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The SS Division "Nord" was a German army unit of the Waffen-SS.The division was composed of SS men used for garrison duties in Norway. It was transferred to Finnish Lapland prior to Operation Barbarossa as part of the German XXXVI Corps under AOK Norwegen. In July 1941 the division took part in Operation Silberfuchs with the German 169th Division and the Finnish 6th Division. Due to lack of training the soldiers were routed in the first attack against the Soviet forces at Salla.
The division was later attached to the Finnish III Corps operating in the Kiestinki area.
In September 1942 the division was renamed as the SS Gebirgs Division "Nord" and in October 1943 finally as the 6th SS Gebirgs Division "Nord".
In 1944Events World War II January January 4 The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munck January 17 British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin; the division took part in the Lapland WarHistory Military history War History of Germany History of Finland World War II The Lapland War is a name used for the hostilities between Finland and Germany between September 1944 and April 1945. It carries its name since it was fought in the northernmo against Finland. After pulling out of Finland the division was transferred to DenmarkKongeriget Danmark ( In Detail) Motto of the Queen: Guds hjaelp, Folkets kaerlighed, Danmarks styrke (English: God's help, the love of the people, Denmark's strength) Official language Danish Capital Copenhagen Kobenhavn Monarch Margrethe II Prime Ministe and later to Germany. in 1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II: the division took part in Operation NordwindOperation Nordwind (North Wind) was an attack conducted by the German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS during January 1945 in Alsace and Lorraine. Taking part were the 6th SS Division Nord as well as a number of Volksgrenadier units. The objective was to break thr in AlsaceRegion Alsace ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Information Capital: Strasbourg Population Total Density 1,734,145 1999 209/km² Area8,280 km² Arrondissements13 Cantons75 Communes903 President of the regional council Adrien Zeller ( UMP) Departements Bas-Rhin (67).
Organisation
- SS Infantry Regiment 6 (later renamed SS-Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 11)
- SS Infantry Regiment 7 (later renamed SS-Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 12)
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