3.SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf. Gruppenführer Theodor Eicke Dates: * 17. The 3rd SS Division was formed from the Totenkopf units that took part in the Polish Campaign and with other members of the Totenkopfverbande and the Allgemeine SS. Its name, Totenkopf, is German for "death's head", and it is thus sometimes referred to as the Death's Head Division. SS-Panzerdivision "Totenkopf")[1] was one of 38 divisions of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. But that does not alter the fact that men of the 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf Division were some of the toughest soldiers Germany (Perhaps the world) ever produced. Prior to achieving division status, the formation was known as Kampfgruppe Eicke. The 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" (German: 3. The SS Division Totenkopf ("Death's Head" or "Skull"), also known as 3. The Long Retreat - Tigers of the Death's Head: A History of the 3rd SS Totenkopf Panzer Division in WWII - by Michael Wood. The 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" (German: 3. Published at 1000 × 1270 px. 9. The 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf was one of 38 divisions of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II.Prior to achieving division status, the formation was known as Kampfgruppe (battlegroup) "Eicke". Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-024-3535-23, Ostfront, Waffen-SS-Angehörige bei Rast.jpg 800 × 503; 43 KB. SS Division was first formed in 1939 and soon became infamous because of the fact that a large majority of the first members of the division were actually previous guards of the German concentration camps and executioners. The 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" (German: 3. Its name, Totenkopf, is German for "death's head"the skull and crossbones symboland it is thus sometimes referred to as the Death's Head Division. The division was officered by men from the SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT), many of whom had seen action in Poland. The 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" (German: 3. Books Read and Share (3600 BC – 500 AD) Ancient History & Civilisation (500 – 1500) Post-classical History ... SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf was forced to abandon around 1,000 wheeled vehicles. The Totenkopf was formed from concentration camp guards and men from the SS-Heimwehr Danzig. The 3.Panzer Division Totenkopf was an SS panzergrenadier division of the Wehrmacht during WWII. Totenkopf, is German for "death's head", and it is thus sometimes referred to as the Death's Head Division. SS-Panzerdivision "Totenkopf") was one of 38 divisions of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. Most of the division's initial personnel belonged to the SS-Totenkopfverbände (concentration camp guards), and others were members of German militias that had committed war … SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Totenkopf and 3. The 3rd SS Panzer Regiment was part of the Totenkopf Division—one of the 38 Waffen-SS divisions active during World War II. Both the 3rd SS Panzer Division of the Waffen-SS, and the World War II era Luftwaffe's 54th Bomber Wing Kampfgeschwader 54 were given the unit name "Totenkopf", and used a strikingly similar-looking graphic skull-crossbones insignia as the SS units of the same name. History : After the Campaign against Poland in 1939, a number of new SS Divisions were formed. Media in category "3rd SS Division Totenkopf" The following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. History of the 3rd SS Panzer-Divison "Totenkopf": The SS Division Totenkopf ("Death's Head") was formed in October 1939 . Its name, Totenkopf, is German for "death's head" – the skull and crossbones symbol – and it is thus sometimes referred to as the Death's This Waffen SS Division has a tainted history because initially its soldiers were recruited from concentration camps. Link to full-size photo: Panzer VI Tiger 921 of 3rd SS Panzergrenadier Division Totenkopf Site statistics: Photos of World War II: over 26800 SS-Panzerdivision "Totenkopf") was one of 38 divisions of the Waffen-SS of Germany during World War II. October 1892, Hampont (Elsaß-Lothringen) - † 26. Februar 1943, Michailowka (gefallen) Theodor Eicke visited until 1909 a secondary school, but broke off his education and joined the 23rd Infantry Regiment.