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96th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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96th Infantry Division
96. Infanterie-Division
Active25 September 1939 – 8 May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Nickname(s)Watzmann Division
EngagementsWorld War II
Military unit

The 96th Infantry Division (German: 96. Infanterie-Division) was a German division deployed during World War II. It was formed on 25 September 1939 in Bergen as part of the 5th wave (aufstellungswelle).

The division was equipped with captured Czech weapons and In 1942, 40-45% of the division's soldiers were Polish. It later surrendered to the US forces at the end of the war, but some elements of the division were handed over to the Red Army

Commanding officers

  • General der Infanterie Erwin Vierow (29 September 1939 – 1 August 1940)
  • Generalleutnant Wolf Schede (1 August 1940 – 10 April 1942)
  • Generalleutnant Joachim Freiherr von Schleinitz (10 April 1942 – 6 October 1942)
  • Generalleutnant Ferdinand Nöldechen (10 October 1942 – ?? March 1943)
  • Oberst Rudolf Noack (?? March 1943) (deputize)
  • Generalleutnant Ferdinand Nöldechen (?? March 1943 – 1 May 1943)
  • Oberst Gottfried Weber (1 May 1943 – 31 May 1943) (deputize)
  • Generalleutnant Ferdinand Nöldechen (31 May 1943 – 28 July 1943)
  • Generalleutnant Richard Wirtz (28 July 1943 – 30 November 1943)
  • Generalmajor Johann Albrecht von Blücher (1 December 1943 – ?? January 1944) (deputize)
  • Generalleutnant Richard Wirtz (?? January 1944 – 3 March 1943)
  • Oberst Adolf Fischer (3 March 1944 – 10 April 1944) (deputize)
  • Generalleutnant Richard Wirtz (10 April 1944 – 7 September 1943)
  • Generalleutnant Werner Dürking (7 September 1944 – 11 September 1944)
  • Oberst Kobolt (12 September 1944 – 10 November 1944) (deputize)
  • Generalleutnant Richard Wirtz (10 September 1944 – 1 December 1944)
  • Generalmajor Hermann Harrendorf (1 December 1944 – 8 May 1945)

References

  1. Справочник боевых характеристик немецких дивизий (на 1.6.1943): Главное разведывательное Красной армии (in Russian). Moscow. 1943. pp. 13, 21, 31, 49, 53.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Tessin, Georg (1972). "Die Landstreitkräfte 71—130". Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939—1945 (in German). Vol. 6. Frankfurt/Main: E.S. Mittler. pp. 142–143.
Numbered infantry divisions of the German Army (1935–1945)
1st – 99th
1st – 9th
10th – 19th
20th – 29th
30th – 39th
40th – 49th
50th – 59th
60th – 69th
70th – 79th
80th – 89th
90th – 99th
100th – 199th
100th – 119th
121st – 129th
130th – 149th
150th – 159th
160th – 169th
170th – 189th
190th – 199th
200th – 299th
200th – 209th
210th – 219th
220th – 229th
230th – 239th
240th – 249th
250th – 259th
260th – 269th
270th – 279th
280th – 289th
290th – 299th
300th – 399th
300th – 309th
310th – 329th
330th – 339th
340th – 349th
350th – 359th
360th – 369th
370th – 379th
380th – 389th
390th – 399th
400th – 719th
400th – 499th
500th – 599th
600th – 699th
700th – 709th
710th – 719th
See also: List of German divisions in World War II, Aufstellungswelle


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