5.Jäger-Division

Unit Emblems

Lineage

• Wehrgauleitung Ulm
• Kommandant von Ulm
• 5.Infanterie-Division
• 5.leicht-Infanterie-Division
• 5.Jäger-Division

Campaigns

• Eastern Front 1942-1945

History

The 5.Jäger-Division was formed in July of 1942 from the 5.leicht-Infanterie-Division while it was already serving on the Eastern Front. In late1942 and early 1943 the 5.Jäger-Division fought the Soviets in heavy fighting around Staraja Russa. The 5.Jäger-Division was then usedin Poland after the crushing defeat of Armeegruppe Mitte, and then laterfought in the defensive battles in Eastern Germany where it was destroyedby the advancing Soviets near the Oder front. The 5.Jäger-Divisionspent its entire life on the Eastern Front.

Organization

Knights Cross Holders

• Erich Abraham    1/20/1944

• Kurt Bajorat    5/15/1944

• Heinrich Becker    3/15/1943

• Hermann Breith    6/3/1940

• Heinrich Bronsart von Schellendorff    9/10/1943

• Wilhelm Buss    12/9/1944

• Prosper Castell-Castell    2/23/1944

• Hans Christern    1/31/1941

• Hans Drude    2/10/1945

• Gustav Ellmers    2/28/1945

• Oskar Eyssen    11/3/1944

• Gerhard Friedrich    4/6/1943

• Ewald Goersch    3/15/1943

• Georg Gransee    9/19/1943

• Alfred Gudelius    2/10/1942

• Hans Hauptmann    3/15/1943

• Friedrich-Karl Henrici    4/14/1943

• Hans-Georg Herzog    4/6/1944

• Otto Heymann    3/17/1945

• Albert Hoffmann    4/3/1943

• Hans Hohmann    3/5/1945

• Alfred Jaedtke    9/21/1944

• Josef Jenatschek    5/4/1944

• August Kiene    5/4/1944

• Eberhard Kraus    1/25/1943

• Otto Kuhn    3/7/1943

• Paul Lange    9/7/1944

• Karl Lauch    5/5/1943

• Rolf Lippert    6/9/1944

• Eduard Metz    1/5/1943

• Aegidius Mimra    2/18/1945

• Gerhard Niemeck    3/14/1943

• Friedrich-Karl Noekel    9/17/1944

• Wilhelm Okrent    4/2/1943

• Anton-Detlev Plato    8/19/1944

• Karl-Heinrich Ploeger    3/23/1945

• Edzard Reden    8/12/1944

• Günther Schemmel    10/6/1942

• Wilhelm Schoenburg-Waldenburg    5/18/1941

• Heinrich Schollen    11/12/1943

• Karl Seckler    8/23/1944

• Heinrich Steinwachs    4/15/1944

• Walter Stracke    11/21/1942

• Horst Stumpff    9/29/1941

• Paul-Hermann Werner    6/3/1940

War Service