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The 38th SS Division ''Nibelungen'' was a German military unit of World War II. It was formed in March 1945 from the staff and students of the ''SS-Junkerschule'' at Bad Tölz. It was first given the title of the SS-Junkerschule Bad Tölz Division, but was renamed the ''SS-Division Junkerschule'' and finally the 38th SS Grenadier Division Nibelungen. This name was selected by the commander of the cadet school Richard Schulze-Kossens and comes from German mythology, where it was the name of a lineage of dwarves who were defeated by Siegfried. ==Formation== The division never consisted of more than around 6,000 men, the strength of a normal brigade.〔〔 Alongside the men of the ''Junkerschule'', the division also received some additional units, one being the SS special use ''Begleitkommando-SS'' and two ''Zollgrenzschutz'' (Customs Border Guards) battalions. Soldiers from the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord, a company from 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen, officers from the 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Russian), 600 Frenchmen with their Swiss Major Hersche and a battalion of ''Hitlerjugend'' (Hitler Youth) were also taken on strength.〔〔 The first Divisional commander was Richard Schulze-Kossens, who at the time was the Commanding officer of the ''SS-Brigade Nibelungen'' and the ''Junkerschule'' at Bad Tölz.〔〔 He was followed by Martin Stange on 12 April, (Heinz Lammerding and Karl von Oberkamp were also assigned as commanders, but never took up the post).〔〔 The division had two Grenadier regiments: the 95th, under the command of Sturmbannführer Markus Faulhaber and the 96th, commanded by Obersturmführer Walter Schmidt.〔〔 The division's 38th ''Panzerjäger Abteilung'' (anti-tank battalion) received the majority of its men from the ''Prinz Eugen'' division and officers from ''Nord''.〔〔 The unit received about 10 ''Jagdpanzer 38(t)'' tank destroyers on 15 April, which were backed by some 75 mm towed ''PaK 40'' anti-tank guns (the ''Abteilung'' served under 17. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Götz von Berlichingen from 17 to 24 April, until it came under its parent division). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「38th SS Division Nibelungen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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