List of Knight's Cross recipients 6th SS Gebirgs Division Nord
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by Nazi Germany | |
| Type | Neck order |
| Eligibility | Military personnel |
| Awarded for | Awarded to holders of the Iron Cross to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership |
| Campaign(s) | World War II |
| Status | Obsolete |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1 September 1939 |
| First awarded | 30 September 1939 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Grand Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Next (lower) | Iron Cross 1st Class |
The SS Division Nord was a German unit of the Waffen-SS. It was formed as SS-Kampfgruppe "Nord" in February 1941 in Norway but it was redesignated as a division in September 1941. The division was composed of SS men used for garrison duties in Norway. It was transferred to Finnish Lapland prior to Operation Barbarossa as part of the German XXXVI Corps under AOK Norwegen. In July 1941 the division took part in Operation Silberfuchs with the German 169th Division and the Finnish 6th Division. Due to lack of training the soldiers were routed in the first attack against the Soviet forces at Salla.
List[edit]
- Karl-Heinrich Brenner, 27.12.1944 SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei Commander 6th SS Gebirgs Div Nord
- Friedrich Krüger, 22.10.1944 SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS und Polizei Commander 6th SS Gebirgs Div Nord
Units[edit]
- Günther Degen, 07.10.1944 SS-Hauptsturmführer Commander I. Battalion
- Franz Schreiber, 26.12.1944 SS-Standartenführer Commander 12th SS Geb Jäg Rgt Michael Gaißmair
- Gottlieb Renz, 12.08.1944 SS-Hauptsturmführer d.R. Commander 6th SS Schtz Btn
- Hans Bauer (SS officer), 05.04.1945 SS-Obersturmführer Commander 3 Company
References[edit]
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. Unknown parameter
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