1st Fallschirm-Panzer Division Hermann Göring

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The Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1. Hermann Göring ("1st Paratroop Tank Division 'Hermann Göring'" – abbreviated as 'Fallschirm-Panzer-Div 1 HG') was a German elite Luftwaffe armoured division. The HG saw action in France, North Africa, Sicily, Italy and on the Eastern Front during World War II. The division began as a battalion-sized police unit in 1933. Over time it grew into a regiment, brigade, division, and finally was combined with the Parachute-Panzergrenadier Division 2 Hermann Göring on 1 May 1944 to form a Panzer corps under the name Reichsmarschall. It surrendered to the Red Army near Dresden on 8 May 1945. Initially staffed by volunteers recruited from Nazi organizations such as the Hitler Youth, it later received intakes from the Heer (especially panzer troops) and conscripts of the Luftwaffe. The unit was stationed in Berlin in the newly built Hermann Göring barracks (today's Julius Leber Barracks) and in Velten; being named after the 'Reichsmarschall' and Commander-in-Chief...

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