1:35 Panzermeyer LSSAH Division - Mariupol 1941 - DRAGON

During World War II, the city was occupied by Nazi Germany from October 8, 1941 to September 10, 1943. During this time tremendous damage was done to the city and many people were killed. The Jewish population was wiped out by two operations specifically aimed at murdering them. Kurt Meyer - Nickname: Panzermeyer (23 December 1910 - 23 December 1961) was an SS commander and war criminal of Nazi Germany. He served in the Waffen-SS (the combat branch of the SS) and participated in the Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, and other engagements during World War II. Meyer commanded the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend during the Allied invasion of Normandy, and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler or SS Division Leibstandarte, abbreviated as LSSAH, began as Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard, responsible for guarding the Führer's person, offices, and residences. Initially the size of a regiment, the LSSAH eventually grew into an elite division-sized unit during World War II. Members of the LSSAH perpetrated numerous atrocities and war crimes, including the Malmedy massacre. They killed an estimated 5,000 prisoners of war in the period 1940–1945, mostly on the Eastern Front.

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