8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer
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The SS Division Florian Geyer was a Waffen-SS cavalry division, named after Florian Geyer (1490-1525), that saw action on the Eastern Front in areas such as Briansk and Vjasma, amongst others. It also saw action in the Balkans, and finally in Budapest, Hungary where it was destroyed by the Red Army.
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[edit] Lineage
- SS-Kavallerie-Brigade (August 1941 - June 1942)
- SS-Kavallerie-Division (June 1942 - October 1942)
- 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division (October 1942 - March 1944)
- 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division Florian Geyer (March 1944 - May 1945)
[edit] Commanders
- SS-Brigadeführer Gustav Lombard (? Mar 1942 - ? April 1942)
- SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein (? April 1942 - ? August 1942)
- SS-Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Bittrich (? August 1942 - 15 February 1943)
- SS-Brigadeführer Fritz Freitag (15 February 1943 - 20 April 1943)
- SS-Brigadeführer Gustav Lombard (20 April 1943 - 14 May 1943)
- SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein (14 May 1943 - 13 September 1943)
- SS-Gruppenführer Bruno Streckenbach (13 September 1943 - 22 January 1943)
- SS-Gruppenführer Herman Fegelein (22 January 1943 - 1 January 1944)
- SS-Gruppenführer Bruno Streckenbach (1 January 1944 - 14 April 1944)
- SS-Brigadeführer Gustav Lombard (14 April 1944 - 1 July 1944)
- SS-Brigadeführer Joachim Rumohr (1 July 1944 - 11 February 1945)
[edit] Chiefs of Staff
- SS-Sturmbannführer E von Elfenau (19 September 1942 - 8 April 1943)
- SS-Sturmbannführer Hans Diergarten (8 April 1943 - 21 August 1944)
- Oberstleutnant Sven von Mitzlaff (22 August 1944 - ? 1945)
[edit] Quartermasters
- SS-Hauptsturmführer Gerhard Petter (? - April 1943)
- SS-Hauptsturmführer Albert Schatzmann (? 1943 - 22 October 1943)
- SS-Obersturmführer Erich Streubel (22 October 1943 - ? 1944)
- SS-Hauptsturmführer Albert Schatzmann (1 July 1944 - ?)
[edit] Areas of operations
- Poland (Mar 1942 - Sep 1942)
- Eastern front, southern & central sectors (September 1942 - December 1943)
- Czechoslovakia & Poland (December 1943 - April 1944)
- Hungary (April 1944 - February 1945)
[edit] Manpower
22 Knight's Crosses were awarded to soldiers in this division.
- December 1942: 10,879
- December 1943: 9,326
- June 1944: 12,895
- December 1944: 13,000
[edit] Triva
- The "Training Battalion" of the 8th SS Division was involved in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of April 1943. See [1].
[edit] Order of battle
- SS-Kavallerie Regiment 15
- SS-Kavallerie Regiment 16
- SS-Kavallerie Regiment 17
- SS-Kavallerie Regiment 18
- SS-Artillerie Regiment 8
- SS-Panzerjäger Abteilung 8
- SS-Aufklarungs Abteilung 8
- SS-Nachrichten Abteilung 8
- SS-Pionier Battalion 8
- SS-Flak Abteilung 8
- SS-Feld Ersatz Battalion 8
- SS-Sturmgeschütz Abteilung 8
- SS-Radfahr-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8
- SS-Ski-Battalion
- SS-Verwaltungsstruppen 8
- SS-Sanitäts-Abteilung 8
- SS-Veterinär-Kompanie 8
- SS-Feldpostamt
- SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug (mot) 8
- SS-Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 8
- SS-Krankenkraftwagenzug
