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32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division 30 January
Active	December 1944 - May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Allegiance	Adolf Hitler
Branch	Waffen SS
Size	Division

32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division 30 January was formed in January 1945 from what remained of other units and staff and pupils from SS schools and various other troops. The strange title of the division, comes from the date when Adolf Hitler, became the chancellor of Germany on 30 January 1933. ^[1]

The division fought as part of the V SS Mountain Corps, on the Oder front, just north of Furstenburg ^[2] and in the Battle of Berlin.

Commanders

• SS-Standartenführer, Johannes Mühlenkamp (30 Jan 1945 - 5 Feb 1945)
• SS-Standartenführer, Joachim Richter (5 Feb 1945 - 17 Feb 1945)
• SS-Oberführer, Adolf Ax (17 Feb 1945 - 15 Mar 1945)
• SS-Standartenführer, Hans Kempin (15 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945)

Order of battle

• SS Volunteer Grenadier Regiment 86 Schill
• SS Volunteer Grenadier Regiment 87 Kurmark
• SS Volunteer Artillery Regiment 32
• SS Panzerjäger Battalion 32
• SS Füsilier Battalion 32
• SS Werfer Battalion 32
• SS Flak Battalion 32
• SS Pioneer Battalion 32
• SS Intelligence Battalion
• SS Field Medical Battalion 32 ^[3]

References

— The divisions of the Waffen-SS — Panzer 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler · 2nd SS Division Das Reich · 3rd SS Division Totenkopf · 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking · 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen · 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg · 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend · SS Heavy Panzer Battalions Panzergrenadier 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland · 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS · 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen · 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel · 23rd SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nederland Mountain 6th SS Mountain Division Nord · 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen · 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) · 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg · 23rd Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Kama (2nd Croatian) · 24th Waffen Mountain (Karstjäger) Division Cavalry 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer · 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Division Maria Theresia · 33rd Waffen Cavalry Division of the SS (3rd Hungarian) · 37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Lützow · 1st Cossack Division Infantry 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Galizien (1st Ukrainian) · 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) · 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian) · 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian) · 25th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Hunyadi (1st Hungarian) · 26th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Hungarian) · 27th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Langemarck (1st Flemish) · 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Wallonien · 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS RONA (1st Russian) · 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Italian) · 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Russian) · 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Belarussian) · 31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division · 32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division 30 Januar · 33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne (1st French) · 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland · 36th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS · 38th SS Division Grenadier Nibelungen Police 4th SS Polizei Division · 35th SS and Police Grenadier Division Deception Divisions 26th SS Panzer Division · 27th SS Panzer Division