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Hohenstaufen: 9th SS Panzer Division (Spearhead)
Hohenstaufen 9th SS Panzer Division - Spearhead Author:Patrick Hook In 1942 Hitler gave authorization for the creation of two new Waffen-SS Divisions, one of which was the 9th. The unit saw action in many of the European theaters and played a pivotal role in Operation Market Garden. After this it was sent East to spearhead a counterattack in Hungary which ultimately proved ineffective. Retreating westwards th... more »e 9th SS Division eventually surrendered to US forces near Steyr in May 1945.« less