Encyclopedia - Fritz Witt: Encyclopedia Ii - Fritz Witt - Paris - Kharkov
In the early months of 1942, Witt's battalion continued defensive actions along the Mius. In May 1942, the division went back on the offe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German 12th Ss Panzer Division Hitlerjugend: Encyclopedia Ii - German 12th Ss Panzer Division Hitlerjugend - Normandy Campaign
On 6 June 1944, the Western Allies launched Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy. The HJ, along with the 21.Panzer-Division, was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fritz Witt: Encyclopedia Ii - Fritz Witt - Balkans - Barbarossa
Witt, an SS-Sturmbannführer since late May 1940, was again transferred to command of the Leibstandarte's I.Battalion on 26 March 1941. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fritz Witt: Encyclopedia Ii - Fritz Witt - Hitlerjugend Command
In February 1943, the SS had begun formation of a new Waffen-SS division composed primarily from Hitler Youth members born in 1926. The d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fritz Witt: Encyclopedia Ii - Fritz Witt - Early War Campaigns
On 1 September 1939, the Polish September Campaign began, sparking the Second World War. Witt was still in command of the 3./SS-Standarte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German 12th Ss Panzer Division Hitlerjugend: Encyclopedia Ii - German 12th Ss Panzer Division Hitlerjugend - War Crimes
In all, over 100 Canadian soldiers were executed by their captors in the 12th SS "Hitlerjugend" Panzergrenadier Division. Their murders, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German 12th Ss Panzer Division Hitlerjugend: Encyclopedia Ii - German 12th Ss Panzer Division Hitlerjugend - Withdrawal - Wacht Am Rhein
Hitlerjugend was given a brief respite, but received virtually no reinforcements or equipment. The division was soon thrown back into bat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German 12th Ss Panzer Division Hitlerjugend: Encyclopedia Ii - German 12th Ss Panzer Division Hitlerjugend - Hungary - Austria
On 20 January 1945, Dietrich's 6.SS-Panzer-Armee was ordered east to Hungary where it was to take part in an offensive to recapture the H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German 12th Ss Panzer Division Hitlerjugend: Encyclopedia Ii - German 12th Ss Panzer Division Hitlerjugend - Formation And Training
The idea of a Waffen-SS division composed of Hitlerjugend (HJ) members was first tabled by SS-Gruppenführer Gottlob Berger in January 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fritz Witt: Encyclopedia Ii - Fritz Witt - Early Life - Pre-war Ss Service
Fritz Witt was born on 27 May 1908 in Hohenlimburg, a suburb of the city of Hagen. Witt's family was middle class, his father being emplo...   » Read the article