33rd Waffen Cavalry Division of the SS (3rd Hungarian)
German cavalry division
| 33rd Waffen Cavalry Division of the SS (3rd Hungarian) | |
|---|---|
 Division emblem | |
| Active | December 1944 – January 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch |  Waffen-SS |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Size | Division |
Military unit
33rd Waffen Cavalry Division of the SS (3rd Hungarian) was formed from Hungarian volunteers, in December 1944.
It never had more than one regiment when it was absorbed by the 26th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Hungarian) the following month, after it was almost destroyed in the fighting near Budapest.[1]
There is also some doubt that there ever was a 33rd Waffen Cavalry Division of the SS (3rd Hungarian) in anything but name.[2]
The number 33 was re-issued and given to the Charlemagne Division.[1]
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b German Order of Battle, Volume 3 By Samuel W. Jr Mitcham, p.189
- ^ Waffen-SS edited by Ray Merriam. p.19
Bibliography
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Waffen-SS divisions
- 1 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
- 2 Das Reich
- 3 Totenkopf
- 5 Wiking
- 9 Hohenstaufen
- 10 Frundsberg
- 12 Hitlerjugend
grenadier
- 11 Nordland
- 16 Reichsführer-SS
- 17 Götz von Berlichingen
- 18 Horst Wessel
- 23 Nederland
- 6 Nord
- 7 Prinz Eugen
- 13 Handschar (1 Croatian)
- 21 Skanderbeg (1 Albanian)
- 23 Kama (2 Croatian)
- 24 Karstjäger
- 8 Florian Geyer
- 22
- 33 (3 Hungarian)
- 37 Lützow
| Cossack |
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- 14 (1 Galician)
- 15 (1 Latvian)
- 19 (2 Latvian)
- 20 (1 Estonian)
- 25 Hunyadi (1 Hungarian)
- 26 (2 Hungarian)
- 27 Langemarck (1 Flemish)
- 28 Wallonien
- 29 RONA (1 Russian)
- 29 (1 Italian)
- 30 (2 Russian)
- 30 (1 Belarusian)
- 31
- 32 30 Januar
- 33 Charlemagne (1 French)
- 34 Landstorm Nederland
- 36
- 38 "Nibelungen"
"Panzer"
- 26
- 27
Units marked in bold were officially named "volunteer". See also: SS heavy Panzer battalions
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