#History #Wehrmacht #SSDivisions Let's continue looking at the Wehrmacht! Now, as promised, a list of some SS divisions. ______________________________________________ ADDITIONALLY: ▬ Josef Dietrich (May 28, 1892 – April 22, 1966) - German military leader during the Third Reich, SS Oberstgruppenführer and Colonel General of the SS troops, member of the NSDAP. ▬ Eugene of Savoy (October 18, 1663 – April 21, 1736) - Commander of the Holy Roman Empire of Franco-Italian origin, generalissimo. Along with Maurice of Orange, Wallenstein, Gustav II Adolf, Turenne, the Great of Condé, Montmorency-Boutteville, Vauban and Marlborough, he is among the most outstanding and most influential European military leaders of the New Age before the Seven Years' War. ▬ Florian Geyer (1490 – 1525) - German (Franconian) knight and diplomat, one of the leaders of the Peasants' War in Germany, operated in Swabia. Originally from Franconian nobles, the youngest of three brothers. ▬ Charlemagne (April 2, 742 – January 28, 814) - King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, Duke of Bavaria from 788, Emperor of the West from 800. The Pippinid dynasty was called the Carolingians after Charlemagne. ▬ Otto I the Great (23 November 912 – 7 May 973) - Duke of Saxony in 936-961, King of Germany from 936, Holy Roman Emperor from 962, King of Italy from 961. Son of King Henry I of Germany and Matilda of Westphalia. During his reign, the Holy Roman Empire was founded. ▬ Frederick I Barbarossa (1122 – 10 June 1190) - King of Germany from 1152, Holy Roman Emperor from 1155, Duke of Swabia in 1147-1152 under the name Frederick III. He received the nickname Barbarossa in Italy because of his reddish beard. ▬ Georg (Jorga) von Frundsberg (September 24, 1473 – August 20, 1528) - Leader of the German Landsknechts in the service of the Spanish King and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. ▬ Charles V of Habsburg (February 24, 1500 – September 21, 1558) - Charles V of Habsburg - King of Spain under the name Carlos I from January 23, 1516, King of Germany from June 28, 1519 to 1556, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519. The greatest statesman of Europe in the first half of the 16th century, who made the greatest contribution to history among the rulers of that time. Charles V is the last emperor officially crowned by the Pope, and he is also the last emperor to celebrate a triumph in Rome. ▬ Georg (Götz, Goetz) von Berlichingen (1480 – July 23, 1562) - Swabian knight, participant in the Peasants' War in Germany. ▬ Horst Wessel (October 9, 1907 – February 23, 1930) - Nazi activist, SA stormtrooper, poet, author of the lyrics to the "Horst Wessel Song". ▬ George Kastrioti (May 6, 1405 – January 17, 1468) - Ruler of the Principality of Kastrioti, leader of the anti-Ottoman Albanian uprising, national hero of Albania, glorified in folk songs. ▬ Maria Theresa von Habsburg (2 July 1849 – 3 February 1919) - Austrian Archduchess of the House of Habsburg-Este, Princess of the Duchy of Modena, Queen of Bavaria. ▬ János Hunyadi (1406 – 11 August 1456) - Hungarian military and political figure, voivode of Transylvania, general and regent of the Kingdom of Hungary. His son Matthias Corvinus was crowned King of Hungary. ▬ Matthias I Corvinus (23 February 1443 – 6 April 1490) - King of Hungary from the Transylvanian magnate Hunyadi family, under whom the medieval Kingdom of Hungary reached the peak of its power. ▬ Gyula Gömbös (December 26, 1886 – October 6, 1936) - Hungarian far-right politician and military man, one of the leaders of the anti-communist "Szeged Movement", an active participant in the overthrow of the Soviet Republic. Close associate of Miklós Horthy. Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1932-1936. Oriented towards Italian fascism and German National Socialism. ▬ Bronislav Vladislavovich Kaminsky (June 16, 1899 – August 28, 1944) - Collaborator, Lord Mayor of the Lokot District Self-Government, founder and leader of RONA, Waffen-Brigadeführer of the SS troops. ▬ Benito Mussolini (July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945) - Italian politician and statesman, publicist, leader of the National Fascist Party, dictator, leader, who headed Italy as Prime Minister in 1922-1943. First Marshal of the Empire. After 1936, his official title became "His Excellency Benito Mussolini, head of the government, Duce of Fascism and founder of the empire." After the overthrow in 1943-1945, he headed the puppet Italian Social Republic, which controlled part of Italy with the support of the Germans. ______________________________________________ Music from the video: ▬ Apocalypse ▬ Dark Alley Deals ▬ Elegy ▬ Hostile Planet ▬ Spirit of the Dead