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Organizational History of the

1st through 199th

German Infantry, Security, and Panzer Grenadier Divisions

1939-1945

1st Infantry Division: Mobilized in August 1939 with:

1/,2/,3/1st Infantry Regiment

1/,2/,3/22nd Infantry Regiment

1/,2/,3/43rd Infantry Regiment

1/,2/,3/1st Artillery Regiment1/37th Artillery Regiment

1st Division (Einheiten) Service Units

In January 1940 the 1st Feldersatz Battalion became the 3/336th

Infantry Regiment (IR)1 (161st ID). February 1940 Staff/1st IR and 2/43rd

IR joined the 504th IR (8th Wave). On 9/21/40 the 3/1st, 3/22nd &

3/43rd IR detached to the 121st ID (11th Wave). In May 1942 the 3/1,

3/22 & 2/43rd IR were disbanded, leaving the division with only six

battalions. 11/12/42, 22nd IR became the 22nd Fusilier Battalion (A.A.).

On 9/22/44 the 3rd Battalions were reraised. In November 1944 the

division's regiments reorganized and renamed as follows:

1/,2/,3/1st Grenadier Regiment1/,2/,3/22nd Fusilier Regiment

1/,2/,3/43rd Grenadier Regiment

Division Fusilier Battalion (AA)

1/,2/,3/1st Artillery Regiment

1/37th Artillery Regiment


2nd Infantry Division: Mobilized in August 1939 with:

1/,2/,3/5th Motorized Infantry Regiment


1/,2/,3/92nd Motorized Infantry Regiment


2nd Motorized Artillery Regiment2nd Division (Einheiten) Service Units

On 10/15/39 the 2/92nd became the 2/Grossdeutschland IR and the

remainder of the 92nd IR was demotorized and sent tot he 60th ID. In

1940 a motorcycle battalion was formed in the division.



1 The following abbreviations are used throughout this file:

IR - Infantry Regiment, IG - Grenadier Regiment, ID - Infantry Division, and AR - ArtilleryRegiment.


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22nd Motorcycle Battalion

1/,2/,3/2nd Motorized Artillery Regiment


2nd Division (Einheiten) Service Units

On 10/5/40 the division was attached to the 12th Panzer division.

The 3/5th Motorized IR was sent to the 4th Panzer division as the

34th Motorcycle Battalion and the 3/25th IR became the 30th Motorcy-

cle Battalion in the 20th (Motorized) ID. The 2/2nd AR became the

independent 154th Heavy Artillery Battalion. On 1/10/41 the division

was merged into the 12th Panzer Division.

3rd Infantry Division: Mobilized on 8/1/39 with:

1/,2/,3/8th Infantry Regiment



1/,2/,3/3rd Artillery Regiment


3rd Division (Einheiten) Service Units

In January 1940 it detached the 3rd Feldersatz Battalion to the

3/307th IR (163rd ID). In February 1940 the 2/29th was detached to

become the 1/510th Infantry Regiment.

3rd Motorized Infantry Division: Formed on 10/27/40 from the 3rd ID by

detaching the 2/50th IR, 3/3rd AR, 1/39th AR to the 123rd ID. A new

3/3rd (heavy) AR ment was formed from the 628th Heavy Artillery

Battalion. The division was organized as follows:



53rd Motorcycle Battalion

1/,2/,3/3rd Motorized Artillery Regiment


On 3/15/42 the 63rd Reconnaissance battalion and the 53rd

Motorcycle Battalion were fused. The 3rd AR raised a new 4th Batta-lion in 1942 from the 312nd Army Flak Artillery Battalion. In January

1943 the Division was destroyed at Stalingrad.

On 3/1/44 the division was reformed in France by redesignating

the 386th (Motorized) ID and joining to it the few surviving fragments

of the old division. It had:

1/,2/,3/8th Motorized Infantry Regiment (from 149th

Motorized Grenadier Regiment

1/,2/,3/29th Motorized Infantry Regiment (from the 153rd

Panzer Grenadier Regiment)

103rd Panzer Battalion (from the 386th Pz Battalion)

103rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (from 386th

Motorcycle Battalion)1/,2/,3/3rd Motorized Artillery Regiment (from staff and

1/386th Artillery Regiment)

312th Army Flak Artillery Battalion (from 2/386th Artillery

Regiment)(later became 4/3rd Motorized Art Regt)



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3rd Panzer Grenadier Division: Formed on 5/23/43 from the 3rd Motor-

ized ID. The infantry regiments were converted to Motorized Grenadier

Regiments on 10/15/42. On 4/28/44 the Division was reorganized. On

12/1/44 the two Motorized Grenadier Regiments became Panzer Grenadier

Regiments. The division was destroyed in the 1945 battles for the

Rhur.

4th Infantry Division: Formed October 1934 in Dresden. Mobilized on

8/24/39 with:

1/,2/,3/10th Infantry Regiment1/,2/,3/52nd Infantry Regiment


1/,2/,3/4th Artillery Regiment


4th Division (Einheiten) Service Units

13th Pioneer Battalion

January 1940 the 4th Feldersatz Battalion was detached to

become 1/440th IR (164th ID). in February 1940 the staff and 2/52nd

IR were detached to become the 513th IR (294th ID - 8th Wave). On

8/15/40 the division was redesignated as the 14th Panzer division with

the transfer of the 52nd IR to the 18th Panzer division. The 10th IR

was renamed the 108th IR as there was already a 10th Schtzen Regi-ment. The 3/10th became the 3/156th IR (16th ID), the 1/103rd became

the 1/111th in the 11th Panzer Division. the artillery remained un-

changed and the conversion was completed by 12/12/40.

5th Infantry Division: Formed October 1934. Mobilized on 8/25/39 with:






In January 1940 the 5th Feldersatz Battalion was renamed the

3/324th IR (163rd ID). February 1940 the staff and 2/56th IR weretransferred to the 292nd ID (8th Wave). In October the Staff 14th IR,

3/14th, 3/56th and 3/75th were transferred to the 125th ID. These

detachments were replaced with newly formed units. On 12/1/41, after

heavy losses in Russia, the division was reformed (in France) into a

Light ID equipped for low mountain warfare. The 14th IR was detached

to the 78th ID and both other regiments became Jger Regiments.

5th Jger Division: Formed on 7/6/42 with:

1/,2/,3/56th Jger Regiment


1/,2/,3/,4/5th Artillery Regiment

(4th Bn formed from 1/41st Artillery Regiment)5th Division (Einheiten) Service Units

The division passed into Russian captivity by Wittensberge.


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6th Infantry Division: Mobilized on 8/26/39 with:





1/42nd Artillery Regiment


January 1940 the 6th Feldersatz Battalion became the 1/362nd IR

(196th ID). February 1940 the 2/37th IR became the 3/503rd IR (290thID) of the 8th Wave and in December 1940 a third of the division was

detached (Staff 18th IR, 3/18th, 3/37th, 3/58th) to the 106th Division

(12th Wave). The battalions were replaced by an order of 10/2/43

which ordered the reforming of the 3/18th, 3/37th, and 2/58th and the

formation of an reconnaissance battalion. The division now had:

1/,2/18th Grenadier Regiment



6th Division Fusilier Battalion (AA)




6th Grenadier Division: Formed on 7/25/44 from the 552nd Grenadier

Division (29th Wave) and the debris of the old 6th Division with:

1/,2/18th Grenadier Regiment (from 1116th Grenadier Regiment)



1/,2/,3/6th Artillery Regiment (from 1552nd Artillery Regiment)

1/42nd Artillery Regiment (ditto)

6th Division (Einheiten) Service Units (from 1552nd Einheiten)

6th Volks-Grenadier-Division: Formed 10/9/44. The Division Fusilier

Company was formed into the 6th Division Fusilier Battalion. The

1006th Sturmgeschtz Battalion and 6th Flak Company were used toform the missing 6th Panzerjger Battalion. Destroyed in January

1945 on the Vistula River.

6th Infantry Division: Formed on 3/10/45 with parts of the destroyed

88th and 291st Infantry Divisions. It contained:

1/,2/18th Grenadier Regiment (from Gneisenau Regiment)

1/,2/37th Grenadier Regiment (from remains of 291st Division)

1/,2/58th Grenadier Regiment (from 6th Volks Grenadier Division)

6th Fusilier Battalion







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1/43rd Artillery Regiment


In January 1940 the 7th Feldersatz Battalion became the 2/339th

IR (167th ID) of the 7th Wave. In February 1940 the 2/19th was as-

signed to the 527th IR (298th ID) of the 8th Wave. In December 1940

a third of the battalion was detached to the 97th Light ID (Staff/,

3/19th IR, 3/61st and 3/62nd IR). The division was reorganized by the

order of 10/2/42 and had:

"List"/,1/,3/19th Grenadier Regiment

1/,3/61st Grenadier Regiment

1/,2/62nd Grenadier Regiment





The was taken into Russian captivity at the end of the war.


1/,2/,3/28th Infantry Regiment1/,2/,3/38th Infantry Regiment





In January 1940 the 8th Feldersatz Battalion became the 2/442nd

IR (168th ID). In February the staff of the 38th IR and the 2/84th IR

were incorporated into the 525th IR (298th ID) of the 8th Wave. In

December 1940 a third of the division (Staff/28th IR, 3/28th and

3/84th IR) was transferred to the 102nd ID (12th Wave). The detached

components were rebuilt and the divisions remained unchanged.

8th Light Infantry Division: Formed on 21/1/41 from the 8th InfantryRegiment. It had:




1/,2/,3/,4/8th Artillery Regiment (4th Bn formed from the 1/44th

Artillery Regiment)


The division passed into Russian captivity in 1945.







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In January 1940 the 9th Feldersatz Battalion was used to form the

378th IR (169th ID). In February 1940 the 2/36th was detached to the

528th IR (299th ID), 8th Wave. In October 1940 a third of the division

was transferred to form the 129th ID (11th Wave). This included the

Staff/,3/36th, 3/57th, and 3/116th. The units detached were reformed.

On 5/19/42 the 1/45th AR became the 4/9th AR. On 10/23/43 the divi-

sion was reformed into a new type of division. The 3rd Battalions of

all regiments were disbanded and the 9th Fusilier Battalion wasformed. The division had:







In August 1944 the division, part of Army South Ukraine, was de-

stroyed and on 9 October it was disbanded.

9th Volks Grenadier Division: Formed on 10/13/44 in Esberg Denmarkfrom the Schatten-Division Dennewitz (584th) of the 32nd Wave. It

had:

1/,2/36th Grenadier Division (from 1st Dennewitz)

1/,2/57th Grenadier Division (from 2nd Dennewitz)

1/,2/116th Grenadier Division (from 3rd Dennewitz)

1/,2/,3/,4/9th Artillery Regiment (from Dennewitz Artillery

Regiment)


The 9th Division Fusilier Company was reformed into a battal-

ion in 1945 and, while serving in the Eifel, the division passed into

American captivity.








In January 1940 the 10th Feldersatz Battalion became the 3/351st

IR (183rd ID) of the 7th Wave. In February the Staff/85th IR was

transferred to the 296th ID (8th Wave) and a new staff was formed.

10th Motorized Infantry Division: Formed on 11/15/40 from the 10th ID.

The 85th IR was transformed into the 85th Mountain Regiment and

transferred to the 5th Mountain Division along with the 3/10th AR.

The division then had:


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1/,2/,3/41st Motorized Infantry Regiment

40th Motorcycle Battalion (formed from 6th Machine Gun Bn.)

1/,2/,3/10th Artillery Regiment (The 3rd Bn was formed from

649th Army Heavy Artillery Battalion.)


The conversion was complete on 5/1/41 and on 10/15/42 the motor-

ized infantry regiments were redesignated as motorized grenadier

regiments.

10th Panzer Grenadier Division: Formed on 6/13/43 from the 10th

Motorized ID. With this transformation, it consisted of:

1/,2/,3/20th Grenadier Regiment

1/,2/,3/41st Grenadier Regiment

7th Panzer Battalion

110th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion (formed from

the 40th Motorcycle Battalion)


275th Army Flak Battalion


The division was destroyed in August 1944 and formally disband-ed. It was reformed on 10/15/44 by Army group A. Its new organiza-

tion was:

1/,2/,3/20th Panzer Grenadier Regiment

1/,2/,3/41st Panzer Grenadier Regiment


110th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion



The newly reorganization was sent into battle in January 1945 on

the Vistula. By 2/6/45 it was reduced to the force of a Kampfgruppe.

A Sturmgeschtz battalion replaced the panzer battalion, it had only 3

panzer grenadier battalions, a panzerjger battalion and a motorizedartillery battalion. The division was captured by the Russians around

Olmtz and Deutsch Brod.

10th Bicycle Jger Brigade: Formed in January 1945 with:

Brigade Staff

1/,2/,3/,10th Bicycle Jger Battalions (each with 5 cos)

Fate unknown.


1/,2/,3/2nd Infantry Regiment1/,2/,3/23rd Infantry Regiment




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(161st ID). In February 1940 the 2/44th IR became the 1/506th IR of

the 291st ID (8th Wave). In October 1940 one third of the division

was detached to form the 126th ID (Staff/,3/2nd IR, 3/23rd IR and

3/44th IR). Those units detached were replaced with newly formed

units. In the summer of 1942 the 3/23rd IR was detached. The 3/2nd

IR went in January 1944 and the 2/44th went in September 1944. The

reconnaissance battalion was became the 11th Division Fusilier Batta-lion (AA) and the division was restructured as follows:


1/,2/23rd Grenadier Regiment






In 1945 the division passed in to Russian captivity in Courland.








In January 1940 the 12th Feldersatz Battalion was used to form

the 3/303rd IR (162nd ID) of the 7th Wave. In February the 2/48th

became the 1/508th IR (292nd ID) of the 8th Wave and in December 1940

a third of the division (Staff,3/27th IR, 3/48th IR and 3/89th IR) were

transferred to the 110th ID. The detached units were reformed and

replaced. In October the infantry regiments became "grenadier Regi-ments" and on 12/20/42 the 27th IR became the 27th Fusilier Regiment.

On 10/2/43 the Division was reorganized into a new division. The

2/27th, 3/48th and 1/89th IR were disbanded. The 3/89th became the

1/89th and the reconnaissance battalion was transformed into the

division fusilier battalion. In July 1944 the division was destroyed

while serving with Army Group Middle.

The division was reformed on 8/3/44 as the 12th Grenadier Divi-

sion (30th Wave). The 1/48th AR was, at that time, redesignated as

the 4/12th AR.

12th Volks Grenadier Division: On 10/9/44 the 12th ID was redesignat-

ed as the 12th Volks Grenadier Division. While by Aachen the 473rd

Reserve Grenadier Battalion (526th ID) and the VIII Luftwaffe FortressBattalion were absorbed into the division.

1/,2/,3/27th Fusilier Regiment



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On 3 November 1944 it absorbed the Landwehr Fortress Vattalion VIII.

The division taken prisoner in the Ruhr pocket.

13th Motorized Infantry Division: Mobilized on 8/18/39 with:

1/,2/,3/33rd Motorized Infantry Regiment





13th Division (Einheiten) Service Units, including


On 10/18/39 the 33rd Motorized IR was transferred to the 4th

Panzer Division and became the 33rd Schtzen Regiment on 4/1/40. The

1/33rd became the 3/2nd Schtzen Regiment of the 2nd Panzer Division.

The 1/13th AR became the 2/74th AR, the 3/13th AR became the 1/13th

AR, and the 1/49th became the 3/13th AR. The 43rd Motorcycle Batta-lion was newly formed. The division had:



43rd Motorcycle Battalion


13th Division (Einheiten) Service Units, including


On 10/11/40 the division became the 13th Panzer Division.


1/,2/,3/11th Infantry Regiment1/,2/,3/53rd Infantry Regiment





In January 1940 the 14th Feldersatz Battalion became the 2/382nd

IR (164th ID). In February the 2/101st IR became the 1/514th IR (294th

ID) and was replaced. On 10/15/40 the 14th ID became motorized. On

3/15/41 the 101st IR became the 101st Schtzen Regiment and was as-

signed to the 18th Panzer Division. the 1/101st IR remained with the

14th ID and became the 54th Motorcycle Battalion. The 2/14th AR

became the 1/88th AR. To replace with the 3/14th became the 2/14thand the 1/50th became the 3/14th. The division then had:




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54th Motorcycle Battalion

1/,2/,3/14th Motorized Artillery Regiment


In 1943 the division was ordered to become the 14th Panzer

Grenadier Division. During that conversion the 54th Motorcycle Bat-

talion was to become the 114th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion. The

conversion did not occur and the division was de-motorized, reverting

to the 14th ID. On 9/1/43 the division was reorganized. The reorgani-

zation was complete on 12/1/43. The 101st Panzer Grenadier Regiment,

from the disbanded 18th Panzer Division, was reformed and reassignedto the division. The 1/101st was reformed from the 3/53rd, the 3/11

was disbanded and the 14th Reconnaissance Battalion (the former 114th

Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion) became the 14th Fusilier Battalion.

The 4/14th AR was formed from the 2/87th AR. The division now had:

1/,2/11th Infantry Regiment

1/,2/53rd Infantry Regiment

1/,2/101st Infantry Regiment



1/,2/,3/,4/14th Motorized Artillery Regiment


On 10/18/44 the 1068th and 1069th Grenadier Regiments and the

1036th Kampf-Marsch (Battle March) Battalion were absorbed into the

division. In 1945 the division was taken by the Russians by Stuthof.

14th Landwehr Division: Formed on 8/26/39 as the only landwehr divi-

sion formed. It had:

1/,2/,3/33rd Landwehr Regiment

1/,2/,3/40th Landwehr Regiment

1/,2/,3/59th Landwehr Regiment

1/,2/,3/182nd Landwehr Regiment

14th Landwehr Artillery Battalion (3 btrys)

14th Landwehr Division (Einheiten) Service Units

To this, while on the upper Rhine, were attached:

Grenzwacht-Unterabschnitt IV/33 (16th-20th Cos)




On 1/1/40 the 14th Landwehr Division was reorganized into the

205th ID (3rd Wave). The 40th, 59th and 182nd Landwehr Regiments

became, respectively, the 335th, 353rd and 358th IRs. The 33rd

Landwehr Regiment became the 326th IR (198th ID - 7th Wave) on

1/17/40.





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3/51st Artillery Regiment


In January 1940 the 15th Feldersatz battalion became the 3/392nd

IR (169th Div). In February 1940 the 2/81st IR became the 1/530th IR

(299th ID). On 11/20/40 a third of the division was detached (3/81st,

3/88th & 3/106th IR) and used to form the 134th ID. All detached

battalions were reformed. In May 1942 the division, which had de-

tached five battalions, moved to France and was reorganized. On10/2/43 the division was reorganized and the 3/81st, 1/88th, and

2/106th were disbanded and the 15th Reconnaissance Battalion became

the 15th Fusilier Battalion. The division now had:








In August 1944 the division was destroyed in Russia. On 10/4/44the division was reformed and consisted of:







In December the 81st Grenadier Regiment was detached to the 1st

Hungarian Army. It was replaced by the 1236th (Fhrernachwunsch-)

Grenadier Regiment. This regiment changed its number to 81 in March.

After the German capitulation, the division passed into Russian cap-

tivity.

15th Panzer Grenadier Division: Formed on 14 May 1943 as the Sizilien

(Sicilian) Division from various "march" battalions destined for Tunis.

On 5/1/43 the Palermo Panzer Grenadier Regiment (4 bns) was formed

from the 46th, 47th, 48th, 50th and 56th March Battalions. It was

absorbed into the formation of this division. The division had:

1/,2/,3/1st Sizilien Grenadier Regiment (formed from

Ens Regt, 2 bns)

1/,2/,3/2nd Sizilien Grenadier Regiment (Krner Regt, 2 bns)

1/,2/,3/3rd Sizilien Grenadier Regiment (Fullriede Regt, 2 bns)

Reggio Panzer Grenadier Battalion (69th March Bn)

1/,2/,3/,4/Sizilien Artillery Regiment (Staff/190th AR,1/Herman Goering AR, 557th Heavy Artillery Bn,

and other troops)

Sizilien Flak Battalion (Naples Flak Battalion)

215th Panzer Battalion (from army troops)


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On 7/1/43 the division was reorganized into the 15th Panzer

Division (the grenadier regiments becoming panzer grenadier regiments).

On 7/15/43 the name was changed again to the 15th Panzer Grenadier

Division, but the regiments retained the title Panzer Grenadier Regi-

ments instead of Motorized Grenadier Regiments of the other Panzer

Grenadier Divisions. The division had:




Reggio Panzer Grenadier Battalion215th Panzer Battalion

1/,2/,3/,4/33rd Artillery Regiment

315th Flak Battalion (former Sizilien Flak Battalion)

Division (Einheiten) Support Troops, including

999th Signals Battalion

During the winter of 1943/44 the 115th Panzer Reconnaissance

Battalion was formed, the 2/33rd Artillery regiment reverted to the

557th Heavy Artillery Battalion and the 4/33rd AR became the 3/44th

AR. The 115th Panzer Grenadier Regiment was disbanded and the 129th

was renamed the 115th. The 215th Panzer Battalion became the 115th

Panzer Battalion. The division had, in April 1944:





1/,2/,3/33rd Artillery Regiment

315th Flak Battalion (former Sizilien Flak Battalion)

Division (Einheiten) Support Troops

The order of 9/23/44 directed the 111th Panzer Brigade be incor-

porated into the division. With the German capitulation, the division

passed into English captivity.








In January 1940 the 16th Feldersatz Battalion was reorganized

into the 3/362nd IR (196th ID). In February 1940 the 2/64th became

the 1/503rd (290th ID) and was replaced. On 8/6/40 the infantry divi-

sion was converted into the 16th Panzer Division. The 60th IR was

detached to the newly forming 16th Motorized ID.

16th Motorized Infantry Division: Formed on 8/6/40.


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1/,2/,3/60th Motorized Infantry Regiment (formed from the

60th Infantry Regiment, 16th ID)

1/,2/,3/156th Motorized Infantry Regiment (formed from the 1st

Security Regiment & the 3/10th IR from the 4th ID)

165th Motorcycle Battalion (formed from 3rd Machine Gun

Battalion)

1/,2/,3/146th Artillery Regiment (formed from Staff/331th AR,

1/16th AR, 1/697th AR & 621st Heavy Artillery Battalion.)

341st Reconnaissance Battalion

228th Panzerjger Battalion675th Pioneer Battalion


66th Supply Support Troop

In 1942 the division added the:

116th Panzer Battalion (formed from 1/1st Panzer Regiment)

4/146th Panzer Artillery Regiment (281st Army Flak Battalion)

16th Panzer Grenadier Division: On 6/23/43 the 16th Motorized ID was

renamed as the 16th Panzer Grenadier Division. The 165th Motorcycle

Battalion became the 116th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion and the

4/146th Panzer AR reverted to the 281st Army Flak Battalion. Thedivision was used in March 1944 to form the 116th Panzer Division.

16th Infantry Division: The 16th ID was reorganized on 8/4/44 as part

of the 30th Wave in France from the remainder of the 16th Field

Division (L), which had given its infantry up to the 21st Panzer Divi-

sion and the 158th Reserve Division.

221st Grenadier Regiment (from 221st, Res. Gren. Regt,

and 2/,3/933rd IR, and 375th Res. Gren. Bn.)

223rd Grenadier Regiment (from 213th, Res. Gren Regt and

354th & 406th Res. Gren. Bn.)

225th Grenadier Regiment (from 18th Res. Gren Regt, 318th

Res. Gren Bn. and 83rd Res. Jger Bn)

1316th Fusilier Battalion (from 602nd Fast Battalion)1/,2/,3/,4/1316th Artillery Regiment (from Staff/18th Res Artillery

Regiment, 18th Res Artillery Bn, & 213th Artillery Battalion

& 16th Artillery Regiment (L) )

1316th Division (Einheiten) Support Troops

On 10/18/44 the division had:






602nd Reconnaissance Battalion1316th Signals Battalion

1316th Engineer Battalion


The division was destroyed during the retreat from the Gironde.


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16th Volks Grenadier Division: Formed between 10/9/44 and 11/3/44

with:

Staff Kampfgruppe Oelsner Staff/223rd GR

Staff Kampfgruppe Sander Staff/221st GR

Staff Kampfgruppe Roever Staff/225th GR

1/Regiment A/V. ("Walkre) 1/225th GR

4/198th Security Regiment 1/223rd GR

Remains 95th Security Regiment 2/221st GR

Remains 2/199th Security Regiment

Staff/91st Avaition Training Regt1/91st Avaition Training Regt (2 cos) 2/225th GR

Remains/199th Security Regiment

Remains/194th Security Regiment 1/223rd GR

Panzerjger Company A/V 1/1316th Pzj Bn

Staff F 31st Fortress Regiment

437th Replacement & Training Bn

A/XIII Jger Company

1316th Sturmgeschtz Battalion

A/V Alarm Company z.b.V

49th Fortress Machine Gun Battalion

19th Army Wach Company 4th Co/221st GR

Aman Versprengten Bn (2 cos)

Naval Company (Cptlt. Bahls)von Hagen Alarm Company

2 March Companies

On 1/21/45 further units were scraped together and assigned to the

division. They were:

3/VIII IKampfgruppe

75th Alarm Battlaion, Jager Replacement & Training Battalion

56th Alarm Battlaion, Jager Replacement & Training Battalion

933rd Grenadier Regiment

Remains 2/XIII Kampfgruppe

3rd Bn, D/V Regiment

Remains of 16th Landwehr Pioneer Battlaion

Remains 9/X Fortress Anti-Tank Company1523rd Fortress Artillery Battalion (became 4/1316th AR)

On 4 March 1945 the division contained:

221st Grenadier Regiment

223rd Grenadier Regiment

225th Grenadier Regiment

16th Fusilier Company


1316th (mot) Panzerjger Battalion


1316th Feldersatz Battalion

1316th Military Police Detachment


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In January 1940 the 17th Feldersatz Battalion became the

3/343rd IR (183rd ID). In February 1940 the 2/55th IR became the3/521st IR and was reformed. In December 1940 one third of the divi-

sion was detached (Staff/,3/21st IR, 3/55th IR and 3/95th IR) and used

to form the 99th Light ID. The detached forces were reformed. On

10/2/43 the Division was reformed and the 3/21st, 3/55th and 2/95th

IR were disbanded. On 7/4/44 the 2/17th was disbanded and replaced

by the 3/173rd AR of the now disbanded 73rd ID. The division was

destroyed in January 1945 along the Vistula. The survivors were lost

in the Neumarket-Breslau Pocket.

In March 1945 the division was reformed with:


17th Division Fusilier Battalion

17th Feldersatz Battalion1/,2/,3/17th Artillery Regiment


The 95th Grenadier Regiment was joined by the 1246th Grenadier

(Fhrernachwuchs-) Regiment. On 11 March 1945 it absorbed parts of the

destroyed and disbanded 88th and 291st Infantry Divisions.








In January 1940 the 18th Feldersatz Battalion was reorganized

into the 3/417th IR (168th ID).

18th Motorized Infantry Division: Formed on 11/1/40 from the 18th ID.

The 54th IR was transferred to the 100th Light ID, except for the

1/54th IR, which became the 3/51st and the 38th Motorcycle Battalion.

The 1/54th AR became the 3/18th AR. The division had:




38th Motorcycle Battalion1/,2/,3/18th Artillery Regiment



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18th Panzer Grenadier Regiment: Formed on 6/23/43 from the 18th

Motorized Infantry Division.

1/,2/,3/30th Motorized Grenadier Regiment

1/,2/,3/51st Motorized Grenadier Regiment


118th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion (from 38th Motorcycle

Battalion)

118th Panzer Battalion (new)

1/,2/,3/18th Artillery Regiment18th Division (Einheiten) Service Units

It was destroyed in June 1944 and the debris was incorporated

into the 105th Panzer Brigade. The division was reconstituted on

9/7/44 as Kampfgruppe 18th Panzer Grenadier from the 105th Panzer

Brigade. It had:

1/,2/30th Panzer Grenadier Regiment

(1st Bn - motorized, 2nd Bn - motorcycle)


18th Division Support Troops

Panzerjger Battalion

Pioneer CompanySignals Company

The reorganization was carried through in September and the

division had:


1/,2/51st Panzer Grenadier Regiment



300th Army Artillery Battalion

1/,2/18th Artillery Regiment


In January 1945 the 30th and 51st Regiments formed a 3rd Bn,and the 3/18th AR were formed. In March 1945 the division was dis-

banded in East Prussia. On 21 March 1945 it was ordered reformed on

the Vistula from the Schlesien and Holstein Panzer Divisions. The

Holstein Panzer Division had been formed on 2/2/45 from the 233rd

Reserve Panzer Division and the Schlesien Panzer Division had been

formed on 2/20/45 in Dbritz. When reformed, the division had:

1/,2/30th Panzer Grenadier Division (Staff Schleisen 2,

2/Schleisen 1 & 1/,2/Schlesien 2)

1/,2/51st Panzer Grenadier Division (Staff 139th IR, 1/,2/

142nd & 2/139th of the Holstein Panzer Division)

118th Panzer Battalion (Pz. Gren Schlesien, Panzer Bn Schlesien)

1/,2/,3/18th Artillery Regiment (Schlesien Artillery Bn, HolsteinArtillery Bn, and Schlesien Flak Battalion)

118th Panzerjger Battalion



Feldersatz Battalion (from staff of the 2/142nd IR)


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18th Volks Grenadier Division: Formed on 9/2/44 from the 571st Volks

Grenadier Division (32nd Wave) as a replacement for the destroyed

18th Luftwaffe Field Division. It had:

1/,2/293rd Grenadier Regiment (from 1171st Grenadier Regiment)

1/,2/294th Grenadier Regiment (from 1172nd Grenadier Regiment)

1/,2/295th Grenadier Regiment (from 1173rd Grenadier Regiment)

1/,2/,3/,4/1818th Artillery Regiment (from 1571st Artillery Regt)










IR (181st ID - 7th Wave). The 2/74th IR became the 1/517th IR (295th

ID - 8th Wave) and was reformed. In October 1940 the 19th ID was

used to form the 19th Panzer Division. The 1/,2/59th IR became the

59th Schtzen Regiment, the 3/74th and 3/59th became the 1/,2/112ndSchtzen Regiment of the 20th Panzer Division. 1/73rd Became the 19th

Motorcycle Battalion. The 3/19th AR became the 1/92nd AR (20th

Panzer Div) and the 1/55th AR became the 4/117th AR (111th ID). On

11/1/40 the division was absorbed into the 19th Panzer Division.

19th Grenadier Division: Formed on 8/8/44 in the 30th Wave.

1/,2/59th Grenadier Regiment (from 38th Jger Regt (L))

1/,2/73rd Grenadier Regiment (from 37th Jger Regt (L))


1/,2/,3/,4/719th Artillery Regiment (Staff & 2nd Bn from 19th

Artillery Regiment (L)

119th Signals Battalion119th Engineer Battalion


119th Division (Einheiten) Support Units

19th Luftwaffe Sturm Division: Formed on 6/1/44 by a reorganization

of the 19th Grenadier Division.

19th Volks Grenadier Division: Formed on 10/9/44 from the 463rd

Ersatz Battalion and the 463rd Recruit Battalion.


1/,2/,3/69th Motorized Infantry Regiment1/,2/,3/76th Motorized Infantry Regiment




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1/56th Motorized Artillery Regiment


Early in 1940 the 69th Motorized IR became the 69th Schtzen

egiment of the 10th Panzer Division and the 1/56th AR was renumbered

as the 4/20th AR. In the Fall of 1940 the 1/20th AR was transferred

to the 10th Panzer Division as well, but it was reformed from the

3/20th AR. At the same time the 1/56th AR became the 3/20th AR.

The 30th Motorcycle Battalion was assigned to the 20th Motorized IR

from the 2nd Motorized IR. The division now had:






20th Panzer Grenadier Division: Organized on 23 July 1943 from the

20th Motorized ID. The newly formed 8th Panzer Battalion and the

284th Army Flak Battalion were assigned to the division. On 4/29/44

the 20th Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion and the 30th Motorcycle

Battalion were joined and became the 120th Panzer Reconnaissance

Battalion. On 12/1/44 the motorized infantry became panzer grenade-

ers. The division had:








21st Infantry Division: Mobilized on 8/21/39 with:



1/,2/,3/45th Infantry Regiment1/,2/,3/21st Artillery Regiment



In January 1940 the 21st Feldersatz Battalion became the 3/371st

IR (161st ID). In February the 2/45th became the 1/505th IR (291st ID)

and was replaced. In October 1940 one third of the division

(Staff/,3/3rd IR, 3/24th IR, and 3/4th IR) was transferred to the 121st

Division (11th Wave) and were replaced. On 10/2/43 was reorganized

and the 3/3rd, 1/24th and 3/45th were disbanded. The 21st Reconnais-

sance Battaion became the 21st Division Fusilier Battalion AA. The

division had:




21st Division Fusilier Battalion


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21st Division (Einheiten) Support Units

22nd Infantry Division: Mobilized on 8/18/39 with:




1/,2/,3/22nd Artillery Regiment

1/58th Artillery Regiment22nd Division (Einheiten) Service Units

In the winter of 1940/41 the division received the 22nd Flak

Battalion. The regimental support of the 13th, 14th and Staff Compa-

nies were formed into 4th Battalions On 7/29/42 the division was

reorganized and renamed "Air Landing Motorized Troop". The 1/58th AR

was detached and the 4/207th AR became the 4/22nd AR. The sMG and

Pak were broken into four equal strength companies and distributed by

sections to the battalions. On 10/1/42 the division was prepared for

the assault on Crete. The 2/22nd AR and 1/47th Grenadier Regiment

became Kampfgruppe Buhse and were sent to Africa, were they were

destroyed. The 22nd Reconnaissance Battalion became the 122nd

Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion. The 4/22nd AR became the 716thHeavy Artillery Battalion. In 1943 the 2/22nd AR and the 1/47th

Grenadier Regiment (formed from the 22nd Feldersatzbattalion) were

rebuilt. May 1944 shows the division being fully reformed.

22nd Volks Grenadier Division: Formed in March 1945 from the 22nd

Infantry Division. It had:




122nd Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion

1/,2/,3/,4/22nd Artillery Regiment

22nd Flak Battalion

22nd Division (Einheiten) Support Troops








In January 1940 the 23rd Feldersatz Battalion became the 3/310th

IR (163rd ID). In February 1940 the 2/68th was detached and became

the 1/511th IR (293rd ID) and was replaced. In October 1940 one third

of the division (Staff/,3/9th, 3/67th and 3/68th IR) was detached toform the 123rd ID (11th Wave). Those forces detached were rebuilt.

The order of 7/3/42 directed that the division be converted into the

26th Panzer Division.


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23rd Infantry Division: On 10/23/42 the division was reformed in

Denmark with those portions not used to form the 26th Panzer Divi-

sion. The division had:




1/,2/,3/,4/23rd Artillery Regiment (from 1/231st, 2/23rd and 4/22nd

Artillery Regiments, plus new drafts.)

23rd Division (Einheiten) Support Units

On 11/27/42 the 68th Grenadier Regiment became a "fusilier"

regiment. On 9/12/43 the 3/9th, 1/67th and 2/68th IR were disbanded

and the division was reorganized with the Fusilier Battalion being

absorbed. On 8/22/44 the 9th Grenadier Regiment was disbanded. The

remaining kampfgruppe served as a garrison of the Baltic Islands. The

rest was sent to East Prussia in December and reformed. The 9th

Grenadier Regiment remained with the 4th Army and was joined to the

24th Panzer Division. The bulk of the division was then assigned to

the 2nd Army in Western Prussia. The 3/67th, 3/,4/68th and 2nd Fusi-

lier Battalion were reformed.









(162nd ID). In February 1940 the 2/31st became the 1/515th (294th ID

8th Wave) and was replaced. In December 1940 1/3rd of the division

(Staff,3/32nd, 3/31st and 3/102nd IR) was detached and used to form

the 113th ID (12th Wave). In September 1943 the division was reorgan-

ized. The 24th Reconnaissance Battalion became the 24th Division

Fusilier Battalion (AA). The 1/31st, 1/32nd and 3/102nd were strickenand the and the 2/31st and 3/32nd were renumbered as the 1st Bns.

The division had:

1/,2/31st Infantry Regiment

1/,2/32nd Infantry Regiment

1/,2/102nd Infantry Regiment





25th Infantry Division: Mobilized on 8/26/39 iwth:






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In February 1940 the Staff/119th and 2/35th IR were used to

form the 512nd IR )293rd ID - 8th Wave).

25th Motorized Infantry Division: formed on 11/15/40 by the renaming

of the 25th ID, which detached the 13th IR to the 4th Mountain Divi-

sion, along with the 1/25th AR, which became the 1/94th Mountain AR

and the disbanding of the 1/61st AR. On 3/15/41 the 3/40th IR (27th

ID) became the 25th Motorcycle Battalion and the 626th Heavy ARbecame the 3/25th AR (the former 3/25th became the 1/25th AR). The

divison had:






The 292nd Army Flak Battalion was assigned to the division during the

winder of 1942/3.

25th Panzer Grenadier Division: Formed on 6/23/43 by the reorganiza-tion of the 25th Motorized ID. It added the 5th Panzer Battalion and

the 125th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion. The division had:






292nd Army Flak Battalion


The division was destroyed with Army Group Middle in July 1944

and its debris was incorporated into the 107th Panzer Brigade. The

division was reformed in October 1944 as a kampfgruppe. It had


25th Artillery Battalion


25th Pioneer Company

25th Signals Company

25th Scout Section

On 11/7/44 was reorganized into a full division by the addition of the

107th Panzer Brigade. It had:

1/,2/,3/35th Motorized Grenadier Regiment (from 119th Mot.

Gren. Regt. & two newly raised bns)1/,2/,3/119th Motorized Grenadier Regiment (from 107th Pz.

Brig., 2107th Pz.Gren Bn & 2/35th IR)

5th Panzer Battalion (formed from 2107th Panzer Bn)



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292nd Army Flak Battalion






1/,2/,3/,26th Artillery Regiment




3/362nd IR (196th ID). In February 1940 the 2/39th became the 2/502nd

(290th ID - 8th Wave) and was replaced. In December 1940 1/3 of the

division (Staff/,3/39th, 3/77th and 3/78th) were detached to the 106th

ID (12th Wave). All detached units were replaced. On 11/12/42 the

39th IR became the 39th Fusilier Regiment. In October 1943 the 26th

Feldausbildung Battalion was formed from the 395th Sturm Battalion in

the place of the 3/77th Grenadier Regiment, the 1/62nd AR was redes-

ignated as the 4/26th AR and the 26th Reconnaissance Battalion

became the 26th Division Fusilier Battalion (AA). Around August 1944

the 2/39th, 2/77th and 3/78th IR were disbanded. The division then

had:

1/,3/39th Fusilier Regiment






The order of 7/31/44 incorporated the 174th Reserve Division

into the 26th ID. On 9/10/44, after heavy losses near Radom, Russia,

the division was disbanded and its debris incorporated into the 253rd

ID.

26th Volks Grenadier Regiment: Formed on 9/17/44 by Posen from the582nd Volks Grenadier Regiment (32nd Wave). It had:

1/,2/39th Fusilier Regiment (from 1206th Grenadier Regiment)



1/,2/,3/,4/26th Artillery Regiment (from 1582 Artillery Regiment)

26th Division Fusilier Company (from 582nd Div. Fus Co., raised

to a battalion strength in November)

26th Panzerjger Battalion (with 1026th Sturmgeschtz Bn)




26th Supply Troop




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In January 1940 the 27th Feldersatz Battalion became the 1/331st

(167th ID). In February the Staff/63rd IR and 2/91st IR were detached

to the 522nd IR (297th ID - 8th Wave). On 11/1/40 the division was

absorbed into the 17th Panzer Division, with the 91st IR became the

91st Mountain Jger Regiment and the 3/27th became the 3/94th Moun-tain AR in the 4th Mountain Division. The 3/40th IR became the 25th

Motorcycle Battalion of the 25th Panzer Grenadier Division.








In January 1940 the 28th Feldersatz Battalion became the3/391st IR (170th ID). In February 1940 the 2/83rd became the 1/526th

(298th ID - 8th Wave) and was replaced. In December 1940 1/3rd of the

division (Staff/,3/7th, 3/49th & 1/83rd IR) was detached to become the

102nd ID (12th Wave). Those detached units were replaced. On 12/1/41

the 7th IR was detached to the 252nd ID and the 49th and 83rd IR

became Jger Regiments. The division was then established as a light

infantry division equipped with low mountain equipment.

28th Jger Division: Formed on 7/1/42 from the 28th ID with:


1/,2/,3/83rd Jger Regiment




On 2/20/44 the 1st Luftwaffe Division was incorporated into the

division. On 10/28/44 the 1031st and 1032nd Kampf March Battalions

were incorporated into the regiment as well. In 1944 the 28th Moun-

tain AR absorbed the 1/64th as its fourth battalion. The division was

captured in East Prussia by the Russians in 1945.

29th Infantry Division: The division contained:




1/,2/,3/29th Motorized Artillery Regiment1/65th Artillery Regiment


The 86th Motorized IR and the 2/29th AR were transferred to the


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10th Panzer Division. The 1/65th AR was attached to the 29th AR as

the 3/29th and the old 3/29th became the 2/29th AR. In the Fall 1940

the 29th Division had:






In 1942 the following were attached:

129th Panzer Battalion (from 1/39th Panzer Regiment)

4/29th Motorized Artillery Regiment (form 313th Army Flak

Battalion)

In 1943 the division was destroyed at Stalingrad. It was reformed by

the order of 2/11/43 in France from the 345th Motorized Division and

on 3/1/43 the division had:

1/,2/,3/15th Grenadier Regiment (from 148th Mot.Gren.Rgt)

1/,2/,3/71st Grenadier Regiment (from 152nd Pz.Gren.Rgt)

129th Panzer Battalion (from 345th Panzer Battalion)

1/,2/,3/29th Motorized Artillery Regiment (from 345th AR & newdrafts)

313th Army Flak Battalion (from 2/345th AR)

29th Division (Einheiten) Service Units (from 345th Division

Service Units)

29th Panzer Grenadier Division: Formed on 6/23/43 from the 29th

Motorized ID. In April/May 1944 the division was reformed. The

motorized grenadier regiments were redesignated as panzer grenadier

regiments. By 1945 the panzerjger battalion had been replaced.



1/,2/,3/26th Infantry Regiment1/,2/,3/46th Infantry Regiment





2/401st (170th ID). In December 1940 1/3rd of the division (3/6,3/26 &

2/46th IR) was detached to the 110th (Id (12th Wave) and were replaced.

On 12/10/42 the 26th IR became the 26th Fusilier Regiment. In 1942 the

2/6th, 3/26th & 2/46th were disbanded and the 30th Reconnaissance

Battalion became a Fusilier Battalion. The division had:

1/,3/6th Grenadier Regiment (1st & 2nd Bns in 1944)1/,2/26th Fusilier Regiment

1/,3/46th Grenadier Regiment (1st & 2nd Bns in 1944)




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In April 1945 the 2/6th and 2/26th were disbanded,leaving the

division with only four battalions.

31st Infantry Division: Mobilized on 8/26/39 with:




1/,2/,3/31st Artillery Regiment1/67th Artillery Regiment


In January 1940 the Feldersatz Battalion became the 2/359th IR

(181st ID). The 2/12th IR became the 2/517th (295th ID, 8th Wave) and

was replaced. In October 1940 one third of the division was detached

(Staff 12th IR, 3/12th, 3/17th, & 3/82nd) to the 131st ID (11th Wave).

The detached units were replaced. In 1942 the 2/12th, 2/17th and

3/82nd were disbanded, and the division reorganized with six batta-

lions. In May 1944 the divisional fusilier battalion was formed from

the divisional reconnaissance battalion and the division absorbed the

566th Grenadier Regiment of the 52nd Division (23rd Wave). At that

time the division had:




31st Divisional Fusilier Battalion (A.A.)




The division was destroyed in June 1944 while with Army Group Middle

and was disbanded on 18 July 1944.

31st Grenadier Division: Formed on 7/21/44, by the redesignation of

the 550th (Sperr) Division of the 29th Wave with the remnants of the31st ID. It had:

1/,2/12th Grenadier Regiment (from 1112nd Grenadier Regiment)


1/,2/82nd Grenadier Regiment (from 1100th Grenadier Regiment)

31st Divisional Fusilier Company (A.A.)(from 550th Div.Fusilier Co.)

1/,2/,3/31st Artillery Regiment (from 1/,2/,3/,4/1550th Art Rgt)

31st Flak Company (from 1550th)

31st Sturmgeschtz Battalion (from 1550th)

31st Division (Einheiten) Service Units (from 1550th)

31st Volks Grenadier Division: formed on 10/9/44 from the 31st Grena-

dier Division. The fusilier and Panzerjger Battalions were broughtto full strength, the 2/82nd was redesignated the 3(Jger)/82nd Gre-

nadier Regiment and the 4/31st AR was redesignated as the 1/67th AR.

The division was reformed in Danzig on 17 January 1945 and was taken

into Russian captivity shortly later.


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32nd Infantry Division: Mobilized on 8/1/39 with:




1/,2/,3/32nd Artillery Regiment


32nd Division (Einheiten) Service Units, including

2nd Pioneer Battalion

In January 1940 the Feldersatz Battalion became the 3/314th IR(162nd ID). In February 1940 the 2/94th was converted into the 1/509th

(292nd ID, 8th Wave) and was replaced. In October 1940 one third of

the division was detached (Staff 4th IR, 3/4, 3/94 & 3/96th) and used

to form the 122nd ID (11th Wave). They were replaced. In 1942 the

3/4, 3/94th and 2/96th were disbanded and the division remained with

only 6 battalions. In September 1943 the division was converted into

a Grenadier Division and the 32nd Reconnaissance Battalion became the

32nd Division Fusilier Battalion (A.A.). The division had:



1/,3/96th Grenadier Regiment (renumbered 1/,2/96th in November

1944)1/,2/,3/32nd Artillery Regiment


32nd Division (Einheiten) Service Units, including

2nd Pioneer Battalion

The division was refreshed in February 1945 by incorporation the

Jtland Grenadier Regiment.





1/,2/,3/69th Artillery Regiment1/69th Artillery Regiment


In November 1939 the 33rd Feldersatz Battalion became the 2/2nd

Security Regiment. In February 1940 the staff/110th IR and 2/104th

were transferred to form the 529th IR (299th ID, 8th Wave). They

were replaced. On 11 November 1940 the division was reformed into

the 15th Panzer Division. The 110th IR was transferred to the 112th

ID (12th Wave). The 3/115th IR was used to form the 20th Motorcycle

Battalion (20th Panzer Division), the 1/33rd AR became the 1/86th AR

and the 1/69th AR was disbanded. The horse drawn support units were

sent to the 129th ID.




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On 9/19/39 the 105th IR and the 2/34th AR (becoming the 1/172nd

AR) were detached to form the 72nd ID. The 105th IR was replaced by

the 253rd IR. On In January 1940 the 34th Feldersatz Battalion

became the 3/315th IR (167th ID). In December 1940 one third of the

division (3/80th, 3/107th and 3/253rd) were transferred to the 12th ID(12th Wave). The detached units were replace. At the end of 1942 the

division the 3/80th, 3/107th and 3/253rd were disbanded, leaving the

division with only six battalions. After heavy losses in southern

Russia, the division was reformed on 2/2/44. On 5/10/44 it was

reorganized into the new Grenadier type of division. It now had:



1/,2/,3/253rd Grenadier Regiment




The division was taken prisoner by the Americans in Como, Italy.








In January 1940 the Feldersatz Battalion became the 2/379th IR

(169th ID). In February 1940 the 2/34th IR became the 1/521st IR

(296th ID, 8th Wave) and was replaced. In December 1940 one third ofthe division (Staff 34th IR, 3/34th, 3/109th & 3/111th IR) was detached

to form the 101st Light ID (12th Wave) and was replaced. In April 1942

the 3/34th, 3/109th (?), and 2/111th were disbanded. The 34th IR was

redesignated the 34th Fusilier Regiment on 11/8/42. The reconnais-

sance battalion became the 35th Division Fusilier Battalion (A.A.) when

the division was restructured in November 1943. The division then

had:

1/,2/34th Fusilier Regiment



35th Division Fusilier Battalion (A.A.)

1/,2/,3/,4/35th Artillery Regiment (the 1/71st became the 4/35thin October 1944)


In October 1944 the Division absorbed the 1034th and 1042nd


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Battle March Battalions. The division was captured by the Russians

by Danzig and Hela.








In February 1940 the Staff/118th IR and 2/87th were transferred

to form the 516th IR (295th ID, 8th Wave) and was replaced. On 11/1/40

the division was motorized.

36th Motorized Infantry Division: Began forming on 11/1/40 and fin-

ished on 5/1/41 from the 36th ID. The 70th IR was transferred to the

111th ID along with the 2/36th AR (as the 2/117th AR. The 3/36th AR

became the 2/36th and the 3/36th was formed from the 1/72nd AR. The

36th Motorcycle Battalion was formed from the 11th Machine Gun

Battalion. The horse drawn units of the division were transferred to

the 126th ID. The division had:

1/,2/,3/87th (mot) Infantry Regiment

1/,2/,3/118th (mot) Infantry Regiment

36th Motorcycle Battalion (from 11th Machine Gun Battalion)

1/,2/,3/36th (mot) Artillery Regiment


During the summer of 1943 the division became the 36th Panzer

Grenadier Division and the reconnaissance battalion became the 136th

Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. The division was demotorized in

June 1943 and reverted to the 36th ID.

36th Infantry Division: Formed on from the 36th Panzer Grenadier

Regiment. On 11/2/43 a third regiment was added by the addition of

the 268th Division Group and the 3/87th and 3/118th, which were dis-banded. The 36th Reconnaissance Battalion became the 36th Divisional

Fusilier Battalion A.A. The 36th (mot) AR became an Army artillery

unit and was replaced by the 268th AR from the now disbanded 268th

ID.



268th Division Group (from 488th & 499th Gru. Regiments)


1/,2/,3/,4/268th Artillery Regiment (4th from 3/321st AR)


In June the Division was with the Army group Middle and de-stroyed in the Bobruisk Pocket. On 8/3/44 it was disbanded.

36th Grenadier Division: Formed on 8/3/44 as part of the 30th Wave

from the remains of the old 36th ID and new drafts. On 9/1/44 the


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division was forming and it was ready on 9/15/44. The division had:



1/,2/165th Grenadier Regiment (2nd Bn was a bicycle bn)

1/,2/,3/,4/268th Artillery Regiment (4th from 3/321st AR)

36th Division Fusilier Company (A.A.)

36th Flak Company

36th Pioneer Company

36th Signals Company

1036th Sturmgeschtz Battalion36th Division (Einheiten) Service Units

36th Volks Grenadier Division: On 10/9/44 the 36th Grenadier Division

became the 36th Volks Grenadier Division and became part of the 32nd

Wave. The fusiliers, panzerjgers and signals were raised to batta-

lion strengths. The division was taken into American captivity. On 4

March 1945 the division contained:




56th Fusilier Company

268th Artillery Regiment36th Pioneer Battalion



36th Military Police Detachment

37th Infantry Division: Never formed

38th Infantry Division: Formed on 7/8/42 as part of the 20th Wave.

It had:



1/,2/,3/138th Artillery Regiment138th Reconnaissance Battalion



The infantry Regiments were redesignated Grenadier Regiments on

10/15/42. The Panzerjger and Reconnaissance Battalions combined to

form the combined purpose 138th Schnell Battalion on 12/9/42. On

5/23/43 a the Panzerjger Battalion and Reconnaissance were reformed.

On 10/23/43 the division was ordered disbanded. The remnants

were used to form the 38th Divisional Group and assigned to the 62nd

ID. The divisional staff, signals battalion and support troops were

sent to the west and used to form the 276th Division (22nd Wave).

The infantry became the 986th Grenadier Regiment and the 1/138th ARbecame the 1/276th AR. The staff 3/138th AR was used to form the

959th AR, the staff of the pioneer battalion later became the staff

of the 818th Mountain Pioneer Battalion


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39th Infantry Division: Formed on 7/10/42 as part of the 20th Wave.

It consisted of the:





139th Reconnaissance Battalion


On 10/15/42 the division was renamed the 39th Grenadier Regi-ment. On 12/9/42 the Panzerjger and Reconnaissance Battalions

became a "schnell battalion" (the bicycle squadron remained). The

division formed a feldersatz battalion shortly later. On 10/23/43 the

division was disbanded. The remains of the division was used to form

the 39th Divisional Group, part of the 106th ID.

40th Infantry Division: Never formed.

41st Fortress Division: Formed on 12/11/43 the division was formed

from the disbanded 39th ID and various fortress troops. The division

served in Greece. The division had:

938th Fortress Regiment (formerly Fortress Infantry Battalions3/999 and 1008)

965th Fortress Infantry Regiment (formerly Fortress Infantry

Battalions 2/,4/,7/999th)

1009th Fortress Infantry Battalion

1012nd Fortress Infantry Battalion

919th Army Coastal Artillery Regiment (819th and 920th

Coastal Artillery Battalions)



In January 1945 the division withdrew from Greece and was

reformed into the 41st ID.

41st Infantry Division: Formed in January 1945 from the 41st FortressDivision. It had:

1230th Grenadier Regiment (from staff/733rd Fortress Grenadier

Regiment (from Crete) and 1/746th and 3/733rd IRs)

1231st Grenadier Regiment (from staff/938th, 1009th and 3/999th

Fortress Battalions)

1232nd Grenadier Regiment (from Staff/965th Fortress Regiment,

7/999th and 2/999th Fortress Regiments.

41st Division Fusilier Battalion (From Rhodes Fusilier Battalion)

141st Artillery Regiment (from 831st, 820th and 819th Army

Coastal Defense Battalions & 3/619th Artillery Regiment)

141st Panzerjger Battalion (from Athens Alarm Regiment)

141st Pioneer Regiment (from 2264th Pioneer Battalion and 705thPioneer School Company)



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42nd Jger Division: Formed on 12/22/43 from the 187th Reserve Divi-

sion:

1/,2/,3/25th Jger Regiment (from 187th Attack Group, 2/133rd &

2/135th Reserve Grenadier Regiment, & 2/482nd Reserve

Jger Regiment.)

1/,2/,3/40th Jger Regiment (Staff/45th Reserve Grenadier Regt,

1/130th, 1/135th, and 1/486th Reserve Grenadier Regiments)

1/,2/,3/4/142nd Artillery Regiment (from Staff/255th Artillery

Regiment - from disbanded 255th ID, and 4/142nd from the

newly formed 96th Reserve Artillery Battalion)

The division was taken prisoner by the English in Italy.

43rd Infantry Division: Never formed.

44th Infantry Division: Formed on 4/1/38 in Vienna and mobilized on

8/26/39 with:





1/97th Artillery Regiment46th Panzerjger Battalion


64th Communications Battalion


In January 1940 the Feldersatz Battalion became the 3/443rd IR

(164th ID). In February the 2/134th became 1/523rd (297th ID, 8th

Wave), and was replaced. In September 1940 one third of the division

was detached (Staff/134th IR, 3/131st, 3/132nd, 3/134th) to the 137th ID

(11th Wave) and was reformed. The 3/134th was replaced by the

3/503rd (290th ID). In January 1943 the Division was destroyed at

Stalingrad. It was reformed on 2/17/43 in Belgian using the 887th and

888th Grenadier Regiments.

(44th) Reichsgrenadier Division Hoch und Deutschmeister: Formed on

6/1/43 from the 44th ID and the addition of the 134th Grenadier

Regiment, which was named the Hoch und Deutschmeister Regiment. The

division The artillery regiment was newly formed using the 1/97th AR

as its fourth battalion. The division had:

1/,2/,3/Reichsgrenadier Regiment Hoch- und Deutschmeister

1/,2/,3/131st Grenadier Regiment

1/,2/,3/132nd Grenadier Regiment




64th Signals Battalion44th Division (Einheiten) Service Units

In November 1943 the 3/131st Grenadier Regiment and the 3/96th

AR were sent to Italy to the 362nd ID (21st Wave) as the 1/955th IR


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and the 3/362nd AR. The Division then had 9 infantry battalions and

the reconnaissance regiment from 1944 on. On 8/28/44 the 3/131st

became the 44th Mortar Battalion, the 1/132nd and the 3/H.u.D were

disbanded, the 3/131st and 3/132nd were merged into a single battalion,

reducing the division to the strength of 6 battalions. During the

winter 43/44 the Meier Panzer Group (equipped with Tiger Tanks) was

joined to the division. The division was captured near Linz by the

Americans.








81st Pioneer Battalion



IR (168th ID). On 1/28/40 the 2/135th became the 1/524th (297th ID,

8th Wave) and was rebuilt. On 12/10/40 one third of the division

(Staff/130th, 3/130th, 3/133rd and 3/135th IR, which became the 127thIR) were used to form the 100th Light ID. Those units were rebuilt.

On 6/17/43 several portions of the division were disbanded and some

were rebuilt, including the disbanding of the entire 130th IR. The

130th IR was reformed in May 1944 from the 637th Replacement Regi-

ment. The division had:



1/,3/135th Grenadier Regiment (1/135th from 1/130th IR)

45th Division Fusilier Battalion (A.A)

In June 1944 the Division was destroyed with Army Group Middle

in the Bobruisk Pocket.

45th Grenadier Division: Formed on 7/1/8/44 by the renaming of the

546th Grenadier Division as a Speer Division of the 29th Wave. The

division had:


1/,2/133rd Grenadier Regiment (from 1089th Grenadier Regiment)


1/,2/,3/4/98th Artillery Regiment (from 1546th Artillery Regt)




On 9/22/45 the 1132nd Grenadier Brigade was absorbed into the divi-

sion to reform the staff and 1/130th IR.


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45th Volks Grenadier division: On 10/21/44 the 45th Grenadier Divi-

sion was redesignated as the 45th Volks Grenadier Division. The

division had:



1/,4/98th Artillery Regiment



The division was taken prisoner at Kniggrtz by the Russians.







52nd Panzerjger Battalion

76th Communications Battalion



The 97th IR, 3/114th AR, 76th Reconnaissance Battalion and the

88th Pioneer Battalion were raised upon mobilization of the division.

The Staff/114th AR was not formed. The staff of the 115th AR direct-

ed the three light battalions of the 114th and the heavy battalion of

the 115th AR until it was redesignated as the 114th AR on 2/4/42.


1/330th IR (183rd ID - 7th Wave). On 2/1/40 the 2/72nd IR became the

1/520th IR (296th ID, 8th Wave) and was rebuilt. In March 1943 the

division was rebuilt. In October 1943 the division 2/42nd and 1/72nd

were disbanded and replaced by renaming the 3rd Battalions, and the

3/97th was also disbanded without replacement. The regiments were

redesignated as grenadier regiments. The division had:

1/,2/42nd Grenadier Regiment1/,2/72nd Grenadier Regiment





52nd Panzer Abwehr (panzerjger) Battalion




In March 1945 the division was redesignated as the 46th Volks

Grenadier Division. It was captured at Deutsch-Brod by the Russians.

47th Infantry Division: Formed on 2/1/44 by the merging of the 156th

Reserve Division (Mnster) and a fixed infantry division. The division

had:


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1/,2/103rd Grenadier Regiment (from 277th Reserve Grenadier Regt)

1/,2/104th Grenadier Regiment (from 254th Reserve Grenadier Regt)


147th Fusilier Battalion (from 484th Reserve Grenadier Battalion),

1/,2/,3/147th Artillery Regiment (from 26th Reserve Artillery

Regiment)


At the end of August 1944, the division was destroyed in the

Mons Pocket.

47th Volks Grenadier Division: The 46th was reformed on 9/17/44 by

the redesignation of the 577th Grenadier Division (32nd Wave). It had:

1/,2/103rd Grenadier Regiment (from 1189th Grenadier Regiment)



1/,2/,3/,4/147th Artillery Regiment (from 1577th Artillery Regiment)

147th Division (Einheiten) Service Units (from 1577th Einheiten)

The division was destroyed in March 1945 and its survivors were

taken prisoner by the Americans. At that time it contained:

1/,2/103rd Grenadier Regiment1/,2/104th Grenadier Regiment


1/,2/,3/,4/Artillery Regiment

147th (bicycle) Fusilier Battalion






48th Infantry Division: Formed on 2/1/44 by the merging of the 171st

Reserve division and a fixed infantry division. It had:

1/,2/126th Grenadier Regiment (from 216th Reserve Grenadier Regt)1/,2/127th Grenadier Regiment (from 71st Reserve Grenadier Regt)


148th Fusilier Battalion (from 348th Reserve Grenadier Battalion)

1/,2/,3/148th Artillery Regiment (from 252nd Reserve Artillery

Regimentt)


On 2/17/44 the Armenian 809th IR was merged into the 3/128th

Grenadier Regiment. On 9/1/44 the 148th Fusilier Battalion was re-

numbered as the 48th. On 10/18/44 it had:


1/,2/127th Grenadier Regiment148th Fusilier Battalion





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Upon its return to France, on 11/3/44, the 32nd Fleiger Replace-

ment Regiment became the 128th Grenadier Regiment, the Grenadier

Ersatz Battalion and the 352nd Replacement Battalion became the

2/126th, a pioneer Company of the 462nd Volks Grenadier Division, and

the 43rd Fortress Machine Gun Battalion were absorbed into the divi-

sion. On 12/20/44 the Division became a Volks grenadier division. In

early 1945 the panzerjger company became a full battalion. In May

the division had fallen to the strength of a kampfgruppe fightingnorth of Vienna. Parts were taken prisoner by the Americans and the

Russians.

49th Infantry Division: Formed on 2/1/44 from the 191st Reserve Divi-

sion and a fixed infantry division. The division had:

1/,2/148th Grenadier Regiment (formed from 21st Res. Gren. Rgt.)

1/,2/149th Grenadier Regiment (formed from 17th & 497th Reserve

Battalions)

1/,2/150th Grenadier Regiment (formed from 267th Res. Gren. Rgt.)

149th Fusilier Battalion (newly formed)



The division was heavily damaged in the Mons pocket. The rem-

nants were formed into a kampfgruppe near Aachen. It was reinforced

with the 31st and 57th Fortress Machine Gun Battalions and the 302nd

and 305th Western Army Infantry Battalions, the 1423rd Fortress

Infantry Battalion, the Grenadier Ersatz Battalion and the 78th Re-

placement Battalion, and the I, VI, XI, and XVIII Landwehr Fortress

Battalions. The survivors of this force was later drawn into the

246th ID (1/148th became the 1/689th, 1/149th AR became the 1/246th

AR, and the 49th Fusilier Bn became the 246th Fusilier Bn). The

division staff was reformed as the VII Panzer Corps staff on 12/1/44.

50th Infantry Division: Formed on 8/26/39 in Kustrin with:




101st Artillery Battalion (heavy artillery)


71st Signals Battalion

354th (Einheiten) Service Units

The six company organization of the Grenz Infantry Regiments was

raised 18, but only 9 companies were used to form field regiments.

The remaining 9 companies were used in the Crossen, Mesertiz and

Schwerin Regiments. The 71st Pioneer Battalion was raised from 2 to

5 companies.On 10/24/39 the division was used in the formation of the 2nd

Division (1st Wave). The three infantry regiments were, on 11/10/39,

merged with the Crossen, Meseritz and Schwerin companies. The 150th

AR was formed from the 742nd, 743rd and 748th Army Artillery Batta-

lions. On 4/1/40 they were redesignated as the 1/,2/,3/150th AR. The

150th Panzerabwehr Battalion and the 150th Bicycle Squadron were

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