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35th SS- und Polizei Grenadier Division
Division emblem
Active	1 March – 8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Waffen-SS
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II Battle of the Seelow Heights Battle of Halbe
Commanders
Oberfuhrer	Johannes Wirth
Standartenführer	Ruediger Pipkorn

The 35th SS- und Police Grenadier Division (German: 35. SS- und Polizei-Grenadier-Division) was an infantry division of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was created from SS-Police units transferred to the Waffen-SS. It was formed in the spring of 1945, and its actual strength is not known. As part of the German Ninth Army, it was badly mauled on the approaches to Berlin during the Battle of the Seelow Heights, and was destroyed during the Battle of Halbe. Various remnants surrendered to American and Soviet forces near the demarcation line of the Elbe.

Organisation

Commanders

• Oberfuhrer Johannes Wirth (February–March 1945)
• Standartenführer Ruediger Pipkorn (March–May 1945)

See also

• List of German divisions in World War II
• List of Waffen-SS divisions
• List of SS personnel

References

Notes

1. Some sources render the unit's name as 35. SS-Polizei-Grenadier-Division.

Citations

1. Tessin, p. 51
2. Bishop, p. 183

Bibliography

• Bishop, Chris. The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide - Waffen-SS Divisions 1939-1945, Amber Books, 2007
• Tessin, Georg. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945; Band 5: Die Landsreitkräfte 31–70 Frankfurt am Main: E. S. Mittler, OCLC 462224456

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• Military units and formations established in 1945
• Infantry divisions of the Waffen-SS
• Military units and formations disestablished in 1945