22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division information

22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division
22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division
22. SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division; 22. SS-Önkéntes-Lovashadosztály
	Divisional symbol of the 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division, used as early as October 1944.
Active	29 April 1944 - 14 February 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Waffen-SS
Type	Grenadier
Role	Cavalry
Size	12,453 (20 September 1944); 13,911 (25 October 1944); 11,345 (26 December 1944)
Part of	IX SS Mountain Corps; III Panzer Corps;
Garrison/HQ	Bicske, Budapest, Győr, Kisbér, Rétság and Zsámbék.
Nickname(s)	'Maria Theresia'; (Hungarian: 'Mária Terézia'); 'Wonder Weapon Division'; (German: 'Wunderwaffe Division')
Motto(s)	"Meine Ehre heißt Treue!"
Engagements	Second World War Eastern Front Operation Panzerfaust; Budapest Offensive Siege of Budapest; Operation Konrad; ; ; ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	SS-Brigadeführer, August Zehender (21 April 1944 – 11 February 1945);

The 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division (German: 22. SS-Freiwilligen Kavallerie-Division)^[14] (Hungarian: 22. SS-Önkéntes-Lovashadosztály)^[5] was a German Waffen-SS cavalry division which was active on the Eastern Front during World War II. The division was composed primarily of Royal Hungarian Army Volksdeutsche conscripts who were transferred to the Waffen-SS following an agreement between Germany and Hungary. The division is commonly known under the Maria Theresia name in publications, although no documents have been found to confirm this name.^[15]

^ Landwehr 1997, p. 29.
^ Tucker-Jones 2016, p. 45.
^ ^a ^b Mitcham 2007, p. 211.
^ Landwehr 1997, p. 21.
^ ^a ^b 17: 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division 'Maria Theresia' - Arcanum.
^ Pencz 2010, p. 155.
^ ^a ^b Battles of the 22nd SS Cavalry Division in Budapest - Arcanum.
^ ^a ^b Landwehr 1997, p. 13.
^ Landwehr 1997, p. 14.
^ Holčík 1986, p. 36.
^ ^a ^b Landwehr 1997, p. 15.
^ Bishop 2012, p. 182.
^ Landwehr 1997, p. 22.
^ Official designation in German language as to „Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv" in Freiburg im Breisgau, stores of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.
^ (in Polish) Jan-Hendrik Wendler: 22. ochotnicza dywizja kawalerii SS (22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division) in: "Militaria XX Wieku" No. 4/2009(31), pp. 74–75

[FOOTNOTELandwehr199729-1] Landwehr 1997, p. 29.

[FOOTNOTETucker-Jones201645-2] Tucker-Jones 2016, p. 45.

[FOOTNOTEMitcham2007211-3] Mitcham 2007, p. 211.

[FOOTNOTELandwehr199721-4] Landwehr 1997, p. 21.

[FOOTNOTE17:_22nd_SS_Volunteer_Cavalry_Division_'Maria_Theresia'_-_Arcanum-5] 17: 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division 'Maria Theresia' - Arcanum.

[FOOTNOTEPencz2010155-6] Pencz 2010, p. 155.

[FOOTNOTEBattles_of_the_22nd_SS_Cavalry_Division_in_Budapest_-_Arcanum-7] Battles of the 22nd SS Cavalry Division in Budapest - Arcanum.

[FOOTNOTELandwehr199713-8] Landwehr 1997, p. 13.

[FOOTNOTELandwehr199714-9] Landwehr 1997, p. 14.

[FOOTNOTEHolčík198636-10] Holčík 1986, p. 36.

[FOOTNOTELandwehr199715-11] Landwehr 1997, p. 15.

[FOOTNOTEBishop2012182-12] Bishop 2012, p. 182.

[FOOTNOTELandwehr199722-13] Landwehr 1997, p. 22.

[14] Official designation in German language as to „Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv" in Freiburg im Breisgau, stores of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.

[militaria-15] (in Polish) Jan-Hendrik Wendler: 22. ochotnicza dywizja kawalerii SS (22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division) in: "Militaria XX Wieku" No. 4/2009(31), pp. 74–75

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22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division
22. SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division 22. SS-Önkéntes-Lovashadosztály
Divisional symbol of the 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division, used as early as October 1944.^[1]^[2]
Active	29 April 1944 - 14 February 1945^[3]^[4]
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Waffen-SS
Type	Grenadier
Role	Cavalry
Size	12,453 (20 September 1944)^[5] 13,911 (25 October 1944)^[6]^[7] 11,345 (26 December 1944)^[7]
Part of	IX SS Mountain Corps III Panzer Corps
Garrison/HQ	Bicske, Budapest, Győr, Kisbér, Rétság and Zsámbék.^[8]^[9]
Nickname(s)	'Maria Theresia'^[3] (Hungarian: 'Mária Terézia')^[10] 'Wonder Weapon Division'^[8]^[11] (German: 'Wunderwaffe Division')^[11]
Motto(s)	"Meine Ehre heißt Treue!"
Engagements	Second World War Eastern Front Operation Panzerfaust Budapest Offensive Siege of Budapest Operation Konrad
Commanders
Notable commanders	SS-Brigadeführer, August Zehender (21 April 1944 – 11 February 1945) ^[12]^[13]