The SS Division “30. Januar” was one of the last SS-Divisions formed during World War II and was almost entirely composed of training units and 16-18 year old boys (the honorary name “30. Januar” was the same date Hitler became Reich chancellor in 1933). First planned as a motorized division, the unit ended up as a normal infantry division because of a lack of fuel. With a final strength of 12,000, they fought on the Oder-front south of Frankfurt/Oder. After the Soviet attack on 16 April 1945 they were wiped out in the pocket of Halbe southeast of Berlin.
| ISBN: | 9780764331015 |
| Publication date: | 31st October 2008 |
| Author: | Rolf Michaelis |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Genres: |
Second World War |