8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer
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The 8th SS Cavalry Division "Florian Geyer" was a German Waffen-SS cavalry division during World War II. It was formed in 1942 from a cadre of the SS Cavalry Brigade which was involved in the Bandenbekämpfung ("bandit-fighting") operations behind the front line and was responsible for the killing of tens of thousands of the civilian population.[1] It continued "pacification" operations in the occupied Soviet Union, leading to further atrocities.
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8th SS Cavalry Division "Florian Geyer" | |
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Active | 1941–45 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Waffen-SS |
Type | Cavalry |
Role | Bandenbekämpfung |
Size | Division |
Engagements | Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Siege of Budapest |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Gustav Lombard Bruno Streckenbach Hermann Fegelein Wilhelm Bittrich |
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