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Time to share another from the Review stack I have ...this time its another from the talented hands of Stu Hale , the owner of Stormtroopers , they have got a well deserved reputation for Quality and Service which together with the obvious Passion for the releases whatever they are shine through .
What are we looking at this time : Officer from the 12th SS from WW2 , lets have a bit of background on this unit in WW2 .
The 12.SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend ("Hitler Youth") was a German Waffen SS armoured division which saw action on both the Eastern and Western fronts during World War II. As with all parts of the Waffen-SS, it was found to be a criminal organization by the Nuremberg Trials. The 12th SS Panzer-Division in particular established a reputation for atrocities in the first days it saw combat in Normandy.
The plan for a combat division made up of all HJ members born in 1926, was passed on to Adolf Hitler for his approval. Hitler was also enthusiastic about the idea, and on 10 February 1943, the official order for the creation of an HJ division was issued. Berger nominated himself as the divisional commander, but Himmler instead chose 1.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) veteran, SS-Oberführer Fritz Witt.
A competition was held to design insignia for the new unit. The winning design, picked from thousands of entries, depicted the Hitlerjugend sigrune crossing a key from the 1.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division LSSAH's insignia.
By 1 September 1943, over 16,000 HJ recruits had completed their six-week basic training and were listed on the rosters of the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Hitlerjugend. As training continued in Beverloo, Belgium, the division was notified that it was to be formed as a panzer rather than a panzergrenadier unit, and the division was redesignated SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend. Many of the recruits were so young that they were supplied with sweets and candies instead of the standard tobacco and alcohol ration. In late October 1943 the division received its final designation, 12.SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend.
Fighting in the Normandy campaigns and covering withdrawals , with the soldiers at times fanatically fighting , not wishing to surrender , indeed when captured Axis troops were at times in admiration of these troops , so young but so doctrinated in the Nazi regime






As in many conflicts there are those that pay the ultimate price , the Hitlerjugend not only paid with their lives but those that survived also lost their young adulthood , growing up far too quickly .
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Time to share another from the Review stack I have ...this time its another from the talented hands of Stu Hale , the owner of Stormtroopers , they have got a well deserved reputation for Quality and Service which together with the obvious Passion for the releases whatever they are shine through .
What are we looking at this time : Officer from the 12th SS from WW2 , lets have a bit of background on this unit in WW2 .

The 12.SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend ("Hitler Youth") was a German Waffen SS armoured division which saw action on both the Eastern and Western fronts during World War II. As with all parts of the Waffen-SS, it was found to be a criminal organization by the Nuremberg Trials. The 12th SS Panzer-Division in particular established a reputation for atrocities in the first days it saw combat in Normandy.


The plan for a combat division made up of all HJ members born in 1926, was passed on to Adolf Hitler for his approval. Hitler was also enthusiastic about the idea, and on 10 February 1943, the official order for the creation of an HJ division was issued. Berger nominated himself as the divisional commander, but Himmler instead chose 1.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) veteran, SS-Oberführer Fritz Witt.
A competition was held to design insignia for the new unit. The winning design, picked from thousands of entries, depicted the Hitlerjugend sigrune crossing a key from the 1.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division LSSAH's insignia.

By 1 September 1943, over 16,000 HJ recruits had completed their six-week basic training and were listed on the rosters of the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Hitlerjugend. As training continued in Beverloo, Belgium, the division was notified that it was to be formed as a panzer rather than a panzergrenadier unit, and the division was redesignated SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend. Many of the recruits were so young that they were supplied with sweets and candies instead of the standard tobacco and alcohol ration. In late October 1943 the division received its final designation, 12.SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend.
Fighting in the Normandy campaigns and covering withdrawals , with the soldiers at times fanatically fighting , not wishing to surrender , indeed when captured Axis troops were at times in admiration of these troops , so young but so doctrinated in the Nazi regime






As in many conflicts there are those that pay the ultimate price , the Hitlerjugend not only paid with their lives but those that survived also lost their young adulthood , growing up far too quickly .
Continued in next post:
Nap