This article lists
divisions of the
Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) and
Waffen-SS active during
World War II , including divisions of the
Heer (army),
Luftwaffe (air force), and the
Kriegsmarine (navy).
Upgrades and reorganizations are shown only to identify the variant names for what is notionally a single unit; other upgrades and reorganizations are deferred to the individual articles. Due to the scope of this list, pre-war changes are not shown. Most of these divisions trained in
Berlin , which is also where new military technology was kept and tested.
German unit designations
These designations are normally not translated and used in the German form in the unit name or description.
Bodenständige
A static unit. Normally assigned to units who were deficient in transport and unable to move their own
artillery . Many of these were divisions that had been mauled on the
Eastern Front and were sent west to serve as
coastal defence garrisons until sufficient resources were available to rehabilitate the division.
Festung
Translates to
Fortress . A non-standard division used to
garrison critical sites. Smaller Festung units may have consisted of only two or three
battalions .
Grenadier
A traditional term for
heavy infantry . it was most often used as a morale-building honorific indicative of reduced strength when used alone.
Jäger
A traditional term for
light infantry (Translated "Hunter"). Normally provided with horse or
motor transport with (usually) lighter artillery weapons and usually smaller size when compared to normal infantry divisions. In many cases the Jäger divisions were mountain divisions referred to as ''Gebirsjäger''. This Jäger description did not apply to the light divisions deployed in Africa (5th, 90th, 164th, 999th), nor to the five light
mechanized divisions.
Gebirgsjäger
'mountain hunter'; traditional term for
mountaineers and
ski troops .
Lehr
'teach'; a demonstration or training unit used to train and then distribute personnel to other formations
Nummer
Translates to "Number." A "placeholder" name for a division with staff but with few, if any combat assets. Normally there was no initial type description in the name - this was added when the unit had received its designation of combat assets (i.e. Division Nr. 179 became Panzer Division Nr. 179).
Panzer
Armour (Translated "Armoured").
Panzergrenadier
Translated "Armoured"+ Grenadier
Sicherungs-Division
A
Security Division Designed for
garrison duties in the rear areas; may consist of two reinforced
regiments or of a number of independent battalions.
Sturm
"Assault" (Translated "Storm").
Volks
"of the People" (Translated "People's").
Volksgrenadier
A late-war reorganization with reduced size and increased short-range firepower. Many previously destroyed or badly mauled infantry divisions were reconstituted as Volksgrenadier divisions, and new ones were raised as well. Their fighting worth varied widely depending on unit experience and equipment.
Volkssturm
Translated as "Peoples Militia." A national
militia in which units were organized by local Nazi Party leaders and trained by the SS. They were placed under Wehrmacht command in battle.
zbV
Abbreviation for "zur besonderen Verwendung" Meaning "Special Purpose" (Translated "For Special Deployment") divisions created to meet special requirements e.g.
Division zbV Afrika .
Army (Heer)
Panzer divisions
Numbered panzer divisions
1st Panzer Division
2nd Panzer Division
3rd Panzer Division
4th Panzer Division
5th Panzer Division
6th Panzer Division (previously 1st Light Division)
7th Panzer Division (previously
2nd Light Division )
8th Panzer Division (previously
3rd Light Division )
9th Panzer Division (previously 4th Light Division)
10th Panzer Division
11th Panzer Division
12th Panzer Division (previously
2nd Motorized Infantry Division )
13th Panzer Division (previously 13th Infantry Division, 13th Motorized Infantry Division; later
Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2 )
14th Panzer Division (previously
4th Infantry Division )
15th Panzer Division (previously
33rd Infantry Division ; later
15th Panzergrenadier Division )
16th Panzer Division (previously
16th Infantry Division )
17th Panzer Division (previously 27th Infantry Division)
18th Panzer Division (later
18th Artillery Division )
19th Panzer Division (previously
19th Infantry Division )
20th Panzer Division
21st Panzer Division (previously 5th Light Division)
22nd Panzer Division
23rd Panzer Division
24th Panzer Division (previously
1st Cavalry Division )
25th Panzer Division
26th Panzer Division (formerly
23rd Infantry Division )
27th Panzer Division
116th Panzer Division Windhund (previously
16th Infantry Division ,
16th Motorized Infantry Division , and
16th Panzergrenadier Division )
130th Panzer Division (commonly referred to as Panzer Lehr Division)
155th Reserve Panzer Division (previously Division Nr. 155, Division Nr. 155 (mot.), Panzer Division Nr. 155)
Panzer Division Nr. 178 (previously Division Nr. 178)
179th Reserve Panzer Division (previously Division Nr. 179, Division Nr. 179 (mot.), and Panzer Division Nr. 179)
232nd Panzer Division (previously Panzer Division Tatra , Panzer Training Division Tatra )
233rd Reserve Panzer Division (previously Division Nr. 233 (mot.), Panzergrenadier Division Nr. 233, and Panzer Division Nr. 233; later
Panzer Division Clausewitz )
273rd Reserve Panzer Division
Named panzer divisions
Light mechanized divisions
The designation "Light" (leichte in German ) had various meanings in the German Army of World War II. There were a series of 5 Light divisions; the first four were pre-war mechanized formations organized for use as mechanized cavalry, and the fifth was an ad hoc collection of mechanized elements rushed to Africa to help the Italians and organized into a division once there. All five were eventually converted to ordinary Panzer divisions.
Various other divisions were dubbed "Light" for other reasons, and are listed among the Infantry Series Divisions (see below ↓).
Infantry series divisions
Motorized Infantry Division 1941
Motorized Infantry Division 1943
The backbone of the Heer was the
infantry division. Of the 154 divisions deployed against the
Soviet Union in 1941, including
reserves , there were 100 infantry, 19 panzer, 11 motorized, 9 security, 5 Waffen-SS , 4 "light" , 4 mountain, 1
SS-police , and 1
cavalry . A typical infantry division in June 1941 had 17,734 men organized into the following sub-units:
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three infantry regiments with staff and communications units
one
tank destroyer battalion with:
three companies (each with twelve 3.7 cm guns)
one artillery regiment
one
pioneer battalion
one
communications unit
one field replacement battalion
Supply, medical, veterinary, mail, and police
Infantry divisions were raised in waves (
Aufstellungswelle ), sets of divisions with a standardized table of organization and equipment. In general the later waves (i.e., the higher-numbered divisions) were of lower quality than the earlier ones.
Numbered divisions
Divisions are listed by number and reflect their lineage where names or designations were changed over time.
1st to 99th
1st Infantry Division
2nd Motorized Infantry Division (later
12th Panzer Division )
3rd Motorized Infantry Division (later
3rd Panzergrenadier Division )
4th Infantry Division (later
14th Panzer Division )
5th Infantry Division (later
5th Light Infantry Division ,
5th Jäger Division )
Not related to the 5th Light Division.
6th Infantry Division (later
6th Grenadier Division ,
6th Volksgrenadier Division )
7th Infantry Division
8th Infantry Division (later
8th Light Infantry Division ,
8th Jäger Division )
9th Infantry Division (later
9th Volksgrenadier Division )
10th Infantry Division (later
10th Motorized Infantry Division ,
10th Panzergrenadier Division )
11th Infantry Division
12th Infantry Division (later
12th Volksgrenadier Division )
13th Motorized Infantry Division (later
13th Panzer Division ,
Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2 )
14th Infantry Division (later
14th Motorized Infantry Division , then 14th Infantry Division again)
14th Luftwaffe Infantry Division
15th Infantry Division
15th Panzergrenadier Division (previously
33rd Infantry Division ,
15th Panzer Division )
Not related to 15th Infantry Division.
16th Infantry Division (later split into –)
16th Luftwaffe Infantry Division (later
16th Volksgrenadier Division )
This unit was originally in the Luftwaffe as the 16th Luftwaffe Field Division.
17th Infantry Division
18th Infantry Division (later
18th Motorised Infantry Division ,
18th Panzergrenadier Division )
18th Volksgrenadier Division
Not related to the 18th Infantry Division.
19th Infantry Division (later
19th Panzer Division )
19th Grenadier Division (later
19th Volksgrenadier Division )
This unit was originally in the Luftwaffe as the 19th Luftwaffe Field Division (later 19th Luftwaffe Sturm Division)
20th Infantry Division (later
20th Motorized Infantry Division ,
20th Panzergrenadier Division )
21st Infantry Division
22nd Infantry Division (later
22nd Air Landing Division ,
22nd Volksgrenadier Division )
23rd Infantry Division (later
26th Panzer Division )
After being reorganized as the 26th Panzer Division, some of the 23rd Infantry Division's original components were used to create a new 23rd Infantry Division.
24th Infantry Division
25th Infantry Division (later
25th Motorized Infantry Division ,
25th Panzergrenadier Division )
26th Infantry Division (later
26th Volksgrenadier Division )
27th Infantry Division (later
17th Panzer Division )
28th Light Infantry Division (later
28th Jäger Division )
29th Infantry Division (later
29th Motorized Infantry Division ,
29th Panzergrenadier Division )
30th Infantry Division
31st Infantry Division (later
31st Grenadier Division ,
31st Volksgrenadier Division )
32nd Infantry Division
33rd Infantry Division (later
15th Panzer Division ,
15th Panzergrenadier Division )
34th Infantry Division
35th Infantry Division
36th Infantry Division (later
36th Motorized Infantry Division , 36th Infantry Division again,
36th Grenadier Division , and
36th Volksgrenadier Division )
38th Infantry Division
39th Infantry Division (later
41st Fortress Division ,
41st Infantry Division )
41st Infantry Division (previously
39th Infantry Division ,
41st Fortress Division )
42nd Jäger Division (previously
187th Reserve Division )
44th Infantry Division (later 44th Reichsgrenadier Division Hoch und Deutschmeister )
45th Infantry Division (later
45th Grenadier Division ,
45th Volksgrenadier Division )
46th Infantry Division (later
46th Volksgrenadier Division )
47th Infantry Division (previously Division Nr. 156, 156th Reserve Division; later
47th Volksgrenadier Division )
48th Infantry Division (previously Division Nr. 171,
171st Reserve Division ; later
48th Volksgrenadier Division )
49th Infantry Division (previously Division Nr. 191, 191st Reserve Division)
50th Infantry Division (previously Grenzkommandantur Küstrin)
52nd Infantry Division (later 52nd Field Training Division,
52nd Security Division )
56th Infantry Division
57th Infantry Division
58th Infantry Division
59th Infantry Division
60th Infantry Division (later
60th Motorized Infantry Division ,
Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle , and
Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 1 )
61st Infantry Division (later
61st Volksgrenadier Division )
62nd Infantry Division (later
62nd Volksgrenadier Division )
63rd Infantry Division (planned but not formed)
64th Infantry Division
65th Infantry Division
68th Infantry Division
69th Infantry Division
70th Infantry Division
71st Infantry Division
72nd Infantry Division
73rd Infantry Division
74th Infantry Division (planned but not formed)
75th Infantry Division
76th Infantry Division
77th Infantry Division
78th Infantry Division (later
78th Sturm Division ,
78th Grenadier Division ,
78th Volksgrenadier Division , and finally
78 Volks-Sturm Division )
79th Infantry Division (later
79th Volksgrenadier Division )
80th Infantry Division
81st Infantry Division
82nd Infantry Division
83rd Infantry Division
84th Infantry Division
85th Infantry Division
86th Infantry Division
87th Infantry Division
88th Infantry Division
89th Infantry Division
90th Light Infantry Division (previously the Division z.b.V. Afrika ; later
90th Light Afrika Division ,
90th Panzergrenadier Division )
91st Infantry Division (later 91st Air Landing Division)
92nd Infantry Division
93rd Infantry Division
94th Infantry Division
95th Infantry Division (later 95th Volksgrenadier Division)
96th Infantry Division
97th Light Infantry Division (later
97th Jäger Division )
98th Infantry Division
99th Light Infantry Division (later
7th Mountain Division )
100th to 199th
100th Light Infantry Division (later
100th Jäger Division )
101st Light Infantry Division (later
101st Jäger Division )
102nd Infantry Division
104th Jäger Division (previously
704th Infantry Division )
106th Infantry Division
110th Infantry Division
111th Infantry Division
112th Infantry Division
113th Infantry Division
114th Jäger Division (previously
714th Infantry Division )
117th Jäger Division (previously
717th Infantry Division )
118th Jäger Division (previously
718th Infantry Division )
121st Infantry Division
122nd Infantry Division
123rd Infantry Division
125th Infantry Division
126th Infantry Division
129th Infantry Division
131st Infantry Division
132nd Infantry Division
133rd Fortress Division
134th Infantry Division
Division z.b.V. 136
137th Infantry Division
Division z.b.V. 140 (previously Shadow Division Steiermark;
[A] later
9th Mountain Division )
Division Nr. 141 (later
141st Reserve Division )
Division Nr. 143 (later
143rd Reserve Division )
Division Nr. 147 (later
147th Reserve Division )
Division Nr. 148 (later
148th Reserve Division ,
148th Infantry Division )
149th Field Training Division (planned but not formed)
150th Field Training Division (planned but not formed)
151st Field Training Division (planned but not formed)
Division Nr. 151 (later
151st Reserve Division )
152nd Field Training Division (planned but not formed)
Division Nr. 152
Division Nr. 153 (later
153rd Reserve Division ,
153rd Field Training Division ,
153rd Grenadier Division )
Division Nr. 154 (later 154th Reserve Division, 154th Field Training Division,
154th Infantry Division )
Division Nr. 155 (later Division Nr. 155 (mot.), Panzer Division Nr. 155, 155th Reserve Panzer Division)
155th Field Training Division (later
155th Infantry Division )
Not related to Division Nr. 155.
Division Nr. 156 (later
156th Reserve Division ,
47th Infantry Division ,
47th Volksgrenadier Division )
156th Field Training Division (later
156th Infantry Division )
Not related to Division Nr. 156
Division Nr. 157 (later
157th Reserve Division ,
157th Mountain Division ,
8th Mountain Division )
Division Nr. 158 (later
158th Reserve Division )
158th Infantry Division
Not related to Division Nr. 158.
Division Nr. 159 (later 159th Reserve Division,
159th Infantry Division )
Division Nr. 160 (later 160th Reserve Division,
160th Infantry Division )
161st Infantry Division
162nd Infantry Division (later
162nd Turkoman Division , with foreign troops)
163rd Infantry Division
164th Infantry Division (later
Fortress Division Kreta , which split into –)
Division Nr. 165 (later
165th Reserve Division )
Division Nr. 166 (later
166th Reserve Division ,
166th Infantry Division )
167th Infantry Division (later
585th Volksgrenadier Division ,
167th Volksgrenadier Division )
168th Infantry Division
169th Infantry Division
170th Infantry Division
Division Nr. 171 (later
171st Reserve Division ,
48th Infantry Division ,
48th Volksgrenadier Division )
Division Nr. 172 (later
172nd Reserve Division )
Division Nr. 173 (later
173rd Reserve Division )
Division Nr. 174 (later
174th Reserve Division )
Division Nr. 176 (later
176th Infantry Division )
Division Nr. 177
Division Nr. 178 (later Division Nr. 178 (mot.)
180th Infantry Division
181st Infantry Division
Division Nr. 182 (later 182nd Reserve Division,
182nd Infantry Division )
183rd Infantry Division (later
564th Volksgrenadier Division ,
183rd Volksgrenadier Division )
187th Reserve Division (later
42nd Jäger Division )
Division Nr. 188 (later
188th Reserve Mountain Division ,
188th Mountain Division )
189th Reserve Division (later
189th Infantry Division )
190th Infantry Division
Division Nr. 191 (later 191st Reserve Division,
49th Infantry Division )
196th Infantry Division
197th Infantry Division
198th Infantry Division
199th Infantry Division
201st to 299th
300th to 999th
300th Special Infantry Division
Division z.b.V. 300
Not related to 300th Special Infantry Division
301st Infantry Division
302nd Static Infantry Division (later
302nd Infantry Division )
304th Infantry Division
305th Infantry Division
306th Infantry Division
309th Infantry Division (later
Infantry Division Berlin )
311th Infantry Division
319th Static Infantry Division
320th Infantry Division (later
320th Volksgrenadier Division )
321st Infantry Division
323rd Infantry Division
324th Infantry Division
325th Infantry Division Jütland
325th Security Division
Not related to 325th Infantry Division Jütland
326th Infantry Division (later
326th Volksgrenadier Division )
327th Infantry Division
328th Infantry Division
329th Infantry Division
330th Infantry Division
331st Infantry Division
Division z.b.V. 331
Not related to 331st Infantry Division
332nd Static Infantry Division (later
332nd Infantry Division )
333rd Infantry Division
334th Infantry Division
335th Infantry Division
336th Infantry Division
337th Infantry Division
337th Volksgrenadier Division (previously
570th Volksgrenadier Division )
Not related to 337th Infantry Division
338th Infantry Division
339th Infantry Division
340th Infantry Division (later
572nd Volksgrenadier Division ,
340th Volksgrenadier Division )
342nd Infantry Division
343rd Infantry Division
344th Static Infantry Division (later
344th Infantry Division )
345th Motorized Infantry Division
346th Infantry Division
347th Infantry Division (later
347th Volksgrenadier Division )
348th Infantry Division
349th Infantry Division
351st Infantry Division (previously Oberfeldkommandantur 587)
352nd Infantry Division (later
581st Volksgrenadier Division ,
352nd Volksgrenadier Division )
353rd Infantry Division
355th Infantry Division
356th Infantry Division
357th Infantry Division
358th Infantry Division (previously Stab Oberfeldkommandantur 540 Kielce)
359th Infantry Division
361st Infantry Division (later
569th Volksgrenadier Division ,
361st Volksgrenadier Division )
362nd Infantry Division
363rd Infantry Division (later
566th Volksgrenadier Division ,
363rd Volksgrenadier Division )
364th Infantry Division
365th Infantry Division (previously Stab Oberfeldkommandantur Tarnow)
367th Infantry Division
369th (Croatian) Infantry Division (previously Infantry Regiment 369 (Croatian)
370th Infantry Division
371st Infantry Division
372nd Infantry Division (previously Stab Oberfeldkommandantur 581)
373rd (Croatian) Infantry Division
376th Infantry Division
377th Infantry Division
379th Infantry Division (previously Division z.b.V. 424)
381st Field Training Division
382nd Field Training Division
383rd Infantry Division
384th Infantry Division
385th Infantry Division
386th Infantry Division (previously Stab Oberfeldkommandantur 530 Warschau)
386th Motorized Infantry Division
Not related to 386th Infantry Division
387th Infantry Division
388th Field Training Division (later Field Training Division Nord , Field Training Division Kurland and Infantry Division Kurland )
389th Infantry Division
390th Field Training Division (later
390th Security Division )
391st Field Training Division (later
391st Security Division )
392nd (Croatian) Infantry Division (previously Aufstellungsstab Neuhammer)
393rd Infantry Division (previously Division z.b.V. 423)
394th Field Training Division (planned but not formed)
395th Infantry Division (previously Grenzschutz Abschnittskommando 15, 521st Infantry Division)
399th Infantry Division (previously Division z.b.V. 421)
Division z.b.V. 401 (previously Division z.b.V. 422; Later
Division Nr. 401 )
Division z.b.V. 402 (later
Division Nr. 402 )
402nd Training Division
Not related to Division z.b.V. 402
403rd Security Division (previously Division z.b.V. 403)
Division z.b.V. 404 (later Division Nr. 404,
404th Replacement Training Division )
Division z.b.V. 405 (later
Division Nr. 405 )
Division z.b.V. 406
Division z.b.V. 407 (later
Division Nr. 407 )
Division z.b.V. 408 (later
Division Nr. 408 )
Division z.b.V. 409 (later
Division Nr. 409 )
Division z.b.V. 410
Division z.b.V. 411
Division z.b.V. 412 (previously Division z.b.V. 445)
Division z.b.V. 413
Division Nr. 413
Not related to Division z.b.V. 413
416th Infantry Division
Division z.b.V. 417
Division Nr. 418
Division z.b.V. 421 (later
399th Infantry Division )
Division z.b.V. 422 (later Division z.b.V. 401,
Division Nr. 401 )
Division z.b.V. 423 (later
393rd Infantry Division )
Division z.b.V. 424 (later
379th Infantry Division )
Division z.b.V. 425 (later Kommandeur der Ersatztruppen 100)
Division z.b.V. 426 (later
556th Infantry Division )
Division z.b.V. 427 (later
557th Infantry Division )
Division z.b.V. 428
Division z.b.V. 429
430th Infantry Division z.b.V.
Division z.b.V. 431
Division z.b.V. 432 (later
Division Nr. 432 )
433rd Motorized Replacement Division (previously Division Nr. 433)
Division Nr. 438
Division z.b.V. 441 (later
554th Infantry Division )
Division z.b.V. 442
Division z.b.V. 443 (later
555th Infantry Division )
444th Security Division (previously Division z.b.V. 444)
Division z.b.V. 445 (later
Division z.b.V. 412 )
454th Security Division (previously Division z.b.V. 454)
Division z.b.V. 460
Division Nr. 461
Division Nr. 462 (previously Division Nanzig ; later 462nd Infantry Division,
462nd Volksgrenadier Division )
Division Nr. 463
Division Nr. 464 (later
464th Training Division )
Division Nr. 465
Division Nr. 466
Division Nr. 467 (later
Training Division Bayern )
Division Nr. 469
Division Nr. 471
Division Nr. 476
Division Nr. 480
Division Nr. 487
Division Nr. 490
521st Infantry Division (previously Grenzschutz Abschnittskommando 15; later
395th Infantry Division )
526th Infantry Division (previously Grenzschutz Abschnittskommando 9; later Division Aachen, Division Nr. 526 Aachen and 526th Reserve Division)
Division z.b.V. 537 (previously Grenzschutz Abschnittskommando 10)
Division z.b.V. 538 (previously Grenzschutz Abschnittskommando 20)
538th Frontier Guard Division
Not related to Division z.b.V. 538
Division z.b.V. 539 (previously Landesschützen Kommandeur 1)
Division z.b.V. 540 (previously Landesschützen Kommandeur 2)
541st Grenadier Division (later
541st Volksgrenadier Division )
542nd Infantry Division (later
542nd Grenadier Division ,
542nd Volksgrenadier Division )
543rd Grenadier Division
544th Grenadier Division (later
544th Volksgrenadier Division )
545th Grenadier Division (later
545th Volksgrenadier Division )
546th Grenadier Division
547th Grenadier Division (later
547th Volksgrenadier Division )
548th Grenadier Division (later
548th Volksgrenadier Division )
549th Grenadier Division (later
549th Volksgrenadier Division )
550th Grenadier Division
551st Grenadier Division (later
551st Volksgrenadier Division )
552nd Grenadier Division
553rd Grenadier Division (later
553rd Volksgrenadier Division )
554th Infantry Division (previously Division z.b.V. 441)
555th Infantry Division (previously Division z.b.V. 443)
556th Infantry Division (previously Division z.b.V. 426)
557th Infantry Division (previously Division z.b.V. 427)
558th Grenadier Division (later
558th Volksgrenadier Division )
559th Grenadier Division (later
559th Volksgrenadier Division )
560th Grenadier Division (later
560th Volksgrenadier Division )
561st Grenadier Division Ostpreußen 1 (later
561st Volksgrenadier Division )
562nd Grenadier Division Ostpreußen 2 (later
562nd Volksgrenadier Division )
563rd Grenadier Division (previously Grenadier-Lehr Division; later
563rd Volksgrenadier Division )
564th Grenadier Division (later
564th Volksgrenadier Division )
565th Volksgrenadier Division (previously
246th Infantry Division ; later
246th Volksgrenadier Division )
566th Volksgrenadier Division (previously 363rd Infantry Division; later
363rd Volksgrenadier Division )
567th Volksgrenadier Division
568th Volksgrenadier Division
569th Volksgrenadier Division
570th Volksgrenadier Division
571st Volksgrenadier Division
572nd Volksgrenadier Division
573rd Volksgrenadier Division
574th Volksgrenadier Division
575th Volksgrenadier Division
576th Volksgrenadier Division
577th Volksgrenadier Division
578th Volksgrenadier Division (previously
212th Infantry Division ; later
212th Volksgrenadier Division )
579th Volksgrenadier Division
580th Volksgrenadier Division
581st Volksgrenadier Division (previously
352nd Infantry Division ; later
352nd Volksgrenadier Division )
582nd Volksgrenadier Division
583rd Volksgrenadier Division
584th Volksgrenadier Division
585th Volksgrenadier Division
586th Volksgrenadier Division
587th Volksgrenadier Division
588th Volksgrenadier Division
600th (Russian) Infantry Division
Division z.b.V. 601
Division z.b.V. 602
Division z.b.V. 603
Division z.b.V. 604
Division z.b.V. 605 (previously Festungs Kommandeur Lötzen)
Division z.b.V. 606 (later
606th Infantry Division )
Division z.b.V. 607 (later Festungskommandant Pillau)
Division z.b.V. 608
Division z.b.V. 609
Division z.b.V. 610
Division z.b.V. 611
Division z.b.V. 612 (later Corps Oder)
Division z.b.V. 613
Division z.b.V. 614
Division z.b.V. 615
Division z.b.V. 616
Division z.b.V. 617
Division z.b.V. 618
Division z.b.V. 619
650th (Russian) Infantry Division
702nd Infantry Division (previously 702nd Static Infantry Division)
703rd Infantry Division
704th Infantry Division (later
104th Jäger Division )
707th Infantry Division (later
707th Security Division )
708th Infantry Division (later 708th Coastal Defense Division,
573rd Volksgrenadier Division ,
708th Volksgrenadier Division )
709th Static Infantry Division
710th Infantry Division
711th Infantry Division
712th Infantry Division
713th Infantry Division
714th Infantry Division (later
114th Jäger Division )
715th Infantry Division
716th Static Infantry Division (later
716th Volksgrenadier Division )
717th Infantry Division (later
117th Jäger Division )
718th Infantry Division (later
118th Jäger Division )
719th Infantry Division
Division Nr. 805
Division Nr. 905 (previously Division ''von Witzleben'')
999th Light Afrika Division (previously Afrika Brigade 999)
Named divisions
Landwehr divisions
Mountain divisions
Ski division
Cavalry divisions
According to
Davies , the Cavalry divisions were
mounted infantry and the Cossack divisions were "true cavalry", modelled on the Russian cavalry divisions.
Artillery divisions
Named fortress divisions
Named training divisions
RAD divisions
In 1945 the
Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service) transferred personnel to the army to form new divisions as part of the 35th Aufstellungswelle, the last of the war.
Field replacement divisions
Navy (Kriegsmarine)
Marine divisions
Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Hermann Göring divisions
The
Hermann Göring formations grew from a single police detachment to an entire armored
corps over the course of the war. The later epithet Fallschirm ("parachute") was purely honorific.
Airborne divisions
To keep its existence secret, the first German
airborne division was named as if a Flieger ("flier") division in the series of Luftwaffe divisions that controlled air assets rather than ground troops-named
7th Flieger Division (often translated 7th Air Division - which see:
1st Parachute Division (Germany) ) The division was later reorganized to start a series of nominally airborne divisions. Though named
Fallschirmjäger ("paratrooper") divisions, only some of them participated in
airdrops in the early part of the war. Whilst the first five divisions received full paratrooper training, the remaining divisions did not and in practice operated as ordinary infantry throughout their existence. The lower-numbered ones earned and maintained an elite status, but quality generally declined among the higher-numbered divisions.
Field divisions
Luftwaffe Field Divisions were ordinary infantry divisions organized from Luftwaffe personnel made available after mid-war due to problems with manpower. They were originally
Luftwaffe units but were later handed over to the Heer , retaining their numbering but with Luftwaffe attached to distinguish them from similarly numbered divisions already existing in the Heer .
Training divisions
Anti-Aircraft divisions
These were headquarters for controlling aggregates of flak ("
anti-aircraft artillery ") assets rather than ordinary
combined arms divisions organized for ground combat.
Waffen-SS (Schutzstaffel)
All divisions in the
Waffen-SS were ordered in a single series up to 38th, regardless of type. Those tagged with nationalities were at least nominally recruited from those nationalities. Many of the higher-numbered units were small battle groups (
Kampfgruppen ), i.e. divisions in name only.
Also
Panzer Division Kempf , a temporary unit of mixed Heer and Waffen-SS components.
See also
Notes
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f A shadow division was not a combat division, but rather a framework for rebuilding a decimated infantry division. Shadow divisions typically had a small divisional staff, just two weak infantry regiments, just one artillery detachment instead of a regiment, usually no supply arm, and so forth. A shadow division would be designated to rebuild a particular combat division before it was recalled from the front, becoming that division's "shadow" until the two divisions were merged. Not be confused with reserve divisions or replacement divisions.
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