Unit Emblems History Beobachtungs-Abteilungen, or Observation Artillery Battalions, were the ears and eyes of the German artillery branch. They served largely as sound and light ranging units but also as general range finding and long range tactical observation units for artillery spotting. These units even used medium sized ballons in the role of artillery […]
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Unit Emblems Campaigns Balkans 1941 Eastern Front 1941-1945 History The 132.Infanterie-Division was formed on October 5th, 1940 as a part of the 11th Wave. It was formed from parts of the 27.Infanterie-Division,the 263.Infanterie-Division and the 268.Infanterie-Division. The 132.Infanterie-Division first saw action in the Balkans Region on anti-partisan and security operations, moving through […]
Unit Emblems Lineage Wehrgauleitung Würzburg Artillerieführer V 15.Infanterie-Division Mobilized Part of standing Army in 1939, 1st mobilization wave Campaigns West Wall 1939 Western Campaign 1940 Eastern Front 1941-1942 Western Fron 1942-1943 Eastern Front 1943-1945 Fate The division was surrounded east of Prague in May of 1945 and surrendered to the Soviet Army. History The […]
Unit Emblems History Beobachtungs-Abteilungen, or Observation Artillery Battalions, were the ears and eyes of the German artillery branch. They served largely as sound and light ranging units but also as general range finding and long range tactical observation units for artillery spotting. These units even used medium sized ballons in the role of artillery […]
Unit Emblems Knights Cross Holders Ernst-Guenther Baade 6/27/1942 Wilhelm Bach 7/9/1941 Leonhard Bischoff 4/30/1945 Heinrich Born 4/14/1945 Willi Cirener 7/13/1940 Hans Cramer 6/27/1941 Eduard Crasemann 12/26/1941 Adam Dyroff 12/11/1944 Curt Ehle 7/27/1941 Herbert Ewert 8/18/1942 Günther Fenski 12/31/1941 Günther Halm 7/29/1942 Heinrich Hauptmann 11/20/1942 Maximilian Herff 6/13/1941 Walter Juenemann 10/4/1944 Max Keil 4/20/1943 Helmut Klose 11/16/1944 Gustav-Georg Knabe 6/1/1941 Hannes Kuemmel 7/9/1941 Wolfgang Maucke 2/18/1945 Erwin Menny 12/26/1941 Werner Reissmann 7/28/1942 Willi Rowohl 7/12/1942 Heinz-Eugen Schauwecker 12/31/1944 Otto Stiefelmayer 7/12/1942 Rudolf Struckmann 1/21/1942 Wolfgang Wahl 1/6/1942 Ernst Weichsel 5/5/1945 Karl Winterhoff 12/18/1944 Eberhard Zahn 6/30/1941 War Service Dates Korps Armee Armeegrupp Area 10.40-3.41 XXIV 2. Armee C Germany 4.41 XXIV 11. Armee C Germany […]
Unit Emblems Lineage Wehrgauleitung Magdeburg Infanterieführer IV 13.Infanterie-Division 13.Infanterie-Division (mot) History The 13.Infanterie-Division (mot.) was formed on October 2nd, 1937 from the 13.Infanterie-Division. The 13.Infanterie-Division (mot.) took part in the Invasion of Poland in September of 1939, and also in the Invasion of the West in May of 1940. The division fought well against the […]
Lineage Lettische SS-Freiwilligen Legion Lettische SS-Freiwilligen-Division 15.Lettische SS-Freiwilligen-Division 15.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (lettische Nr.1) Commanders Brigadeführer Peter Hansen, 2.25.43 – 5.??.43Gruppenführer Carl Graf von Pückler-Burghauss,5.??.43 – 2.17.44Brigadeführer Nikolas Heilmann, 2.17.44 – 7.21.44Brigadeführer Herbert von Obwurzer, 7.21.44 – 1.26.44Oberführer Dr. Eduard Deisenhoffer, 1.26.45Oberführer Arthur Ax, 1.26.45 – 2.15.45Oberführer Karl Burk, 2.15.45-??.??.45 War Service Date Corps Army Army […]
Lineage Wehrgauleitung Magdeburg Infanterieführer IV 13.Infanterie-Division Mobilized Never mobilized, reformed as a mot. division in 1937 Campaigns None History This unit was formed in October 1934 in Magdeburg. It was originally known as Wehrgauleitung Magdeburg*. Shortly after the unit was established it was given the cover name Infanterieführer IV**. The organic regimental units of this […]
Emblem Lineage SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 10 10.SS-Division “Karl der Grosse” 10.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division “Frundsberg” 10.SS-Panzer-Division “Frundesberg” Traditions This unit was named after Georg von Frundsberg who lived from 1473 to1528. Frundsberg was a well known soldier and hero who fought in theservices of the Hapsburg Monarchy during several wars. Campaigns Eastern Front 1944 Western Front 1944-1945 Eastern Front 1945 […]
History The 116.Panzer-Division was formed in Rheine, Wehrkreis VI (HQ inMünster, comprised of Westphalia and the Rhineland, later incorporating the lower part of Belgium) on 28 March 1944 from remnants of the 16.Panzergrenadier-Division. In May, the division also absorbed the 179.Panzer-Division(Reserve) from Weimar (Wehrkreis IX), which had been deployed to the Laval area of western […]