17th SS Armoured Grenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen

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17TH SS ARMOURED GRENADIER DIVISION GÖTZ VON BERLICHINGEN

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Origin/meaning

The Iron Glove alludes to the namegiver the Knight Götz von Berlichingen, who having lost an Hand in Battle had a Iron Prosthesis made.

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