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rdf:type	Military Unit
rdfs:label	3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
rdfs:comment	The 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf (skull), also known as the 3rd SS Panzergrenadier Division Totenkopf and 3rd SS Division Totenkopf during its existence, was one of 38 divisions 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. Prior to achieving division status, the formation was known as Kampfgruppe (battlegroup) "Eicke". The division is infamous due to its insignia and the fact that most of the initial enlisted soldiers were SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS concentration camp guards), and as such it is sometimes referred to as the "Death's Head Division". Members of the division participated in several war crimes.
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Branch	23
Type	Armoured
Caption	Insignia of the 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
Dates	1939
Unit Name	3
notable commanders	dbkwik:resource/4-3yoeaxNmTiaiyZXV7-7A== dbkwik:resource/6_dIAiyTEUg6rUAmwoIGYA== dbkwik:resource/fk-9GZiRqmPrCoLFNRrzXQ== dbkwik:resource/TBkXCeBePNHgFl094hRX3A== Hermann Prieß Heinz Lammerding Georg Keppler
Battles	World War II
Motto	Meine Ehre heißt Treue
Size	Division (military)
abstract	The 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf (skull), also known as the 3rd SS Panzergrenadier Division Totenkopf and 3rd SS Division Totenkopf during its existence, was one of 38 divisions 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. Prior to achieving division status, the formation was known as Kampfgruppe (battlegroup) "Eicke". The division is infamous due to its insignia and the fact that most of the initial enlisted soldiers were SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS concentration camp guards), and as such it is sometimes referred to as the "Death's Head Division". Members of the division participated in several war crimes. The Totenkopf division was one of the "Germanic" divisions of the Waffen-SS. These included 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich, and 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking.