19th WAFFEN GRENADIER DIVISION DER SS "2nd LATVIAN"
Abbreviated Name:
19. Waffen-Gren-Div-der-SS-"Lettische Nr 2"
Motto:
Meine Ehre heißt Treue (My Honour is Called Loyalty)
Formed:
7th January 1944
Disbanded:
8th May 1945
Linage:
19. Lettische SS-Freiwilligen-Division 1st January 1944
19. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (Lettische Nr. 2) July 1944
Commanders:
SS-Brigadeführer Hinrich Schuldt 7th January 1944 to 15th March 1944
SS-Standartenführer Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock 15th March 1944 to 13th April 1944
SS-Gruppenführer Bruno Steckenbach 15th April 1944 to 8th May 1945
Battles, Operations and Campaigns:
Leningrad
Courland Pocket
Berlin
Served:
Russia
Baltic States
Germany
Unit Structure July 1944:
Divisional Staff
42nd SS Grenadier Regiment
43rd SS Grenadier Regiment
44th SS Grenadier Regiment
52nd SS Panzerjäger Battalion
52nd SS Fusilier Battalion
19th SS Artillery Regiment
52nd SS Pioneer Battalion
52nd SS Signals Battalion
52nd SS Feld Ersatz Battalion
52nd SS Supply Troop
52nd SS Maintenance Troop
Medical and Administration Companies
