Unit Emblems Campaigns Poland 1939 Italian Campaign 1943-1945 History The 10. Armee was established on 6 August 1939. It was involved in the invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 till it was disbanded on 10 October 1939 after the completion of the Polish campaign. The 10. Armee was re-established on 15 August 1943 […]
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Unit Emblems Lineage Wehrgauleitung Regensburg Kommandant von Regensburg 10.Infanterie-Division Mobilized Part of standing Army in 1939, 1st mobilization wave Campaigns Austrian Occupation 1938 Poland 1939 Western Campaign 1940 History This unit was formed in October 1934 in Regensburg. It was originally known as Wehrgauleitung Regensburg*. Shortly after the unit […]
Unit Emblems Lineage Kommandant von Regensburg 10.Infanterie-Division 10.Infanterie-Division (mot) 10.Panzergrenadier-Division History The 10.Panzergrenadier-Division was formed in June of 1943 when the 10.Infanterie-Division (mot.) was redesignated as a Panzergrenadier-Division. The 10.Panzergrenadier-Division was destroyed in August of 1944 but wasnever officially disbanded and was reformed on October 15th from theremnants of the old division, initially as […]
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 […]
Unit Emblems Campaigns Eastern Front 1941-1942 History The 11. Armee was established on 5 October 1940 and until 21 June 1941 they were located in Germany. From 22 June 1941 until 3 September 3 1942 they fought in the southern sectors of the Eastern Front. From 4 September 1942 to 27 November 1942 they […]
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 observation. After Decemeber […]
Unit Emblems Lineage Wehrgauleitung Allenstein Infanterieführer I 11.Infanterie-Division Mobilized Part of standing Army in 1939, 1st mobilization wave Campaigns Poland 1939 Western Campaign 1940 Eastern Front 1941-1945 History This unit was formed in October 1934 in Allenstein. It was originally known as Wehrgauleitung Allenstein*. Shortly after the unit was […]
Commanders Brigadeführer Franz Augsberger, 3.22.43 – 5.01.43Gruppenführer Fritz Scholz, Elder von Rarancze,5.01.43 – 7.27.44Brigadeführer Joachim Ziegler, 7.27.44 – 4.25.45Brigadeführer Dr. Gustav Krukenberg, 4.25.45 – 5.08.45 War Service Date Corps Army Army Group Area 8.43 forming BdE – Home 9.43 – 11.43 forming BdE 2. Pz. Armee F Croatia 12.43 transferring – Nord Leningrad 1.44 III. […]
Unit Emblems Knights Cross Holders Johannes Baasch 5/3/1942 Helmuth Borchardt 4/30/1943 Paul Both 12/23/1942 Kurt Chill 10/25/1943 Bruno Dederichs 4/14/1945 Erich Fellmann 4/6/1943 Ludwig Gerlach 3/23/1945 Rudolf Goerke 6/9/1944 Ernst Kirsten 5/15/1944 Eduard Klar 6/17/1943 Nikodemus Kliemann 5/9/1945 Kurt Knaack 11/5/1942 Franz Kotlowski 11/16/1944 Helmut Labenski 4/9/1944 Rudolf Linde 5/8/1945 Erwin Müller 2/29/1944 Walter Neitzel 6/2/1943 Erich Nuernberger 12/4/1942 Johann Reich 4/14/1945 Rudolf Rogge 11/18/1943 Heinrich Ruhl 9/21/1944 Burkjard Schmidt 11/6/1942 Erich Selle 12/9/1942 Wilhelm Siegert 4/11/1944 Paul Steinhorst 10/20/1944 Heinrich Tromm 11/15/1941 Günther Vollmer 4/20/1943 Leo-Volkhad Wittgenstein 4/6/1943 War Service Dates Korps Armee Armeegrupp Area 11.40-3.41 XX 11. Armee C Gross-Born 4.41 X 18. Armee B Ostpreußen 5.41 XXVIII […]