German and Bulgarian forces began their attack on the Chetnik territory at dawn on 12 October 1942, proceeding from four directions. [22], The division was infamous for its brutality. He fought the Turks at Vienna and helped to establish the Austrio-Hungarian empire. The staff of the Prinz Eugen Division was based in the city of Pančevo in Banat. In sixteen-days long battle the division pushed back NOVJ units and on September 29 reoccupied Split, forcing the resisting Italians to surrender. File usage on Commons. The Prinz Eugen SS Division was accused of "committing some of the worst atrocities attributable to any soldiers during the Second World War." The Division murdered unarmed civilians, burned and looted homes and entire villages and districts and tortured and massacred men, women, and children. 2) was started. 13. „Reichsführer SS“ • The soldiers of the division, which was notorious for numerous war crimes, consisted mainly of so-called ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsche; members of German minorities, especially from the Balkans) and Austrians with experience in mountain warfare. On 5 October 1942, the division commander Artur Phleps ordered the German and Bulgarian forces to destroy the enemy. It was formed in 1941 from both Reich Germans and Volksdeutsche – ethnic German volunteers and conscripts from the Banat, Independent State of Croatia, Hungary and Romania. In battles for Split and Biokovo coastline, division suffered losses of 1582 killed, wounded and missing in action. 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The 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen was a German mountain infantry division of the Waffen-SS, the armed wing of the German Nazi Party that served alongside but was never formally part of the Wehrmacht during World War II. The Banat was a political entity established in 1941 after the occupation and partition of Yugoslavia by the Axis Powers in the historical Banat region. 4 were here. Artur Gustav Martin Phleps (29 November 1881 - 21 September 1944) was an Austro-Hungarian, Romanian and German army officer who held the rank of SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS (lieutenant general) in the Waffen-SS during World War II.At the post-war Nuremberg trials, the Waffen-SS - of which Phleps was a senior officer - was declared to be a criminal organisation due to . In 1942, the Pančevo-based unit was declared a Mountain Division. Sie operierte zu diesem Zeitpunkt in Südserbien, in einem relativ ruhigen Gebiet ohne nennenswerte Partisanenaktivitäten. Between 12 and 30 August, the division was engaged in Operation Rübezahl, aimed to prevent offensive of NOVJ forces from Montenegro into western Serbia. Sie wurde vor allem durch ihre Kriegsverbrechen im Partisanenkrieg in Jugoslawien bekannt. The division's next action was the defence of the Kraljevo Bridgehead (Brückenkopf Kraljevo) as the part of Army Corps Müller. Die Dörfer wurden niedergebrannt und dem Erdboden gleichgemacht.“, Dem Bericht ist ein Foto beigefügt, das die Enthauptung eines vermeintlichen Partisanen durch Angehörige der 7. 2 Bände . [20] Most were executed wholesale, without trial, disposed of through a variety of methods immediately following their surrender. Combat group "West" concentrated its forces in the valley 5 km from Banje. In December 2007 they formed their own minority council in Novi Sad, which they were entitled to with 3,000 voter signatures. In many cases, whole families who, not expecting such treatment or lacking the time for escape, had remained quietly in their homes were annihilated and murdered. As planned, the attack proceeded from four directions. Himmler intervened personally in the problem and even ordered any NCO that insulted the mother of the Croatian German troops to be shot on the spot (the insulting of mothers being common in the Balkans). The 7th Waffen SS Mountain Division was raised for war in the rugged terrain of Yugoslavia. His tactic meant the Chetnik Rasina Corps was able to escape from the ring of enemy soldiers. Wittmann, A.M., "Mutiny in the Balkans: Croat Volksdeutsche, the Waffen-SS and Motherhood", Otto Kumm: VORWÄRTS, PRINZ EUGEN! [citation needed], "After the initial rush of Volksdeutsche to join, voluntary enlistments tapered off, and the new unit did not reach division size. In short, every civilian met with by these troops in these villages was murdered. 1) • Nachdem die Partisanen das Feuer eröffnet hatten, wurden die Flüchtlinge erneut gestellt und eine Leibesvisitation vorgenommen, die nur bei drei Personen eine mögliche Verbindung zu den Partisanen ergab. Eine eineinhalb Meter starke Schicht von Skeletten. 1) • The book tells the story of the 7th SS Mountain Division was formed in 1941 from the Volksdeutsche (ethnic German) volunteers and conscripts from the Banat, Independent State of Croatia . [4] These attempts were made to convince the Nazi authorities of the desirability of creating a new Gau in the Danube area and parts of Transylvania (Siebenbürgen) which they tentatively called the Prinz-Eugen Gau,[5] a goal never officially supported by the war-time German government. During the campaigns it became infamous for reprisals and atrocities against innocent Yugoslav civilians of all faiths but particularly Serbs. Als für sie gerade keine Verwendung zu finden war, wurden sie erschossen. Zwischen den „Unternehmen“ wurde die Division vorwiegend zur Partisanenbekämpfung verwendet, selten geschlossen, meist in Kampfgruppen von Regiments- oder Bataillonsstärke. „Langemarck“ (flämische Nr. Damit hatte man, wie der spätere Divisionskommandeur Otto Kumm ausführte, „bewusst an die jahrhundertelange Tradition der Grenzer-Regimenter angeknüpft.“ Auch die Ernennung von Phleps war in diesem Zusammenhang bedeutsam. Formed in 1941 from Volksdeutsche (ethnic German) volunteers and conscripts from the Banat, Independent State of Croatia (NDH), Hungary and Romania, it fought a counter-insurgency campaign against communist-led Yugoslav Partisan resistance forces in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia, NDH and Montenegro. The Sword The sword is by the prestigious firm of Carl Eickhorn of Solingen. „Nederland“ (niederländische Nr. Whole families were thrown into burning houses in many cases and thus burnt. English. Exempted were those ethnic Germans who participated in the partisan national liberation movement, and those who were not members of German ethnic societies such as the “Schwäbisch–Deutsche Kulturbund", nor declared themselves to be members of the ethnic German community. SS Divizija "Princ Eugen") was completed and was transferred to the Uzice-Cacak region of western Serbia.In November, l942, the division was under the control of the 12th German Army, a component of the Army Group Southeast. (pages 42, 43), Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950), Anti-Fascist Council for the Liberation of Yugoslavia, Hungarian occupation of Yugoslav territories, 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen, http://www.danas.rs/vesti/dijalog/opasno_neznanje_ili_nesto_vise.46.html?news_id=145464, "-ЈабукаЗванична презентација града Панчева", B92 – News – Society – Serbia's Germans form national council, "Medjunarodni znanstveni skup "Jugoistocna Europa 1918.-1995. In short, every civilian met with by these troops in these villages was murdered. [1] Those with ethnic groups listed were at least nominally recruited from those groups. 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen, a division of the German Waffen -SS Prinz Eugen (train), an express train connecting Austria and Germany Prinz Eugen, a 1960 biography by Alexander Lernet-Holenia Prinz Eugen, der edle Ritter, a folksong This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Prince Eugene. Combat group "East" took a position west of Brus. The Rasina Corps at that time had about 1,500 fighters under arms. In exploiting Italian capitulation, NOVJ succeeded in seizing control of the most part of the Dalmatian coast. [6] The city's possible renaming to Prinz-Eugen-Stadt was also discussed. For example, the 29th Waffen-Grenadier-Division with Italian personnel was part of the Waffen-SS, but was equipped with Italian weapons and not nearly as well-equipped as the LSSAH, for example. One was awarded posthumously. 1) • When the division was formed, it was assigned to the Balkans as an anti-Partisan mountain division. We hope you enjoy these as much . 25. While the officers were almost entirely national Germans (Reichsdeutsche), the enlisted men were ethnic Germans from outside the Reich (Volksdeutsche). [citation needed], The staff of the Prinz Eugen Division was based in the city of Pančevo in Banat. [5] Über das Schicksal der Gefangenen gibt es bisher keine unabhängigen Untersuchungsergebnisse. During the campaigns it became infamous for reprisals and atrocities against innocent Yugoslav civilians. Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the The 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen 1941 - 1945 is the 7th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series written by Ian Baxter. In battles for Split and Biokovo coastline, the Prinz Eugen suffered losses of 1,582 killed, wounded and missing in action. „Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division“ • 3. 21. This is a list of divisions in the Waffen-SS. Nach scharfem Notenwechsel wurde er entlassen. Researchers of the Institute of History in Karlovac established a number of 276 civilian inhabitants of Karlovac area, killed by the 7th SS Division during Operation Weiss I in January 1943. [17], In August 1943, the division became a part of the XV Mountain Corps and was sent to the Dalmatian coast, to disarm the local Italian forces in September 1943 after the Italian government had surrendered to the Allies. The 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen was a German mountain infantry division of the Waffen-SS, the armed wing of the German Nazi Party that served alongside but was never formally part of the Wehrmacht during World War II. Entdecke Die 7. SS Reichsführer Himmler had announced that the wishes of the Volksdeutsche were irrelevant, while in connection with the Balkan Germans the SS head of recruitment Gottlob Berger remarked: "kein Mensch [kümmert] [sich ja] darum, was wir unten mit unseren Volksdeutschen tun" ("no person cares what we do with our ethnic Germans in the South"). After the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia had been established, the 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen was formed from Yugoslav Germans (Volksdeutsche). The division was formally accused of committing atrocities against POWs and civilians during World War II at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. (russische Nr. History of Europe, The Times, London, 2001. The division was reorganized on 22 October 1943 and was renamed the 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen. In May division took part in Seventh anti-Partisan Offensive (Operation Rösselsprung) which began on 25 May 1944. In the interest of maintaining close political ties with the Hungarian and Romanian regimes Berlin preferred to retain the Banat as a potential bargaining chip with these countries, both of which desired to annex the area (see also Greater Hungary and Greater Romania). ISBN-10. It has been established from the investigations entered upon that 121 persons, mostly women, and including 30 persons aged 60–92 years and 29 children of ages ranging from 6 months to 14 years, were executed on this occasion in the horrible manner narrated above. 23. SS-Gebirgs-Division ""Prinz Eugen"" im Bild, Otto Kumm in großer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel! Sretenovic, Stanislav and Prauser, Steffen, Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996. In February, it took part in Operation Wehrwolf against a Yugoslav bridgehead in the Virovitica area. Publication date. Divisional recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross included the first commander of the division, Artur Phleps and five others, all regimental or battalion commanders. He estimated the total number of remaining Danube Swabians in Serbia and their descents at 5,000–8,000. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. SS-Polizei-Grenadier-Division • [14], According to the 1931 census, the population of the region numbered 585,579 people, including:[15], By religion, the population included (1931 data):[16], During the war, German Axis troops killed 7,513 inhabitants of Banat, including:[17]. Jews were also forced into labor battalions to do forced work for the German occupation authorities. The 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen was a German mountain infantry division of the Waffen-SS, the armed wing of the German Nazi Party that served alongside but was never formally part of the Wehrmacht during World War II. Its remnants were incorporated into the 14th Regiment of Prinz Eugen, which received its honor title Skanderbeg.[18]. „Skanderbeg“ (albanische Nr. The staff of the Prinz Eugen Division was based in the city of Pančevo in Banat. The Germans and Bulgarians committed reprisals against the civilian population and burned several villages during their anti-Chetnik Operation Kopaonik. in 1943 in Bosnia. This album features photos from the 7.SS-Gebirgsjager-Division "Prinz Eugen" from it's formation until the end of the war. Die SS-Führung versprach sich von ihm, dem Offizier aus Siebenbürgen, auch Freiwillige aus Rumänien. German and Bulgarian forces began their attack on the Chetnik territory at dawn on 12 October 1942. It was given the title Prinz Eugen after Prince Eugene of Savoy, an outstanding military leader of the Habsburg Empire who liberated the Banat and Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire in the Austro-Turkish War of 1716–1718. [2] The division was formed in late 1941 following the invasion initially from German-speaking Danube Swabian Selbstschutz in the Banat autonomous area within the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia. [verification needed][5] Many of these men preferred service in the Croatian Home Guard for a variety of reasons. The backbone of the division was made up of ethnic Germans from Banat itself, many of whom had been former officers and NCOs in either the Yugoslav Army or even the Habsburg army. [16] In the operation Schwartz the division suffered total losses of 613 men. 34. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen" im Bild By Otto KUMM . In sixteen-days long battle the division, together with 92nd Motorized Regiment, pushed back NOVJ units and on September 29 reoccupied Split. [10], Am 28. "Prinz Eugen" was a SS-Division, which was formed between April and October 1942. . 34. I am doing a clear out of our books we have too many to fit the space we have. „Landstorm Nederland“ (niederländische Nr. 38. Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs, this book tells the story of the 7th SS Mountain Division dur… Those who went to Hungary, later subsequently fled or were expelled to Austria or Germany, whereas those who fled to Romania generally remained, at least provisionally, in the Swabian communities in the Romanian Banat. Trotzdem wurde die gesamte Flüchtlingsgruppe ausnahmslos erschossen. „Wiking“ • This is why the Danube Swabian men who followed the draft into the "Waffen-SS Division Prinz Eugen" and fought against the enemy of the King did not commit any wrongdoing against the Yugoslavian law by fighting against the Tito Partisans. For this success major (Sturmbannführer) Dietsche as well as commander Phleps received first two Knight's Crosses for the division. Lonauer selbst war eher selten in Hartheim zugegen. In June 1944 the establishment of a second Muslim division, the 23rd Waffengebirgs-Division of the SS Kama (Croatian No. Januar bis 8. This defence was essential for the success of Army Group E efforts to open a corridor which would allow the retreat of 350,000 German soldiers from Greece and the Aegean. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS „Skanderbeg“, Online-Findbuch des Bundesarchivs zum Bestand RS 3–7, Donauschwäbische Kulturstiftung (Zeittafel), Društvo za srpsko-nemačku saradnju / Gesellschaft für serbisch-deutsche Zusammenarbeit: Chronological history of the Danube Germans in the Vojvodina. Prinz Eugen was transferred back to the Bosnia area in March 1944 and continued its part in anti-partisan operations. The division was formed between April and October, 1942 and was commanded by the Romanian Volksdeutsche SS Gruppenfuehrer and General-lieutenant of the Waffen SS, Artur Phleps. 20. 30. 32. The title Prinz Eugen comes from the German spelling of the name Francois Eugene, Prince of Savoy, who lived from 1663 to 1736. "[11], Consequently, over 21,500 ethnic Germans from the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia were conscripted into the Waffen SS. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division „Prinz Eugen" war eine Division der Waffen-SS, die vor allem im nordserbischen Banat aus Volksdeutschen aufgestellt wurde. 112 pages. „Totenkopf“ • Die daraus gewonnenen Freiwilligen wurden von der SS-Division „Das Reich“ ausgebildet. 26. The operation was aimed at the destruction of the Rasina Corps of the Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland, commanded by Major Dragutin Keserović, whose headquarters was located in the village of Kriva Reka. List of Waffen-SS divisions This is a list of divisions in the Waffen-SS. Thus the total victims of the war and subsequent ethnic cleansing and killings comprised about 30% of the pre-war German population. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division „Prinz Eugen" (skraćeno Princ Eugen) je bila vojna jedinica u sastavu Waffen SS -a tijekom Drugog svjetskog rata. Prinz Eugen was badly mauled, but the operation proved to be a success. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division eingeführt und auch weitergenutzt wurde, wurde schon bald flächendeckend eingezogen. Noch im April stellte SS-Gruppenführer Paul Hausser, der die SS-Division „Das Reich“ kommandierte, SS-Untersturmführer Gustav Halwax, Stabsleiter der deutschen Volksgruppe in Jugoslawien, vier Annahmekommissionen zur Verfügung, die planmäßig in den deutschen Gemeinden des Banats Musterungen durchführten.