20th WAFFEN GRENADIER DIVISION DER SS "ESTLAND"
Abbreviated Name:
20. Waffen-Gren-Div-der-SS (Estnische Nr. 1)
Motto:
Varemeist Tõuseb Kättemaks! (Vengeance Will Rise from the Ruins)
Formed:
23rd January 1944
Disbanded:
9th May 1945
Linage:
20. Estnische SS-Freiwilligen-Division 23rd January 1944
20. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (Estnische Nr. 1) 25th May 1944
Commanders:
SS-Brigadeführer Franz Augsberger 24th January 1944 to 19th March 1945
SS-Brigadeführer Berthold Maack 20th March 1945 to 8th May 1945
Battles, Operations and Campaigns:
Narva Bridgehead
Tannenberg Line
Tartu Offensive
Silesia Pocket
Prague Offensive
Served:
Estonia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Unit Structure May 1944:
Divisional Staff
45th SS Grenadier Regiment
46th SS Grenadier Regiment
47th SS Grenadier Regiment
54th SS Fusilier Battalion
20th SS Panzerjäger Battalion
53rd SS Flak Battalion
20th SS Panzer Artillery Regiment
53rd SS Pioneer Battalion
53rd SS Signals Battalion
53rd SS Feld Ersatz Battalion
53rd SS Supply Troop
53rd SS Truck Park
Medical and Administration Companies
