
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
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Size | Division |
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Founders | Adolf Hitler |
Founded | March 17 |
1933 | |
Superseding agency | Schutzstaffel |
Engagements | World War II |
Battle of the Bulge | |
Notable commanders | Sepp Dietrich |
Theodor Wisch | |
Wilhelm Mohnke | |
Otto Kumm | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2241813 |
About 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
The 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler", short 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.