Hermann Göring (German Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1. Hermann Göring) is the name of the German tactical association that was part of the Luftwaffe during World War II. The roots of the unit date back to the beginning of 1933, when a special police battalion was established, transformed a year later into the Landespolizeigruppe General Göring. In 1935 the unit from the police force became purely military and changed its name to Regiment General Göring. The unit under this name took part in the Anschluss of Austria and the activities of Czechoslovakia. She also fought in 1940 on the Western Front in Belgium, the Netherlands and France. In 1941, the regiment was assigned to the South Army Group and fought on the Eastern Front. In 1942 it was transformed into a brigade, and shortly later - in the same 1942 - into a division (Division Hermann Göring). As a division, the unit was transferred to North Africa, where it took part in the last Afrika Korps battles in Tunisia, being almost completely annihilated. Of the few surviving soldiers, the unit was recreated in Sicily in July 1943 under the name Panzerdivision Hermann Göring. In this form, it takes part in battles in Italy, where it suffers heavy losses in equipment and personnel. In July 1944, the division, already known as the Hermann Göring Panzer and Parachute Division, was transferred to the Eastern Front, taking part to some extent in suppressing the Warsaw Uprising. Until the end of the war, the unit fought on the Eastern Front, fighting in Pomerania, on the Odra and Neisse lines, and in Saxony. The remains of the unit surrendered to the Allied and Soviet troops. It should be added that during the fights on the In the Apennines and in Poland, divisions have committed at least a few proven war crimes.
Due to the limitations of the Versailles Treaty of 1919, the German army could not develop many means of reconnaissance or communication, and for this reason, among others, in the 1920s, they put emphasis on the development of heavy motorcycles with good or very good road and off-road performance. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, the process did not stop, but it actually accelerated. He led to the introduction in the 1930s and during World War II of such successful designs as the BMW R-12, BMW R75 or Zündapp KS 750. It is worth adding that motorcycles in the German army very often had a sidecar, intended for a soldier with a machine gun. Motorcycles in the German army proved themselves particularly well in the initial period of World War II, especially in the course of fighting in Poland (1939), France (1940), but also in North Africa (1941-1943). They were used primarily for reconnaissance operations, sometimes in the rear of the enemy army, and for liaison tasks.