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Encyclopedia > List of German divisions in WWII

This is a list of German divisions in WWII. Only ground units are covered; "divisions" of aircraft are not.


Upgrades and reorganizations are shown only to identify the variant names for what is notionally a single unit; other upgrades and reorganizations are deferred to the individual articles. Due to the scope of this list pre-war changes are not shown, nor are upgrades from units smaller than a division.

Contents

Name elements not usually translated

Grenadier
A traditional term for heavy infantry.
Jäger
A traditional term for light infantry (literally "hunter").
Lehr
A demonstration unit (literally "learning-" or "teaching-").
Nummer
"Number". (See description in Infantry Series Divisions, below.)
Panzer
Armored (literally "armor").
Sturm
"Storm" or "Assault".
Volks
"of the People".
zbV
Abbreviation for "Special Purpose" ("zur besonderen Verwendung").

Volks, Sturm, and Grenadier were sometimes used simply as morale-building adjectives, often without any significance to a unit's organization or capabilities. A Grenadier (French for Grenademan) was originally a specialized assault soldier for siege operations, first established as a distinct role in the mid to late 17th century. ... Jäger (plural also Jäger, both pronounced as the surname Yeager) is a German word for hunter. In English it is often written with the plural Jägers, or as jaeger (pl. ... PzKpfw V-D, a Panther tank   Panzer? is German for armour. ... Volk is a German (and Dutch) word meaning people or folk. It is commonly used as prefix in words such as Volksentscheid (plebiscite) or Völkerbund (League of Nations), or the car manufacturer Volkswagen (literally, peoples car). A number of völkisch movements were set up in Germany after...


Army

Army The German Army (German: Heer  ) is the land component of the Bundeswehr (Federal Defence Forces) of the Federal Republic of Germany. ...

Panzer divisions

Numbered panzer divisions

The German 1st Panzer Division () was an armored division in the German Army during World War II. Its divisional insignia was a white oakleaf emblem. ... The 2nd Panzer Division () was created in 1935, and stationed in Austria after the Anschluss. ... The German 3rd Panzer Division () was established in 1938. ... German tank of the 4th Division during the failed assault of Warsaw The German 4th Panzer Division () was established in 1938. ... The 5th Panzer Division is a German armored unit. ... 1st Light Brigade 1st Light Division 6th Panzer Division The German 1st Light Brigade was a mechanized unit established in October 1937 in imitation of the French Division Légère Mécanique, intended to take on the roles of army-level reconnaissance and security that had traditionally been the... 2nd Light Division 7th Panzer Division Gespenster-Division The 2nd Light Division (sometimes described as Light Mechanized or Light Panzer to distinguish it from the later Light infantry divisions) was created in November 1938. ... 3rd Light Division 8th Panzer Division The 3rd Light Division (sometimes described as Light Mechanized or Light Panzer to distinguish it from the later Light infantry divisions) was raised in November 1938. ... German 9th Panzer Division, sometimes simply called as 9th Panzer Division came into existence after 4th Light Division was reorganized in January 1940. ... The 10th Panzer Division was created in 1939, and served in the Army Group North reserve during the invasion of Poland (1939). ... The 11. ... 2nd Infantry Division 2nd Motorized Infantry Divsion 12th Panzer Division The German 2nd Infantry Division was created from components of the Reichwehrs old 2nd Division in 1934, at first under the cover name Wehrgauleitung Stettin and later Artillerieführer II; it did not take its real name until October... 13th Infantry Division 13th Motorized Infantry Division 13th Panzer Division Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2 Created in 1934 or 1935 under the cover name Infanterieführer IV, then unveiled as the 13th Infantry Division when the creation of the Wehrmacht was announced. ... The German 4th Infantry Division, designated in German was one of the first divisions raised and served during part of World War II. // History The 4th Infantry Division was raised in October 1934 in Dresden. ... 33rd Infantry Division 15th Panzer Division 15th Panzergrenadier Division History This unit was created as the 33rd Infantry Division in 1936, and mobilized in 1939, but it did not take part in the invasion of Poland. ... 16th Infantry Division 16th Motorized Infantry Division Windhund 16th Panzergrenadier Division Windhund 16th Panzer Division 116th Panzer Division Windhund Created as 16th Infantry Division in 1935. ... 17th Panzer Division was formed on November 1940 from 27th Infantry Division. ... any info on13/jr92. ... 5th Light Division 21st Panzer Division Created as 5th Light Division or 5th Light Afrika Division in Africa in early 1941, from an ad hoc collection of smaller units rushed to support the collapsing Italian army. ... The 22nd Panzer Division was formed September 1941 in France. ... 23rd Infantry Division 26th Panzer Division The German 23rd Infantry Division was a military unit operational during World War II. It was organized along standard lines for a German infantry division, and relied on leg and horse mobility. ... The 27th Panzer Division began forming in the southern sector of the Eastern Front in late 1942, but was never completed due to the loss of its assets during the Soviet counteroffensives around Stalingrad, and no further attempts were made to reconstitute the division. ... 16th Infantry Division 16th Motorized Infantry Division Windhund 16th Panzergrenadier Division Windhund 16th Panzer Division 116th Panzer Division Windhund Created as 16th Infantry Division in 1935. ... The German 273rd Reserve Panzer Division, was a reserve army if anything were to happen to the 1st Panzer Division. ...

Named panzer divisions

  • Panzer Division Clausewitz (previously Division Nr. 233 (mot.), Panzergrenadier Division Nr. 233, and Panzer Division Nr. 233, Reserve Panzer Division 233)
    • Döberitz, Schlesien, and Holstein are approximately synonymous with Clausewitz.
  • Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 1 (previously 60th Infantry Division, 60th Motorized Infantry Division, and Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle)
  • Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2 (previously 13th Infantry Division, 13th Motorized Infantry Division, and 13th Panzer Division)
  • Panzer Division Jüterbog
  • Panzer Division Kempf (part Heer, part Waffen-SS)
  • Panzer Division Kurmark
  • Panzer Lehr Division (sometimes identified as 130th Panzer Division)
  • Panzer Division Müncheberg
  • Panzer Division Tatra (later Panzer Training Division Tatra, 232nd Panzer Division)

Group Eberhardt 60th Infantry Division 60th Motorized Infantry Division Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 1 Formed as 60th Infantry Division in late 1939 or early 1940, from Group Eberhardt, a collection of SA units that had fought in Poland. ... 13th Infantry Division 13th Motorized Infantry Division 13th Panzer Division Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2 Created in 1934 or 1935 under the cover name Infanterieführer IV, then unveiled as the 13th Infantry Division when the creation of the Wehrmacht was announced. ... East Prussia Panzer Unit Panzer Division Kempf The East Prussia Panzer Unit (Panzerverband Ostpreußen) was an ad hoc combined arms unit created for operations out of East Prussia during the Invasion of Poland in 1939. ... Panzertruppschule I & II Panzer-Lehr-Division 130. ... Panzer-Division Müncheberg was a German panzer division which saw action on the Eastern Front around Berlin during World War II. // Formation The Müncheberg began forming on 8 March 1945 in Müncheberg, Germany. ...

Light divisions

The designation "Light" (leichte) had various meanings in the German Army of World War II. There was a series of 5 Light divisions; the first four were pre-war mechanized formations organized for use as mechanized cavalry, and the fifth was an ad hoc collection of mechanized elements rushed to Africa to bail the Italians out and organized into a division once there. All five were eventually converted to ordinary Panzer divisions.

Various other divisions were dubbed "Light" for other reasons, and are listed among the Infantry Series Divisions. 1st Light Brigade 1st Light Division 6th Panzer Division The German 1st Light Brigade was a mechanized unit established in October 1937 in imitation of the French Division Légère Mécanique, intended to take on the roles of army-level reconnaissance and security that had traditionally been the... 2nd Light Division 7th Panzer Division Gespenster-Division The 2nd Light Division (sometimes described as Light Mechanized or Light Panzer to distinguish it from the later Light infantry divisions) was created in November 1938. ... 3rd Light Division 8th Panzer Division The 3rd Light Division (sometimes described as Light Mechanized or Light Panzer to distinguish it from the later Light infantry divisions) was raised in November 1938. ... 4th Light Division 9th Panzer Division The 4th Light Division (sometimes described as Light Mechanized or Light Panzer to distinguish it from the later Light infantry divisions) was created in April 1938 by converting a mobile division of the former Austrian army after the Anschluss. ... 5th Light Division 21st Panzer Division Created as 5th Light Division or 5th Light Afrika Division in Africa in early 1941, from an ad hoc collection of smaller units rushed to support the collapsing Italian army. ...


Infantry series divisions

Types of division in the series

German infantry divisions had a variety of designations and specializations, though numbered in a single series. The major variations are as follows:

Fortress (Festung)
Divisions of non-standard organization used to garrison critical sites. The smaller ones might consist of only two or three battalions.
Grenadier
A morale-building honorific usually indicative of reduced strength when used alone.
Light, Jäger
Provided with partial horse or motor transport and usually lighter artillery, and reduced in size compared to an ordinary infantry division. Some of these were essentially identical to mountain divisions, and were sometimes referred to as Gebirgsjäger ("Mountain Light Infantry") divisions.
  • This description does not apply to the Light divisions in Africa (5th, 90th, 164th, 999th), nor to the five Light mechanized divisions listed in their own subsection.
Motorized
Provided with full motor transport for all infantry and weapons systems. Usually reduced in size compared to an ordinary infantry division.
Division Nummer
A sort of placeholder division, with a number (Nummer) and staff but few if any combat assets. These divisions started out without any type in their name (e.g., Division Nr. 179), though some acquired a type later on (e.g, Panzer Division Nr. 179).
Panzergrenadier
As motorized, but with more self-propelled weapons and an added battalion of tanks or fully armored assault guns.
Static (bodenständige)
Deficient in transport, even enough to move its own artillery. Many of these were divisions that had been mauled on the Russian Front and were sent west to serve as coastal defense garrisons until sufficient resources were available to rehabilitate them.
Volksgrenadier
A late-war reorganization with reduced size and increased short-range firepower. Many previously destroyed or badly mauled infantry divisions were reconstituted as Volksgrenadier divisions, and new ones were raised as well. Its fighting capability was equivalent to a US-style National Guard formation.
zbV
An ad hoc division created to meet a special requirement. (E.g., Division zbV Afrika)

Most of the size reductions listed above were by about a third, either by the removal of an infantry regiment or the removal of one infantry battalion from each of the three regiments. A Grenadier was originally a specialized assault trooper for siege operations, first established as a distinct role in the early 17th century. ... Jäger (plural also Jäger, both pronounced as the surname Yeager) is a German word for hunter. In English it is often written with the plural Jägers, or as jaeger (pl. ... Motorised infantry is an infantry unit which is transported by trucks or other fast motor vehicles. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The Eastern Front was the theatre of combat between Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union during World War II. It was somewhat separate from the other theatres of the war, not only geographically, but also for its scale and ferocity. ... Volksgrenadier was the name given to a type of German army division formed in the Fall of 1944 after the double loss of Army Group Center to the Soviets in Operation Bagration and the 6th Panzer Army to the Allies in Normandy. ... Division zbV Afrika 90th Light Infantry Division 90th Light Afrika Division 90th Panzergrenadier Division Created in August 1941 as Division zbV Afrika, from units already in Africa under the control of . ...


Infantry divisions were raised in waves, sets of divisions with a standardized table of organization and equipment. In general the later waves (i.e., the higher-numbered divisions) were of lower quality than the earlier ones.


Numbered divisions

  • 391st Security Division
  • 391st Field Training Division
  • 402nd Training Division
  • 403rd Security Division
  • 444th Security Division
  • 454th Security Division
  • 462nd Volksgrenadier Division
  • 526th Reserve Division
  • 541st Grenadier Division (later 541st Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 542nd Grenadier Division (later 542nd Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 543rd Grenadier Division
  • 544th Grenadier Division (later 544th Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 545th Grenadier Division (later 545th Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 546th Grenadier Division
  • 547th Grenadier Division (later 547th Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 548th Grenadier Division (later 548th Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 549th Grenadier Division (later 549th Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 550th Grenadier Division
  • 551st Grenadier Division (later 551st Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 552nd Grenadier Division
  • 553rd Grenadier Division (later 553rd Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 558th Grenadier Division (later 558th Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 559th Grenadier Division (later 559th Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 560th Grenadier Division (later 560th Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 561st Grenadier Division Ostpreußen 1 (later 561st Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 562nd Grenadier Division Ostpreußen 2 (later 562nd Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 563rd Grenadier Division (later 563rd Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 564th Grenadier Division (later 564th Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 565th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 566th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 567th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 568th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 569th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 570th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 571st Volksgrenadier Division
  • 572nd Volksgrenadier Division
  • 573rd Volksgrenadier Division
  • 574th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 575th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 576th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 577th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 578th Volksgrenadier Division (previously 212th Infantry Division; later 212th Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 579th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 580th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 581st Volksgrenadier Division
  • 582nd Volksgrenadier Division
  • 583rd Volksgrenadier Division
  • 584th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 585th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 586th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 587th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 588th Volksgrenadier Division
  • 702nd Static Infantry Division
  • 708th Static Infantry Division (later 708th Coastal Defense Division, 708th Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 709th Static Infantry Division
  • 710th Static Infantry Division
  • 716th Static Infantry Division (later 716th Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 719th Infantry Division
  • Division Nr. 805
  • 999th Light Afrika Division

The German 1st Infantry Division, designated 1. ... 2nd Infantry Division 2nd Motorized Infantry Divsion 12th Panzer Division The German 2nd Infantry Division was created from components of the Reichwehrs old 2nd Division in 1934, at first under the cover name Wehrgauleitung Stettin and later Artillerieführer II; it did not take its real name until October... 2nd Infantry Division 2nd Motorized Infantry Divsion 12th Panzer Division The German 2nd Infantry Division was created from components of the Reichwehrs old 2nd Division in 1934, at first under the cover name Wehrgauleitung Stettin and later Artillerieführer II; it did not take its real name until October... 3rd Infantry Division 3rd Motorized Infantry Division 3rd Panzergrenadier Division The German 3rd Infantry Division was established under the cover name Wehrgauleitung Frankfurt in 1934 by expanding the 3rd Division of the Reichswehr. ... The German 3rd Infantry Division was established under the cover name Wehrgauleitung Frankfurt in 1934 by expanding the 3rd Division of the Reichswehr. ... The German 4th Infantry Division, designated in German was one of the first divisions raised and served during part of World War II. History The 4th Infantry Division was raised in October 1934 in Dresden. ... The German 4th Infantry Division, designated in German was one of the first divisions raised and served during part of World War II. // History The 4th Infantry Division was raised in October 1934 in Dresden. ... The German 5th Infantry Division (German: ) was formed in October 1934 and mobilized on 25 August 1939 in preparation for the invasion of Poland. ... 6th Infanterie Division was mobilized on 26 August 1939 for the upcoming invasion of Poland. ... Wehrgauleitung Regensburg Kommandant von Regensburg 10th Infantry Division 10th Motorized Infantry Division 10th Panzergrenadier Division The German 10th Infantry Division was created in October 1934 under the cover name Wehrgauleitung Regensburg (later Kommandant von Regensburg) to hide its violation of the Treaty of Versailles. ... Wehrgauleitung Regensburg Kommandant von Regensburg 10th Infantry Division 10th Motorized Infantry Division 10th Panzergrenadier Division The German 10th Infantry Division was created in October 1934 under the cover name Wehrgauleitung Regensburg (later Kommandant von Regensburg) to hide its violation of the Treaty of Versailles. ... Wehrgauleitung Regensburg Kommandant von Regensburg 10th Infantry Division 10th Motorized Infantry Division 10th Panzergrenadier Division The German 10th Infantry Division was created in October 1934 under the cover name Wehrgauleitung Regensburg (later Kommandant von Regensburg) to hide its violation of the Treaty of Versailles. ... 12th Infantry Division 12th Volksgrenadier Division The German 12th Infantry Division was formed in 1934 under the cover name of Infanterieführer II, and did not assume its bona-fide designation until the creation of the Wehrmacht was announced in October 1935. ... 12th Infantry Division 12th Volksgrenadier Division The German 12th Infantry Division was formed in 1934 under the cover name of Infanterieführer II, and did not assume its bona-fide designation until the creation of the Wehrmacht was announced in October 1935. ... 13th Infantry Division 13th Motorized Infantry Division 13th Panzer Division Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2 Created in 1934 or 1935 under the cover name Infanterieführer IV, then unveiled as the 13th Infantry Division when the creation of the Wehrmacht was announced. ... 13th Infantry Division 13th Motorized Infantry Division 13th Panzer Division Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2 Created in 1934 or 1935 under the cover name Infanterieführer IV, then unveiled as the 13th Infantry Division when the creation of the Wehrmacht was announced. ... 13th Infantry Division 13th Motorized Infantry Division 13th Panzer Division Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2 Created in 1934 or 1935 under the cover name Infanterieführer IV, then unveiled as the 13th Infantry Division when the creation of the Wehrmacht was announced. ... 33rd Infantry Division 15th Panzer Division 15th Panzergrenadier Division History This unit was created as the 33rd Infantry Division in 1936, and mobilized in 1939, but it did not take part in the invasion of Poland. ... 33rd Infantry Division 15th Panzer Division 15th Panzergrenadier Division History This unit was created as the 33rd Infantry Division in 1936, and mobilized in 1939, but it did not take part in the invasion of Poland. ... 33rd Infantry Division 15th Panzer Division 15th Panzergrenadier Division History This unit was created as the 33rd Infantry Division in 1936, and mobilized in 1939, but it did not take part in the invasion of Poland. ... 16th Infantry Division 16th Motorized Infantry Division Windhund 16th Panzergrenadier Division Windhund 16th Panzer Division 116th Panzer Division Windhund Created as 16th Infantry Division in 1935. ... 16th Infantry Division 16th Motorized Infantry Division Windhund 16th Panzergrenadier Division Windhund 16th Panzer Division 116th Panzer Division Windhund Created as 16th Infantry Division in 1935. ... 16th Infantry Division 16th Motorized Infantry Division Windhund 16th Panzergrenadier Division Windhund 16th Panzer Division 116th Panzer Division Windhund Created as 16th Infantry Division in 1935. ... 16th Infantry Division 16th Motorized Infantry Division Windhund 16th Panzergrenadier Division Windhund 16th Panzer Division 116th Panzer Division Windhund Created as 16th Infantry Division in 1935. ... 16th Infantry Division 16th Motorized Infantry Division Windhund 16th Panzergrenadier Division Windhund 16th Panzer Division 116th Panzer Division Windhund Created as 16th Infantry Division in 1935. ... Wehrgauleitung Nürnberg Infanterieführer VII 17. ... German 18th Infantry Division (September 1939 – November 1940) Redesignated German 18th Motorised Infantry Division (November 1940 – June 1943) Redesignated German 18th Panzergrenadier Division (June 1943 – May 1945) // German 18th Infantry Division Commander: Lieutenant-General Friedrich Karl Cranz 1 September 1939 - 1 November 1940 From September 1939 until May 1940 the... German 18th Infantry Division (September 1939 – November 1940) Redesignated German 18th Motorised Infantry Division (November 1940 – June 1943) Redesignated German 18th Panzergrenadier Division (June 1943 – May 1945) // German 18th Infantry Division Commander: Lieutenant-General Friedrich Karl Cranz 1 September 1939 - 1 November 1940 From September 1939 until May 1940 the... German 18th Infantry Division (September 1939 – November 1940) Redesignated German 18th Motorised Infantry Division (November 1940 – June 1943) Redesignated German 18th Panzergrenadier Division (June 1943 – May 1945) // German 18th Infantry Division Commander: Lieutenant-General Friedrich Karl Cranz 1 September 1939 - 1 November 1940 From Sepember 1939 until May 1940 the... 20th Infantry Division 20th Motorized Infantry Division 20th Panzergrenadier Division The German 20th Infantry Division was established in 1934 under the cover name Reichswehrdienststelle Hamburg, and did not assume its bona-fide designation until the creation of the Wehrmacht was announced in October 1935. ... 20th Infantry Division 20th Motorized Infantry Division 20th Panzergrenadier Division The German 20th Infantry Division was established in 1934 under the cover name Reichswehrdienststelle Hamburg, and did not assume its bona-fide designation until the creation of the Wehrmacht was announced in October 1935. ... 22nd Infantry Division 22nd Air Landing Division 22nd Volksgrenadier Division Created as 22nd Infantry Division in 1935. ... 22nd Infantry Division 22nd Air Landing Division 22nd Volksgrenadier Division Created as 22nd Infantry Division in 1935. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 23rd Infantry Division 26th Panzer Division The German 23rd Infantry Division was a military unit operational during World War II. It was organized along standard lines for a German infantry division, and relied on leg and horse mobility. ... 23rd Infantry Division 26th Panzer Division The German 23rd Infantry Division was a military unit operational during World War II. It was organized along standard lines for a German infantry division, and relied on leg and horse mobility. ... 17th Panzer Division was formed on November 1940 from 27th Infantry Division. ... 17th Panzer Division was formed on November 1940 from 27th Infantry Division. ... 29th Infantry Division 29th Motorized Infantry Division 29th Panzergrenadier Division 345th Infantry Division Created as the 29th Infantry Division in the fall of 1936, and upgraded to 29th Motorized Infantry Division in the fall of 1937. ... 29th Infantry Division 29th Motorized Infantry Division 29th Panzergrenadier Division 345th Infantry Division Created as the 29th Infantry Division in the fall of 1936, and upgraded to 29th Motorized Infantry Division in the fall of 1937. ... 33rd Infantry Division 15th Panzer Division 15th Panzergrenadier Division History This unit was created as the 33rd Infantry Division in 1936, and mobilized in 1939, but it did not take part in the invasion of Poland. ... 33rd Infantry Division 15th Panzer Division 15th Panzergrenadier Division History This unit was created as the 33rd Infantry Division in 1936, and mobilized in 1939, but it did not take part in the invasion of Poland. ... 33rd Infantry Division 15th Panzer Division 15th Panzergrenadier Division History This unit was created as the 33rd Infantry Division in 1936, and mobilized in 1939, but it did not take part in the invasion of Poland. ... The 44th Infantry Division was formed on April 1, 1938 in Vienna, and was destroyed with the 6th Army at Stalingrad in January 1943. ... 46th infantry division was involved in the assault of Crimea in 1942. ... Group Eberhardt 60th Infantry Division 60th Motorized Infantry Division Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 1 Formed as 60th Infantry Division in late 1939 or early 1940, from Group Eberhardt, a collection of SA units that had fought in Poland. ... Gruppe Eberhardt 60. ... Group Eberhardt 60th Infantry Division 60th Motorized Infantry Division Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 1 Formed as 60th Infantry Division in late 1939 or early 1940, from Group Eberhardt, a collection of SA units that had fought in Poland. ... 61st Infantry Division 61st Volksgrenadier Division The German 61st Infantry Division was established in August 1939 and participated in the invasion of Poland under Army Group North. ... The German 61st Infantry Division was a combat division of the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. ... The 69th Infantry Division was a combat division of the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. ... The German 71st Infantry Division Kleeblat (Cloverleaf) was raised in August 1939. ... The German 73rd Infantry Division was a German military unit which served during World War II. The division consisted of more than 10,000 soldiers, primarily of the infantry branch, with supporting artillery. ... 78th Infantry Division 78th Sturm Division 78th Grenadier Division 78th Volksgrenadier Division 78th Volks-Sturm Division The 78th Infantry Division was raised in August 1939. ... 80th Infantry Division 334th Infantry Division 756th Mountain Infantry Regiment The German 334th Infantry Division was created in November 1942. ... Division zbV Afrika 90th Light Infantry Division 90th Light Afrika Division 90th Panzergrenadier Division Created in August 1941 as Division zbV Afrika, from units already in Africa under the control of . ... 91st Infantry Division 91st Air Landing Division The 91st Infantry Division was created in early 1944, and converted reorganized as the 91st Air Landing Division ( German luftlande) in the spring. ... 99th Light Infantry Division 7th Mountain Division The German 99th Light Infantry Division was raised in November 1940 and remained in training at Bad Kissingen until the summer of 1941. ... Unit history of the 100. ... The 110th Infantry division was formed in April 1940 in Lüneburg, Germany under the 11. ... The German 9th Mountain Division was a Nazi Germany military division (technical designation Division zbV 140). It was formed in 1945 from the Shadow Division Steiermark. ... Kommandeur der Ersatztruppen I 151st Division Division Nr. ... Division Nr. ... The German 163rd Infantry Division was raised in November 1939. ... 164th Infantry Division Fortress Division Kreta Fortress Brigade Kreta 164th Light Afrika Division Created as 164th Infantry Division in November 1939. ... The 169th Division was a German military unit during World War II. The division was formed in 1939. ... The 183 Volksgrenadier Division was a German troop during the World War II. In September 1944 the 183 Volksgrenadier Division was formed of what was left of the 183 Infantry Division, complemented by non-fighting military personnel (from navy and air force) and civilians. ... Division Nr. ... 14th Landwehr Division 205th Infantry Division The 14th Landwehr Division was mobilized a few days before the invasion of Poland, and remained on garrison duty in Germany throughout that campaign. ... The German 206th Infantry Division, or 206. ... 207th Infantry Division 207th Security Division The German 207th Infantry Division was established in August 1939, and took part in the invasion of Poland as part of the Fourth Army under Army Group North. ... The German 208th Infantry Division, or 208. ... The 210th Coastal Defense Division was created from a Division zbV staff in July 1942, and shipped north to defend the port Petsamo in Arctic Finland. ... 212th Infantry Division 212th Volksgrenadier Division 578th Volksgrenadier Division The German 212th Infantry Division was raised in August 1939 and remainded on garrison duty in Germany until March 1941, when it spent three months as a coastal defense unit along the English Channel. ... The German 218th Infantry Division (218. ... The 230th Coastal Defense Division was created in April 1942 for the defense of Alta in the Norwegian Finnmark. ... The 243rd Static Infantry Division was raised in July 1943. ... The Blue Division (Spanish División Azul), also known as , was a unit of Spanish volunteers that served on the German side of the Second World War, mainly on the Eastern Front. ... 275th Infantry Division 275th Volksgrenadier Division The 275th Infantry Division () was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II. // Divisional history The 275th was formed in late 1943, in France, from remnants of the 223rd Infantry Division. ... 302nd Static Infantry Division 302nd Infantry Division The 302nd Static Infantry Division was raised over the winter of 1940-1941 and stationed in northern France for occupation duties. ... 332nd Static Infantry Division 332nd Infantry Division The 332nd Static Infantry Division was raised over the winter of 1940-1941 and served on coastal defense duties in Brittany and along the Channel coast until early 1943. ... 80th Infantry Division 334th Infantry Division 756th Mountain Infantry Regiment The German 334th Infantry Division was created in November 1942. ... 352nd Infantry Division 352nd Volksgrenadier Division The 352nd Infantry Division () was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II. A western front unit, the 352nd is notable as the defenders of Omaha Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944. ... 212th Infantry Division 212th Volksgrenadier Division 578th Volksgrenadier Division The German 212th Infantry Division was raised in August 1939 and remainded on garrison duty in Germany until March 1941, when it spent three months as a coastal defense unit along the English Channel. ... The 709th Static Infantry Division was raised in May 1941 and used for occuation duties in France until the Allied invasion. ... 716th Static Infantry Division 716th Volksgrenadier Division The 716th Static Infantry Division was raised in May 1941 for occupation duties in France. ... German 719th Infantry Division, (German: 719th Infanterie Division) was founded in early May, 1941 and spent most of WWII stationed in the Netherlands and Antwerp until the Allied invasion of Normandy. ... 999th Afrika Brigade 999th Light Afrika Division (or just 999th Afrika Division) Created in October 1942 as 999th Afrika Brigade — a penal unit. ...

Named divisions

  • Führer Begleit Division Escort Battalion formed to protect Hitler's Eastern Front Headquarters.
  • Führer Grenadier Division
  • Grenadier Division Lehr
    • Not related to Panzer Lehr.
  • Jäger Division Alpen

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Brandenburger Regiment. ... Group Eberhardt 60th Infantry Division 60th Motorized Infantry Division Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 1 Formed as 60th Infantry Division in late 1939 or early 1940, from Group Eberhardt, a collection of SA units that had fought in Poland. ... Wachregiment Berlin Kommando der Wachtruppe Wachtruppe Berlin Wach-Regiment Berlin Infanterie-Regiment Großdeutschland (mot) Infanterie-Division Großdeutschland (mot) Panzergrenadier-Division Großdeutschland Panzer-Korps Großdeutschland The Großdeutschland Division (lit. ...

Mountain divisions

Mountain Brigade 1. ... The German 2nd Mountain Division was raised in 1938 from the former Austrian 6th Mountain Division and German mountain troops. ... The German 3rd Mountain Division was raised from the Austrian 5th and 7th Divisions. ... The German 4th Mountain Division Enzian (Gentian – a type of flower) was established in October of 1940. ... The German 5th Mountain Division was established in the fall of 1940, from a mountain regiment taken from the 1st Mountain Division and an infantry regiment taken from the 10th Infantry Division. ... The German 6th Mountain Division was established in June of 1940, and was deployed to France for occupation duties. ... 99th Light Infantry Division 7th Mountain Division The German 99th Light Infantry Division was raised in November 1940 and remained in training at Bad Kissingen until the summer of 1941. ... Division Nr. ... The German 9th Mountain Division was a Nazi Germany military division (technical designation Division zbV 140). It was formed in 1945 from the Shadow Division Steiermark. ... Division Nr. ...

Ski division

1st Ski Brigade 1st Ski Division The German 1st Ski Brigade was created on the Eastern Front in the fall of 1943, and strengthened to a full division in the summer of 1944. ...

Cavalry divisions

According to Davies, the Cavalry divisions were mounted infantry and the Cossack divisions were "true cavalry", modelled on the Russian cavalry divisions. Mounted infantry were soldiers who rode horses instead of marching, but actually fought on foot with muskets or rifles. ... Kircholm, a 1925 painting by Wojciech Kossak. ...

  • 1st Cavalry Division (later 24th Panzer Division)
  • 3rd Cavalry Division
  • 4th Cavalry Division
  • Cossack Cavalry Division(This unit was transferred to the Waffen-SS, where it was split to form the 1st & 2nd Cossack Cavalry Divisions.)

Landwehr divisions

14th Landwehr Division 205th Infantry Division The 14th Landwehr Division was mobilized a few days before the invasion of Poland, and remained on garrison duty in Germany throughout that campaign. ...

Artillery divisions

  • 18th Artillery Division (formerly 18th Panzer Division)
  • 309th Artillery Division
  • 310th Artillery Division
  • 311th Artillery Division
  • 312th Artillery Division

Named fortress divisions

  • Fortress Division Danzig
  • Fortress Division Frankfurt/Oder
  • Fortress Division Gotenhafen
  • Fortress Division Kreta (previously 164th Infantry Division; later 164th Light Afrika Division)
  • Fortress Division Stettin
  • Fortress Division Swinemünde
  • Fortress Division Warschau

164th Infantry Division Fortress Division Kreta Fortress Brigade Kreta 164th Light Afrika Division Created as 164th Infantry Division in November 1939. ... Fortress division Swinemunde was a Volksturm form under the command of Baron Hermmann Von Pfel. ...

Named training divisions

  • [[German Training Division Bayern]]
  • [[German Training Division Kurland]]
  • [[German Training Division Nord]]

Field replacement divisions

  • German Field Replacement Division A
  • German Field Replacement Division B
  • German Field Replacement Division C
  • German Field Replacement Division D
  • German Field Replacement Division E
  • German Field Replacement Division F

Navy

The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ...

Naval infantry divisions

  • Naval Infantry Division Gotenhafen

1. ... 2. ...

Luftwaffe

This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Hermann Göring divisions

The Hermann Göring formations grew from a single police detachment to an entire armored corps over the course of the war. The later epithet Fallschirm ("parachute") was purely honorific. Hermann Göring. ... Armoured warfare in modern warfare is understood to be the use of armoured fighting vehicles as a central component of the methods of war. ... A corps (a word that immigrated from the French language, pronounced IPA: , but originating in the Latin corpus, corporis meaning body; plural same as singular) is either a large military unit or formation, an administrative grouping of troops within an army with a common function (such as artillery or signals...

Polizeiabteilung z. ... Polizeiabteilung z. ...

Airborne divisions

In order to keep its existence secret, the first German airborne division was named as if a Flieger ("flier") division in the series of Luftwaffe divisions that controlled air assets rather than ground troops: U.S. paratroopers jump into Australia on a military training exercise. ...

  • 7th Flieger Division (often translated 7th Air Division)

The division was later reorganized to start a series of nominally airborne divisions. Though named Fallschirmjäger ("paratrooper") divisions, most were not actually trained for airdrops, and in practice most operated as ordinary infantry throughout their existence. The lower-numbered ones earned and maintaned an élite status, but quality generally declined among the higher-numbered ones. Fallschirmjäger photo taken from The Hague, Bezuidenhout during the invasion of the Low Countries, morning of May 10, 1940 , often rendered Fallschirmjager in English, is the German word for paratrooper. ... A C-130 Hercules airdropping a light tank. ...

  • 1st Parachute Division (april 1943 7th Flieger becomes 1st Fallschirmjager)
  • 2nd Parachute Division
  • 3rd Parachute Division
  • 4th Parachute Division
  • 5th Parachute Division
  • 6th Parachute Division
  • 7th Parachute Division (previously Group Erdmann, an ad hoc collection of Luftwaffe assets on the western front)
  • 8th Parachute Division
  • 9th Parachute Division
  • 10th Parachute Division
  • 11th Parachute Division(started to be formed march 1945. fought as battle groups only)
  • 20th Parachute Division
  • 21st Parachute Division

The German 1st Parachute Division was a German military parachute-landing Division that fought during World War II. A division of paratroopers was termed a Fallschirmjäger Division. ... The German 2nd Parachute Division is a German military parachute-landing Division that fought during World War II. In German, a division of paratroopers was termed a Fallschirmjäger Division. ... the 6th parachute division was encourperated into the 9th army of General Busse in 1945 to defend the Oder-Niesse front against Georgy Zhukov around the zeelow heights. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ...

Field divisions

Luftwaffe Field Divisions were ordinary infantry divisions organized from Luftwaffe personnel made available after mid-war due to the manpower crunch. They were originally Luftwaffe units but were later handed over to the Heer, retaining their numbering but with Luftwaffe attached to distinguish them from similarly numbered divisions already existing in the Heer. The Luftwaffe Field Divisions were authorized in October 1942. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ... Von Brauchitsch was the high army commander from 1938 to 1941 Heer (German: Heer ) is the german word for Army, though in English it refers to the Army branch of the Wermacht. ...

  • 1st Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 2nd Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 3rd Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 4th Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 5th Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 6th Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 7th Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 8th Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 9th Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 10th Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 11th Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 12th Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 13th Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 14th Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 15th Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 16th Luftwaffe Field Division
    • Eventually transferred to the Heer as 16th Luftwaffe Infantry Division (later 16th Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 17th Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 18th Luftwaffe Field Division
  • 19th Luftwaffe Field Division (later 19th Luftwaffe Sturm Division)
    • Eventually transferred to the Heer as 19th Grenadier Division (later 19th Volksgrenadier Division)
  • 20th Luftwaffe Field Division (later 20th Luftwaffe Sturm Division)
  • 21st Luftwaffe Field Division (previously the Meindl Division, an ad hoc collection of Luftwaffe resources)
  • 22nd Luftwaffe Field Division Not actually formed, its sub-units were attached to other divisions as needed.

Badly mauled Jan 1944 near Leningrad. ...

Training divisions

  • German 1st Luftwaffe Training Division
  • German Parachute Training and Replacement Division

Anti-Aircraft divisions

These were headquarters for controlling aggregates of flak ("anti-aircraft artillery") assets rather than ordinary combined arms divisions organized for ground combat. Combined arms is an approach to warfare which seeks to integrate different arms of a military to achieve mutually complementary effects. ...

  • 1st Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 2nd Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 3rd Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 4th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 5th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 6th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 7th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 8th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 9th Anti-Aircraft Division (lost entirely at stalingrad.)
  • 10th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 11th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 12th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 13th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 14th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 15th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 16th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 17th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 18th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 19th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 20th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 21st Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 22nd Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 23rd Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 24th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 25th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 26th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 27th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 28th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 29th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 30th Anti-Aircraft Division
  • 31st Anti-Aircraft Division

Waffen-SS divisions

All divisions in the Waffen-SS were ordered in a single series, regardless of type. Those tagged with nationalities were at least nominally recruited from those nationalities. Many of the higher-numbered units were small battlegroups (Kampfgruppen), i.e. divisions in name only. The Kampfgruppe was a common combat formation used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. ...

Also Panzer Division Kempf, a temporary unit of mixed Heer and Waffen-SS components. The Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (Lifeguard Standarte of the SS Adolf Hitler) was a Waffen SS guard and combat formation which saw action on both the Eastern and Western fronts during the Second World War. ... SS-Division Verfügungstruppe SS-Division Deutschland SS-Division Reich SS-Division Das Reich 2. ... SS-Division Totenkopf Kampfgruppe Eicke 3. ... The SS Polizei Division was one of the thirty-eight divisions fielded as part of the Waffen-SS during World War II. The division was formed in 1939 as part of the SS Police, and was transferred to the Waffen-SS in 1942. ... SS Division Germania SS Division Wiking SS Panzergrenadier Division Wiking 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking Formed around SS Regiment Germania as SS Division Germania in late 1940, and renamed SS Division Wiking in early 1941. ... The SS Division Nord was a German army unit of the Waffen-SS. The division was composed of SS men used for garrison duties in Norway. ... The 7th SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs Division Prinz Eugen was formed from ethnic Germans from Croatia, Serbia, Hungary and Romania. ... The SS Division Florian Geyer was a Waffen-SS cavalry division, named after Florian Geyer, that saw action on the Eastern Front in areas such as Briansk and Vjasma, amongst others. ... The official cuff title worn by men of 9. ... The SS Division Frundsberg was one of the thirty-eight divisions fielded by the Waffen-SS during World War II. Frundsberg, the 10th SS division, was a full-strength SS Panzer Division. ... Kampfverband Waräger Germanische-Freiwilligen-Division SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 11 (Germanische) 11. ... The 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend ( Hitler Youth) was a German Waffen SS armoured division of World War II. It was one of only two German divisions to carry Hitlers name and was formed as an extension of 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler. The 12th SS was... Emblem of the Handschar division Kroatische-SS-Freiwilligen-Division Kroatische SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division 13. ... 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS was formed Nov 1943 when Sturmbrigade Reichsführer-SS was upgraded to a division when volksdeutsche were added to the units. ... The 17. ... 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel was formed around a cadre from 1. ... Estnische SS-Legion - estnisches SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon Narwa Estnische SS-Freiwilligen-Brigade 3. ... SS-Freiwilligen Standarte Nordwest SS-Freiwilligen Verband Niederlande SS-Freiwilligen Legion Niederlande SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Brigade Nederland 4. ... The 25. ... SS-Freiwilligen Standarte Nordwest SS-Freiwilligen Verband Flandern (Landesverband Flandern) SS-Bataillon Flandern SS-Freiwilligen Legion Flandern SS-Freiwilligen Sturmbrigade Langemarck 6. ... Corps Franc Wallonie Wallonische Legion 373. ... 31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division was formed in October 1944 from conscripted volksdeutsche (mainly from the Bačka region of Serbia) around a cadre from the disbanded Kama division. ... 32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division 30 Januar was formed in January 1945 from the remains of other units, staff and pupils from SS schools and various other troops. ... SS-Grenadier-Regiment 1 Landwacht Niederlande SS-Grenadier-Regiment 1 Landstorm Nederland SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Brigade Landstorm Nederland 34. ... The 35th SS and Police Grenadier Division was one of the thirty-eight divisions fielded by the Waffen-SS during World War II. It owes its unusual name to the fact that it was created from SS-Police units transferred to the Waffen-SS. It was not formed until the... ... The 38th SS Division Nibelungen was the 38th and last of the divisions fielded by the Waffen-SS. They were formed in the last few weeks of World War II. // Formation The division was formed on 27 March 1945 from personnel and students of the SS-Junkerschule at Bad T... East Prussia Panzer Unit Panzer Division Kempf The East Prussia Panzer Unit (Panzerverband Ostpreußen) was an ad hoc combined arms unit created for operations out of East Prussia during the Invasion of Poland in 1939. ...

The organizations of the Schutzstaffel ( Runic 'SS')
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SS branches
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Leadership
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Headquarters
Office of the Reichsführer-SS | Head Administrative Office | Head Operational Office | Reich Central Security Office | Police Office | Economics and Administration Office | Office of Race and Settlement | Main Office for Ethnic Germans | Office of the Reich Commissioner for Germanic Resettlement | SS Courts Office | Personnel Office | Education Office
Special services
Concentration camp guards | Death squads | Hitler's bodyguards | Intelligence service (SD) | Ahnenerbe
Police units
Regular police (Orpo) | Criminal police (Kripo) | Secret police: Gestapo and Sipo
Waffen-SS units
Waffen-SS corps | Waffen-SS divisions
SS publications
Das Schwarze Korps
SS-controlled businesses
Holdings: Ostindustrie | Deutsche Wirtschaftsbetriebe
Weapons: Deutsche Ausrüstungswerke
Art: Allach porcelain
Drinking water: Apollinaris | Mattoni | Sudettenquell

Image File history File links Flag_Schutzstaffel. ... The infamous double-sig rune SS insignia. ... Image File history File links Schutzstaffel_SS.png‎ [edit] Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Gestapo Schutzstaffel Waffen-SS Sicherheitsdienst Einsatzgruppen RSHA 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Reichsführer-SS Allgemeine SS Ordnungspolizei Sicherheitspolizei... The Allgemeine-SS was the name for the General SS (as in generic or basic SS) which consisted of part-time mustering SS formations created under the Nazi Party between 1925 and 1945. ... Waffen-SS recruitment poster; Volunteer to the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS was the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel. ... Heinrich Himmler as the Reichsführer-SS Reichsführer-SS was a special SS rank that existed between the years of 1925 and 1945. ... Higher SS and Police Leaders were senior Nazi Party officials that commanded large units of the SS during and prior to the Second World War. ... Between 1925 and 1945, the German SS grew from a mere 8 members to over a quarter of a million Waffen-SS members and well over a million members of the Allgemeine-SS. The following list of SS personnel indicates a few of the SS members who were the most... The SS-Hauptamt (translated as SS Head Office) was the central command office of the German Schutzstaffel (SS). ... The SS-Führungshauptamt (SS-FHA) was the operational headquarters of the SS. It was responsible for the administration of Officer Schools (Junkerschulen), Medical services, logistics, and rates of pay. ... Reinhard Heydrich - the first director of RSHA The RSHA, or Reichssicherheitshauptamt (Reich Security Main Office), was a subordinate organization of the SS created by Heinrich Himmler on September 22, 1939, through the merger of the Sicherheitsdienst (SD, or Security Agency), the Gestapo (Secret State Police) and the Kriminalpolizei (Criminal Police). ... Flag of the Ordnungspolizei The Ordnungspolizei (OrPo) was the name for the regular German police force that existed in Nazi Germany between the years of 1936 and 1945. ... The SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt or WVHA (also SS-WVHA) was the Economics and Administrative Department of the SS. It was formed in March 1942 under the command of Oswald Pohl and evolved to five main divisions (German: Ämter or Amtsgruppe): Amt A, Finance, Law and Administration Amt B, Supply, Administration... ... A member of Einsatzgruppe D is just about to execute a Jewish man kneeling before a filled mass grave in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, in 1942. ... The Leibstandarte on the march. ... Sicherheitsdienst (SD) sleeve insignia. ... Emblem The Nazi Deutsches Ahnenerbe – Studiengesellschaft für Geistesurgeschichte was founded by Heinrich Himmler, Hermann Wirth, and Walter Darré on July 1, 1935 as a research foundation. ... Flag of the Ordnungspolizei The Ordnungspolizei (OrPo) was the name for the regular German police force that existed in Nazi Germany between the years of 1936 and 1945. ... The Kriminalpolizei was the professional detective service of Germany between 1936 and 1945. ... The Deaths Head emblem similar to skull and crossbones, often used as the insignia of the Gestapo The   (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei; Secret State Police) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ... The Sicherheitspolizei (security police) was a term used in Nazi Germany to described the combined forces of the Gestapo and Sicherheitsdienst (the SD) between 1934 and 1939. ... Waffen-SS recruitment poster; Volunteer to the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS was the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel. ... This is a list of German divisions in WWII. Only ground units are covered; divisions of aircraft are not. ... Das Schwarze Korps (The Black Corps), the official SS newspaper. ... The Allach makers mark featuring the SS insignia. ... Apollinaris is a brand of effervescent table water, very well-known in German-speaking countries. ... Mattoni is mineral water from Karlovy Vary, the Czech Republic. ...

See also

List of military corps — List of German corps in WWII This is a list of German army corps that existed during World War II. Army corps Infantry Corps I - IX German I Corps German II Corps German III Corps German IV Corps German V Corps German VI Corps German... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of German divisions in WWII. (Discuss) Listing of German divisions and division-sized units operational during World War II. Formation dates are provided where known. ... This is a list of words, terms, concepts, and slogans that were used by the German military during World War II. Some have also been used in other times, and some are still in use today. ... Symbol of the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division in NATO code A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to fifteen thousand soldiers. ... A military unit is an organisation within an armed force. ... Wehrmacht troops of the Heer (military land forces) marching at a military parade in honour of the 50th birthday of Adolf Hitler, on April 20th, 1939. ... Army The German Army (German: Heer  ) is the land component of the Bundeswehr (Federal Defence Forces) of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ... Waffen-SS recruitment poster; Volunteer to the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS was the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel. ... PzKpfw V-D, a Panther tank   Panzer? is German for armour. ... Panzer Division is the German term for armored division. ... Armoured warfare in modern warfare is understood to be the use of armoured fighting vehicles as a central component of the methods of war. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Mechanized infantry are infantry equipped with armored personnel carriers (APCs), or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat (see also mechanized force). ... Fallschirmjäger photo taken from The Hague, Bezuidenhout during the invasion of the Low Countries, morning of May 10, 1940 , often rendered Fallschirmjager in English, is the German word for paratrooper. ... U.S. paratroopers jump into Australia on a military training exercise. ... Volksgrenadier was the name given to a type of German army division formed in the Fall of 1944 after the double loss of Army Group Center to the Soviets in Operation Bagration and the 6th Panzer Army to the Allies in Normandy. ... The Reichsheer was created in 1935 by the Nazi government of Germany. ...

References

  • Astel, John; Goodwin, A. E.; Long, Jason, Bengtsson, Sven Ake; & Parmenter, James D. (1998). "Orders of Battle". Data booklet from the Europa game Storm Over Scandinavia. Grinnel, Iowa: Game Research/Design. ISBN 1-86010-091-0.
  • Davies, W.J.K. (1981). German Army Handbook 1939-1945. Second U.S. Edition. New York: Arco Publishing. ISBN 0-668-04291-5.
  • Parada, George (2004). "Panzer Divisions 1940-1945". Retrieved April 1, 2005.
  • Yeide, Harry;(2004). The Tank Killers, A History of America's World War II Tank Destroyer Force. (pg. 209). Casemate Publishers, Havertown, PA. ISBN 1-932033-26-2.

Europa is a series of board wargames planned to cover combat over the entire European Theater of World War II at a scale that represents units as divisions and game turns that represent two weeks of time. ... Game Research/Design (GR/D) was a board wargame publisher, principally concerned with the Europa series of European World War II wargames. ...

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Many of these were divisions that had been mauled on the Russian Front and were sent west to serve as costal defense garrisons until sufficient resources were available to rehabilitate them.
According to Davies, the Cavalry divisions were mounted infantry and the Cossack divisions were "true cavalry", modelled on the Russian cavalry divisions.
Though named Fallschirmjäger ("paratrooper") divisions, most were not actually trained for airdrops, and in practice all operated as ordinary motorized infantry throughout their existence.
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