32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division
The 32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division "30th January" (German: 32. SS-Freiwilligen Grenadier-Division „30. Januar“) was formed in January 1945 from what remained of other units and staff and pupils from SS schools and various other troops. A significant cadre came from Hungarian and Romanian fascists who had joined the SS, but their numbers are unknown. The division fought as part of the V SS Mountain Corps, on the Oder front, just north of Fürstenberg (now part of Eisenhüttenstadt) [1] and in the Battle of Berlin. The division was destroyed in the Halbe pocket, but parts of the unit surrendered to the Americans at Tangermünde.
| 32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division "30th January" | |
|---|---|
 Divisional insignia (Tyr rune) | |
| Active | December 1944 – May 1945 |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Branch |  Waffen-SS |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
The division's name referred to 30 January 1933, the date that Adolf Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor of Germany.[2]
Commanders
- Johannes Mühlenkamp (30 January 1945 – 5 February 1945)
- Joachim Richter (5 February 1945 – 17 February 1945)
- Adolf Ax (17 February 1945 – 15 March 1945)
- Hans Kempin (15 March 1945 – 8 May 1945)
References
- Zhukov at the Oder By Tony Le Tissier, p.132
- Rikmenspoel, M. (1999:197). Soldiers of the Waffen-SS: many nations, one motto. Canada: J.J. Fedorowicz.
