| 8th SS Florian Geyer Division
Myself and Ron were talking about this Division in another thread and so, given that I found some info on it I thought I'd post it here.
Feldgrau.net has this info on the formation: REference: 8.SS-Kavallerie-Division "Florian Geyer" 8.SS-Kav.Div. "Florian Geyer" SS-Kav.Rgt.15-18, SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt.8, SS-Art.Rgt.(mot) 8, SS-Flak/Abt.8, SS-Pz.Jäg.Abt.8, SS-Pion.Btl.(mot) 8, SS-Nachr.Abt.(mot) 8 Div.Truppen: SS Nr. 8 Div.Kdr.: Gustav Lombard, Hermann Fegelein, Wilhelm Bittrich, Fritz Freitag, Gustav Lombard, Hermann Fegelein, Bruno Streckenbach, Hermann Fegelein, Bruno Streckenbach, Gustav Lombard, Joachim Rumohr
The main formations and Commanders are listed above
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"The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse."
- General Heinz Guderian
"With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist."
- General Blumentritt
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen me fight so hard."
Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944
"Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed"
Rudolf Böhmler - 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - 1944 (After the bombing of Monte Cassino)
Last edited by Gotthard Heinrici; 10-10-2007 at 11:36 AM.
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