiwilligen Grenadier Battalion
• SS-Freiwilligen Grenadier Regiment 80
• SS-Artillerie Regiment 31
  • SS-Artillerie Battalion I
  • SS-Artillerie Battalion II
  • SS-Artillerie Battalion III
  • SS-Artillerie Battalion IV
• SS-Füsilier-Bataillon 31
• SS-Nachrichten-Abteilung 31
• SS-Nachschub-Truppen 31
• SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 31
• SS-Pionier-Bataillon 31
• SS-Kranken-Transport-Kompanie 31
• SS-Veterinär-Kompanie 31
• Feldpostamt

Divisionen der Waffen- Divisions of the Waffen-SS (see complete list)

1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 2nd SS Division Das Reich 3rd SS Division Totenkopf 4th SS Polizei Division 5th SS Panzergrenadier Division Wiking 6th SS Mountain Division Nord 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Galizien (1st Ukrainian) 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian) 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian) 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg (1st Albanian) 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Division Maria Theresia 23rd Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Kama 23rd SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nederland 24th Waffen Mountain (Karstjäger) Division 25th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Hunyadi 26th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Hungarian) 27th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Langemarck (1st Flemish) 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Wallonien 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Russian) 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Italian) 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Russian) 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Belarussian) 31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division 32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division 30 Januar 33rd Waffen Cavalry Division of the SS (3rd Hungarian) 33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne (1st French) 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland 35th SS and Police Grenadier Division 36th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS 37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Lützow 38th SS Division Grenadier Nibelungen