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The Führer Grenadier Brigade was an élite German Heer combat unit which saw action during World War II. The Führer Grenadier Brigade is sometimes mistakenly perceived as being a part of the Waffen-SS, whereas it was actually a Heer unit and technically assigned to the Großdeutschland Division. This misconception comes from its original duty of guarding Adolf Hitler's East Prussian Wolfsschanze Headquarters, a task which sounded similar to the original one of Waffen-SS 1. Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler", which in turn stemmed from the Führer's original bodyguard corps. Fighting on both the eastern and western fronts, the brigade surrendered to U.S. forces in Austria in 1945.

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  • Führer Grenadier Brigade
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  • The Führer Grenadier Brigade was an élite German Heer combat unit which saw action during World War II. The Führer Grenadier Brigade is sometimes mistakenly perceived as being a part of the Waffen-SS, whereas it was actually a Heer unit and technically assigned to the Großdeutschland Division. This misconception comes from its original duty of guarding Adolf Hitler's East Prussian Wolfsschanze Headquarters, a task which sounded similar to the original one of Waffen-SS 1. Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler", which in turn stemmed from the Führer's original bodyguard corps. Fighting on both the eastern and western fronts, the brigade surrendered to U.S. forces in Austria in 1945.
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Garrison
  • Rastenburg, East Prussia, Fallsingbostel
Branch
  • Infantry
command structure
  • Created as Grenadier Battalion, expanded on paper to Grenadier Division 1945.
Country
Type
Caption
  • Divisional insignia of Großdeutschland
Dates
  • Raised April 1943, Surrendered May 1945
associated units
  • Führer Begleit Battalion/Brigade, "Großdeutschland"
Unit Name
  • Führer Grenadier Brigade
notable commanders
  • Oberst Hans-Joachim Kahler
Battles
  • Grosswaltersdorf, Herbstnebel
abstract
  • The Führer Grenadier Brigade was an élite German Heer combat unit which saw action during World War II. The Führer Grenadier Brigade is sometimes mistakenly perceived as being a part of the Waffen-SS, whereas it was actually a Heer unit and technically assigned to the Großdeutschland Division. This misconception comes from its original duty of guarding Adolf Hitler's East Prussian Wolfsschanze Headquarters, a task which sounded similar to the original one of Waffen-SS 1. Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler", which in turn stemmed from the Führer's original bodyguard corps. Fighting on both the eastern and western fronts, the brigade surrendered to U.S. forces in Austria in 1945.
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