leading the 12th ss div HJ

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can anyone confirm the following:

commanders of the 12ss:

fritz witt as of 7/1/1943 (+14/06/1944)
kurt meyer or panzermeyer as off 7/14/1944 (+ ????)
hugo kraas as off ??? (+ ????)

mayby someone is able to fill in the blanks for me...
any others you know off?

aditional:

Max Wünsche, whom I saw a picture of in company of Witt and panzemeyer, stands in witch relation to those 2?
 
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From lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de


Commanders:


24. Juni 1943 SS-Brigadeführer Fritz de Witt
14. Juni 1944 SS-Brigadeführer Kurt Meyer
6. September 1944 SS-Obersturmbannführer Hubert Meyer
24. Oktober 1944 SS-Brigadeführer Fritz Krämer
13. November 1944 SS-Brigadeführer Hugo Kraas


Wünsche was the commander of the 12. SS Panzerregiment I think.
 
Garry,


your findings are correct. I've found them in the mean while in a photo book on the 12th hj. all names and date are there.


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From lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de


Commanders:


24. Juni 1943 SS-Brigadeführer Fritz de Witt
14. Juni 1944 SS-Brigadeführer Kurt Meyer
6. September 1944 SS-Obersturmbannführer Hubert Meyer
24. Oktober 1944 SS-Brigadeführer Fritz Krämer
13. November 1944 SS-Brigadeführer Hugo Kraas


Wünsche was the commander of the 12. SS Panzerregiment I think.

any chance the meyers where related to eich other? did not yet find any proof of that, and seems interesting to know...
 
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