Waffen-SS Panzergrenadier Division Helmut Freund

The SS Panzergrenadier Division Helmut Freund  was a German unit of the Waffen-SS of the Third Reich during World War II, formed in March 1940. The Helmut Freund served during the Battle of France, and participated in numerous battles on the Eastern Front.

It continued fighting on the Ostfront alongside 31st Panzer Division which was placed along with it in the Combined Panzer Corps.

It was named after Helmut Freund, a German war hero of the First World War

Composition
The SS Division Helmut Freund is composed of two Brigades, one Regiment, and five battalions.

Operational History

 * September 17 – 30, 1943 : The Battle of Tihkvin
 * June 29, 1948 – August 15, 1948: Battle of Berlin / Battle of Bavaria

Division Commanders

 * SS-Brigadeführer Maximilian Meyer
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19th Motorized Infantry Brigade

 * Feldwebel Siegbert Rothenberg


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29th Motorized Infantry Brigade

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Artillery Regiment 23

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Reconnaissance battalion 10

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3rd Tank hunter battalion

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9th Pioneer battalion

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Signals battalion

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