8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer

8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer

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Bruno Streckenbach
Hermann Fegelein
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The 8th SS Cavalry Division "Florian Geyer" was a Waffen-SS cavalry division. In March 1944, it was named after Florian Geyer (1490-1525), a Franconian nobleman who led the Black Company during the Peasants War.

The 8th Division was created in 1942 based on earlier Waffen-SS cavalry units. About 40% were Volksdeutsche from Siebenbürgen and Banat.

The Training and Replacement Battalion of the 8th SS Cavalry Division was involved in suppressing the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. See [http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=86404&highlight=] .

The Division 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. [cite web|url=http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1969|author=Marcus Wendel|title=Waffen SS units (8. SS-Kavallerie-Division Florian Geyer)|publisher=Axis History Factbook |accessdate=2007-07-04]

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

References

*Charles Trang, Florian Geyer Division, 2000, ISBN 2840481413 http://books.google.com/books?id=6ZEPAAAACAAJ&dq=Charles+Trang]

External links

*Marcus Wendel, Axis History Factbook, [http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1969 Waffen SS units (8. SS-Kavallerie-Division Florian Geyer)]


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