of captured blacks in the Chasselay area, in which the regiment together with the SS division 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf murdered about 100 black soldiers for racial reasons. Reprisals The book German Army and Genocide mentions the following incident, from the invasion of Yugoslavia: Part of the photographic presentation for the book includes a photo where the Großdeutschland cuff title on the officer is clearly visible. The subject of Grossdeutschland's complicity in many subsequent war crimes in Russia and Ukraine, was the subject of the book by Omer Bartov The Eastern Front, 1941–45, German Troops, and the Barbarization of Warfare (1986, ). Under existing international law at the time, reprisals were permitted though the Allied nations and Nazi Germany had differing interpretations of the law. In postwar war crimes trials, reprisal killings were deemed to be illegal, a conclusion enshrined in international law by the United Nations. Organization Structure of the division: Headquarters Grossdeutschland Reconnaissance Battalion Grossdeutschland Panzer Regiment Grossdeutschland Panzergrenadier Regiment Grossdeutschland Fusilier Regiment Grossdeutschland Engineer Battalion Grossdeutschland Artillery Regiment Grossdeutschland Tank Destroyer Battalion Grossdeutschland Army Anti-Aircraft Battalion Grossdeutschland Assault Gun Battalion Grossdeutschland Signal Battalion Grossdeutschland Divisional Supply Group Commanders Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland Oberstleutnant , July 1939 – February 1940 Oberstleutnant Gerhard Graf von Schwerin, February 1940 – March 1940 Oberst Wilhelm-Hunold von Stockhausen, March 1940 – August 1941 Oberst Walter Hörnlein, August 1941 – April 1942 Infantry/Panzergrenadier Division Grossdeutschland Generalmajor Walter Hörnlein - 1 April 1942 – 3 April 1943 Generalleutnant Hermann Balck - 3 April - 30 June 1943 Generalleutnant Walter Hörnlein - 30 June 1943 - 1 February 1944 Generalleutnant Hasso von Manteuffel - 1 February 1944 – August 1944 Generalmajor Karl Lorenz - 1 September 1944 - 7 May 1945 See also Guy Sajer References Notes Citations Bibliography Further reading German panzergrenadier divisions Military units and formations established in 1942 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945