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Wenn founded in 1939 the SS Division "Totenkopf" had 3 Infanterie Regiments :

SS "Totenkopf" Infanterie Regiment 1

SS "Totenkopf" Infanterie Regiment 2

SS "Totenkopf" Infanterie Regiment 3

During the furius fightings on the Eastern Front the SS Division "Totenkopf" suffered heavy losses and in October 1942 the SS Division "Totenkopf" was withdrawn to France to regroup. To fill up the lines the SS "Totenkopf" Infanterie Regiment 2 was disbanded and the soldiers were tranfered to the remaning 2 Infanterie Regiments. The 2 remaing regiments were renamed into

SS "Totenkopf" Infanterie Regiment 1	- SS "Totenkopf" Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1
SS "Totenkopf" Infanterie Regiment 3	- SS "Totenkopf" Panzer Grenadier Regiment 3

In November 1943 the Panzer Grenadier Regiments of the "Totenkopf" Division" were renamed again and this time they recieved 2 honor titles

SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1	- SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 5 "Thule"
SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 3	- SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 6"Theodor Eicke"

Most volunteers from Nordschleswig serving in the "Totenkopf" Division, served in the Infanterie / Panzer Grenadier Regiments.

Charkow, March 1943

Soldiers from the SS "Totenkopf" Panzer Grenadier Regiment 3

Unknown SS Sturmmann from the

SS "Totenkopf" Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1

Summer 1944

The fate of a young volunteer from Nordschleswig.

While serving in the

11. Kompanie

SS "Totenkopf" Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1

He was reported killed in action near Kommuarke in South-Russia

2 "Gefechtsfahrer" from the

10. Kompanie

SS "Totenkopf" Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1

Both soldiers newly awarded the

"Kriegsverdienst Kreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern"

The man standing left is Oscar Marburger, a volunteer from Sonderburg in Nordschleswig.

Oscar Marburger held the rank of SS Unterscharführer and was killed in 1945 at Radolfzell near the Bodensee in Gremany

"Entlausungschein" from a SS Obergrenadier from the

10. Kompanie

SS "Totenkopf" Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1

Soldiers from the

10. Kompanie

SS "Totenkopf" Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1

Award document for the Eisnernes Kreuz II. Klasse

This Eisnernes Kreuz II. Klasse was awarded to a volunteer from Nordschleswig, who served in the

10. Kompanie

SS "Totenkopf" Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1

The document is signed by the Divisions Kommandeure SS Brigadeführer Max Simon in March 1943 while the

SS "Totenkopf" Panzer Grenadier Division was engaged in the furius fightings around Charkow

Soldiers from the

1. Kompanie

SS "Totenkopf" Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1

Russia 1944

Soldiers from the SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"

Highly decorated soldier from the

SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"

Award document for the Panzerkampf Abzeichen in Bronze

Awarded to from a volunteer from Nordschleswig, who served in the

10. Kompanie

SS "Totenkopf" Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1

This Panzerkampf Abzeichen in Bronze was awarded in September 1943 during the fightings in the Area around Charkow.

Soldier from the SS "Totenkopf" Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1 in France 1943