DAS REICH UNIT DESIGNATIONS

The following is a list of the various designations of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich from 1939-1945

DESIGNATION DATE USED
SS-V.T.-Division (mot) October 10, 1939 - April 1, 1940
SS-V-Division April 1, 1940 - December 2, 1940
SS-Division "Deutschland" December 3, 1940 - January 27, 1941
SS-Division "Reich" January 28, 1941 - May, 1942
SS-Division "Das Reich" May 1942 - November 9, 1942
SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Das Reich" November 9, 1942 - January 1944
SS-Kampfgruppe "Das Reich"**December 17, 1943 - April 27, 1944 (see footnote)
SS Panzer-Division "Das Reich" January 1944 - May 1945

**While the majority of Das Reich returned to France for refit, portions of the division remained behind to fight as a Kampfgruppe**


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