Cavalry Divisions of the Waffen-SS

Download or read book Cavalry Divisions of the Waffen-SS written by Rolf Michaelis and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2010 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book is a concise combat history of the three Waffen-SS cavalry divisions in World War II. The 8th SS-Cavalry Division Florian Geyer was established out of the SS-Cavalry Brigade under Hitlers future brother-in-law Hermann Fegelein. The 22nd SS-Freiwilligen Cavalry Division Maria Theresia was formed out of ethnic Germans from Hungary. The 37th SS-Freiwilligen Cavalry Division Lützow was built out of the first two cavalry divisions along with new volunteers from Hungary including ethnic Germans and Hungarians. The formation and combat histories of each are discussed in detailed text, along with maps and rare photographs.