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PanzerGrenadier Division 'Grossdeutschland'

Practically every army throughout history has had
its corps d'elite, from the Praetorian Guard through
Napoleon's  grognards  to  today's  SAS  and  similar
bodies   of  hand-picked   men.   In   the   German
Wehrmacht of the Second World War there were
several units which were given or which acquired a
similar status, but of all these one stands head and
shoulders   above   the   others.   This   was   Panzer-
Grenadier   Division   'Grossdeutschland',   formed
from  the  infantry  regiment  of the  same  name  in
1942  and later increased to the size of a complete
Korps with several divisions under command.