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157th Infantry Division
157th Mountain Division
8th Mountain Division
157. Infanterie-Division
157. Gebirgs-Division
8. Gebirgs-Division
Unit insignia
Active1945
Country Nazi Germany
Branch German Army
TypeGebirgsjäger
RoleMountain warfare
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II
Insignia
Identification
symbol
Identification
symbol		Division arm insignia, monk with beer mug
Military unit

The 8th Mountain Division (German: 8. Gebirgs Division) was formed on 27 February 1945 by the redesignation of the 157th Mountain Division, which itself had been formed from the 157th Infantry Division in September 1944, and which had participated in operations against the maquis of Vercors. The division was stationed in France until the Italian surrender when it then moved to Italy taking 5,772 prisoners in two days during the disarmament of the Italian Army. The division remained in Italy for the rest of the war and surrendered to the Americans in April, 1945.

Commander

Order of battle

  • Gebirgsjäger Regiment 296
    • 3 x Battalions
  • Gebirgsjäger Regiment 297
    • 3 x Battalions
  • Gebirgs Artillery Regiment 1057
  • Feldersatz Battalion 1057
  • Panzerjäger Battalion 157
  • Reconnaissance Battalion 1057
  • Gebirgs Pionier Battalion 1057
  • Gebirgs Signals Battalion 1057
  • Division Supply troop 1057
German Mountain troops with MG 42 Italy 1944

References

  1. "Divisionseinheiten der 157. Gebirgs-Division / 8. Gebirgs-Division". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  2. ^ Wendal, Marcus. "8. Gebirgs-Division". Axis History. Retrieved 4 January 2009.

Further reading

  • James Lucas - Hitler's Mountain Troops: Fighting at the extremes
  • Veit Scherzer - 8. Gebirgs-Division
  • Gordon Williamson - German Mountain & Ski Troops 1939-45
Mountain divisions of the Wehrmacht
See also: List of German divisions in World War II
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