German 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen
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The German 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division "Prinz Eugen" was a Waffen-SS mountain infantry division composed largely of ethnic German volunteers from the Balkans, notorious for its brutal anti-partisan operations in Yugoslavia during World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Waffen-SS division
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mountain infantry division ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
burning villages
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massacres of civilians in Yugoslavia ⓘ reprisal killings ⓘ |
| allegiance | Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
7. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division Prinz Eugen
NERFINISHED
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7th SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
V SS Mountain Corps
NERFINISHED
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XVIII Mountain Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Chetnik forces
NERFINISHED
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Yugoslav Partisans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Volksdeutsche from the Balkans
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ethnic Germans from Hungary ⓘ ethnic Germans from Romania ⓘ ethnic Germans from Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| formed | 1942 ⓘ |
| garrison | Banat region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Nazism ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Operation Kugelblitz
NERFINISHED
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Operation Rübezahl NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Schwarz NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Weiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Prince Eugene of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Artur Phleps
NERFINISHED
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Karl von Oberkamp NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Kumm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutal anti-partisan operations in Yugoslavia
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war crimes against civilians ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
NERFINISHED
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Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ German-occupied Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Montenegro NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarAssessment | associated with crimes against humanity ⓘ |
| role | anti-partisan warfare ⓘ |
| size | division ⓘ |
| statusInHistoriography | considered a criminal organization by post-war courts ⓘ |
| surrenderedIn | May 1945 ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Yugoslav Partisans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater |
Balkans Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Yugoslav Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | mountain troops ⓘ |
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