37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Lützow

37th SS Volunteer Division Lützow
Insignia of the 37th SS Volunteer Division Lützow
Active	February - May, 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Allegiance	Adolf Hitler
Branch	Waffen SS
Size	Division

37. SS Freiwilligen Kavallerie Division "Lützow" was ordered to be formed in February 1945, consisting of remnants of 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer and 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Maria Theresia, including former's SS Pionier Bataillon 8, in addition to mostly 16- or 17-year old German, Hungarian Volkdeutsche, and ethnic Hungarian recruits. The division was intended to have three cavalry regiments of two battalions each, but due to lack of men and equipment it could only field two understrength regiments as main its combat units.

Initially the division was commanded by SS-Oberführer, Waldemar Fegelein, but in March he was replaced by a more competent officer, SS-Standartenführer, Karl Gesele.

The division saw action against Soviets as a part of 6. SS-Panzerarmee during the final weeks of war, before surrendering to Americans in Austria in May.

It was named after the Prussian Generalmajor Adolf Freiherr von Lützow (1782 – 1834).

Order of battle

SS Cavalry Regiment 92
SS Cavalry Regiment 93
SS Cavalry Regiment 94
SS Artillery Battalion 37 (two batteries with le.FH18 10,5cm)
SS Reconnaissance Battalion 37
SS Panzerjäger Battalion 37 (one company equipped with Hetzer)
SS Pionier Battalion 37
SS Signals Company 37
SS Medical Battalion 37
SS Nachschub Troop 37
Feldersatz Battalion 37 ^[1]

References

^ Wendal, Marcus. "37. SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division Lützow". Axis History. http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=762. Retrieved on 2009-15-03.

Fowler, Dr Jeffrey T. - Axis Cavalry in World War II ISBN 1 84176 323 3
Trang, Charles - Division << Florian Geyer >> ISBN 2 84048 141 3

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Cavalry	8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer · 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Division Maria Theresia · 33rd Waffen Cavalry Division of the SS (3rd Hungarian) · 37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Lützow · 1st Cossack Division

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