Poll for best SS Division

[Jens]

J ve dicided to make a poll for the best fighting SS Division. Try make your choice even though some were shortlived.

[DAZAR]

Where's The Box For All Of The Above?D

[Jens]

Rep.

Hi Dazar

This is my first poll. Sorry but theres as always only 10 Opt. What unit were you thinking about ?

BR and happy holidays

Jens

[DAZAR]

HELLO JENS,

I LIKE ALL THE ABOVE, BUT THE HJ WERE A FAVORITE. THEY WERE YOUNG LAMBS FIGHTING LIKE WOLVES, AND I LIKE THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN. I HOPE SANTA CLAUS BRINGS YOU THAT SOLDBUCH FOR CHRISTMAS THAT YOU BEEN WISHING FOR!!!! DAVID

[Jens]

Wolfes

Hi David

J have to agree on the about the 12 DIV. They were dif. fighting like wolfes !!!

My fav. is the 5 and the 11 , and 23.

J allready got my X-masgift from johnnie

BR Jens

[Mike C]

Hello all,

The 12th fought well - but left its best blood behind in Normandy and was less effective (IMHO) in the Ardennes and Hungary. Who has the best sustained performance? Undecided as of yet - but considering LSSAH, Das Reich and Wiking...

Mike

[Jens]

Poll

Could it be that theres a tendency

that the northamericans like the classic Div as the 1,2,3 and 12 ?????

[DAZAR]

AHHH JENS! I'M ALSO A FAN OF THE 5, 11, AND 23 YOU SHOULD SEE ME SOLDBUCHS ITS NOT ALL A NORTH AMERICAN TENDENCY

[Jens]

Now !!!

Lets see them now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jens]

Poll

J guess J started a fire here !!!

[Kris]

Frw Legion Flandern & Langemarck division

[TonyM]

Best SS Division

My favourite division is the Hitlerjugend but I agree that they were not the same after Normandy so I would have to give my vote to DAS RIECH as the best division throughout the war as they were in the thick of the fighting throughout and they did win more Knight`s Crosses than any other division. My favourite regiment is DER Fuhrer.

[Mike C]

I finally gave my vote to LSSAH - because of sustained high performance in Poland ('39), Holland and France ('40), Greece and Russia ('41-'44), France and Ardennes('44) and finally Hungary, Austria and Germany ('45). Note also that the LSSAH "gave birth" to the 12th SS through the transfer of cadres (just as the TK did for the 16th SS PG - but with less success). Some highlights include the fighting through the Greek passes, Kharkov and Kursk, Bourguebus Ridge, etc. The other contender was Das Reich - the TK was removed from contention given its very high casualty rate (three times that of LSSAH and DR) which reduced its performance (IMHO) towards the end of the war (plus my personal distaste for Eicke). The Wiking fought well from 1941 onwards - and transferred its elan and standards to the Nordland - but again had a "late" start. But - if we were considering some other latecomers - should not the 17th SS PG Division "Gotz von Berlichingen" be included?

Mike

[JOHN VD HEIJDEN]

re

It is not that I come from the netherland,s but yes I voted NEDERLAND
mine second vote would be WIKING there were also severall dutch high decorated volunteer,s in it


I shall not mention that we dutch-men where the first as non-german
that earned the Knight,s cross Geradius Mooymann


groetje,s van Johnny

[Blitz]

As they all have their origins in Leibstandarte, it got my vote..