German 12th SS armoured division ’Hitlerjugend’ (1943-1945)

The 12th SS Panzerdivision was recruited from prime Hitleryouth recruits and led by a cadre of experienced officers, but from the start the division was plagued by a lack of training and officers. The division was destroyed in Normandy in June 1944 and after that it never managed to recover from those losses.