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Result

Grossmann (unequivical)
The result of the battle. Russian lost: 380,000 killed and wounded, 13,770 prisoners, 2,956 tanks (destroyed or damaged), 45 guns, 101 anti-tank and anti-aircraft cannon, 227 mortars, 781 machine gun and 870 aircraft, including 59 shot down infantry.

Isaev limited success (for Russian) (Russian did learn some lessons)

Ziemke Army Group Centre had held its own through the summer - barely

Svetlana Gerasimova To paraphrase 'difficult to say'

Quoted in 'Through the mealstrom' a quote from Stalin 'Comrade Antonov' asked the supreme Commander, 'have you ever wondered why many of our offensive operation in 1942 were not completed?,' Take for example the Rzhev Viazma operation of two fronts... How do you explain these failures'

Participants, such as Boris Gorbachevsky in Thrugh the Mealstom and Petr Mikhin in Guns against the Riech both analyse the battle and come up with it was a tragic and costly failure.

Given the above Grossman seems correct in that Russia Lost, therefore I guess the result must be a Victory for Germany, even if it was a qualified one. What do you suggest, revert to Tactical German Victory?

Some Rzhev sources

Some of the best free sources are online, and can be easily translated now with your Chrome Browser

Vladimir Beshanov, is a Russian auther who writes on the history of the 1941-45 conflict mainly, you can see his biog here https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%92%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 The relevant chapter in his book 1942 is availiable online here http://militera.lib.ru/research/beshanov_vv/20.html

Alexey V. Isaev, is another Russian auther and historian, you can find his chapter here http://militera.lib.ru/h/isaev_av6/04.html, the book is called something like 'When the surprise was gone. History of the Second World War, we did not know'

LM Sandalov's 20th army study is fantastic account of what went on in the Soviet side you can find it here http://www.1942.ru/book/20A_pogorel.htm

http://www.soldat.ru/news/920.html is a good article with detail of Russian units and problems faced.

Russian wikipedia Article is worth a read http://rshew-42.narod.ru/ is a good source of articles, many of these are backed up by quoted documentation

This site is I think in Dutch and Germanan contains much information. I don't think I used it as a source as its not documented where its info comes from, but I believe much of it would be collaborated by other sources and its good background. http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~oswald/tweedezomerslagduits.html

The best book in English is listed in the sources The heavy load of reliably sourced content for me came from the The Rzhev Slaughterhouse, by Svetlana Gerasimova, its rather disjointed and misses out details of much of the actual fighting, but all based on her solid research and is about a good a source as you will get comming out of Russia. Some of here materiel can be found online here http://www.e-reading.club/chapter.php/1009463/6/Gerasimova_-_Rzhevskaya_boynya.html

Ziemke,s book, Moscow to Stalingrad, is an excellent view of the battle at German army level and uses official soviet histories to give both sides. Its electronic Kindle edition is only £1.58.

Rzhev links

https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%96%D1%8F_%C2%AB%D0%97%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%86%C2%BB

Commanding Officers

• General der Artillerie Ernst-Eberhard Hell, 1. September 1939 – 12. August 1940
• Generalleutnant Wolfgang Edler Herr und Freiherr von Plotho, 12. August 1940 – 31. March 1941
• General der Infanterie Ernst von Leyser, 1 April 1941 – 31 August 1942
• Generalleutnant Kurt Badinski, 1. September 1942 – 24 November 1943
• Generalleutnant Hans Wagner 25. Nov. 1943 – 8 May 1945

218. Infanterie-Division German 218th Infantry Division
Active	August 1939 – May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Heer
Type	Division
Role	Infantry
Engagements	World War II Poland 1939 France 1940 Kholm Curland

Bibliography

• Nafziger, George F. (31 Mar 2000). German Order of Battle: Infantry in World War II. Greenhill Books. ISBN 978-1-85367-393-1.

File:Divisional symbol 269 Infantry Division (Wehrmacht).jpg Category:Infanterie-Regiment 489

Thick minefields and rows of barbed wire had been laid in the marshes and on the gently rising ground at the base of the mountains to prevent the passage of tanks or foot troops. A chain of bunker positions, stronger than any encountered before, had been built, some reinforced with concrete, some with railroad ties from the ruined station at Cassino, but all of them dug and blasted out from the rock of the Cassino hills. Not content with natural fortifications the enemy had installed portable steel pillboxes, half-buried in the ground, each containing a machine gun. Every man and every weapon had shelter from artillery fire. In support of their infantry positions, emplacements were prepared for self-propelled guns which could mount the trails on the northwest side of a hill without being observed by us, fire a few rounds, and disappear. A large concentration of gun positions had been constructed close to the hills behind Cassino and close to Highway 6 where they had good protection from our counter-battery fire.

The Story of the 34th Infantry Division Book I • Louisiana to Pisa,
Chapter XIII • CASSINO • Storming

June 1941 a Panzer IV of 8th Panzer Division crossing a river in the Soviet Union

Somewhat out on a limb and outflanked by Soviet units which captured Kalash on the 4th day Operation Uranus, the division abandoned its former defencive positions and began to retreat across the steppe to the main 6th army positions in and around Stalingrad. On 26 November it crossed the Don eastwards and engineers blew up the army bridge behind it. By 28 November the 44th division reached its place in the new perimeter of the pocket as laid down by the 6th army planners.

The Soviets were quick to test the defences, mounting infantry attacks supported by armoured groups of up to 60 tanks. On 4 December the main line of resistance was over run in an attack forcing 6th Army to commit what meagre reserves it could rustle up. A battle group from 384 Infantry Division, 12 tanks from 16 panzer Division and a handful of assault artillery managed to restore the old positions the next day.

Probing attacks continued through the month and the failure of the air bridge into the pocket ment that shortages were now begining to bite, the artillery was limited to 5 shots per day and the bread ration was cut to 200g per day, then to 100 and finally on 26 Decemnber to 50 grammes.

The combat strength of the infantry battalions were rapidly sinking, not only through combat but the cold and illness were also taking their toll, as well as the persistent herrasing mortar and artillery fire. To keep up numbers artillerymen and even construction workers were turned into infantry as well as soldiers from disbanded units and Romanians. As the fighting continued through December and into January an increasing number of support personnel were used in the front line. By 2 January all the horse meet had been eaten and the physical condition of the troops, with only thin soup and little bread was rapidly deteriating while replacements combed from the service units were found to be willing but lacking in basic infantry training

On 10 January the Russian unleashed their attack on the pocket, 65th and 21st armies sent waves of brown clad infantry, supported by tanks, and overwhelmed the 44th divisional defences on the first day. By the 12 January the western potrubance of the pocket, the karpovka nose was eliminated. In driving snow, groups of fighting troops managed to with draw to the frozen river line of the Rossohka, but each backward move led to the abandonment of heavy guns and equipment and a hike in frostbite cases. The division was defending the approaches to the Pitomnik airfield, but its troops unable to dig into the frozen ground, were unable to halt the Soviet advace continued to retreat and the vital lifeline of the 6th Army fell on the 14 January.

The remnants of the division was pushed back into the ruins of Stalingrad itself. Now only a single gun was left to the divisional artillery and the infantry regiments formed battle groups with their few remaining men mixed with variety of other combat and service troops, and equipped with only rifles and a few light machine guns. All the other heavy weapons had been abandoned in the retreat or were useless through lack of ammunition.

On 27 January, General Deboi the divisional commander, joins the 131 battle group to be with the infantry at the end. Finally with no more food or ammunition resistance ended, the surviving offices joined their last troops in surrender, and the 44 Infantry Division ceased to exist.

Thick minefields and rows of barbed wire had been laid in the marshes and on the gently rising ground at the base of the mountains to prevent the passage of tanks or foot troops. A chain of bunker positions, stronger than any encountered before, had been built, some reinforced with concrete, some with railroad ties from the ruined station at Cassino, but all of them dug and blasted out from the rock of the Cassino hills. Not content with natural fortifications the enemy had installed portable steel pillboxes, half-buried in the ground, each containing a machine gun. Every man and every weapon had shelter from artillery fire. In support of their infantry positions, emplacements were prepared for self-propelled guns which could mount the trails on the northwest side of a hill without being observed by us, fire a few rounds, and disappear. A large concentration of gun positions had been constructed close to the hills behind Cassino and close to Highway 6 where they had good protection from our counter-battery fire.

— The Story of the 34th Infantry Division - Book 1 - Louisiana to Pisa, [1]

Stalingrad - Preparations for Operation Uranus

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Unterstellung und Einsatzräume

Date	Korps	Army	Army Group	Operational Area
September 1939	XVII	14th Army	South	Krakau-Lemberg, Poland
December 1939	OKH-Reserve			Einbeck, Germany
January 1940		6th Army	B
June 1940	XXXI	7th Army		France
July 1940
September 1940			C
November 1940	VI		D
January 1941
March 1941	LIX
April 1941	XVII	17th Army	B	General Government
May 1941		6th Army	A
June 1941			South
July 1941	XXIX			Shitomir
August 1941	LV			Kiev
September 1941	XVII
October 1941	LI			Karkov
November 1941	LV
January 1942	LI
August 1942			B	Stalingrad
September 1942	XI
December 1942	VIII		Don
January 1943
April 1943	in formation	15th Army	D	Belgium
June 1943	LXXXXIX
July 1943	Gruppe Feuerstein (LI. Geb. AK)		B	North Italy
August 1943	Gen.Kdo. Witthöft
September 1943	II SS			Istria
November 1943	XIV	10. Army	C	Cassino
January 1944
May 1944	LI
October 1944	z. Vfg.			Apennines
November 1944	LXXXXVII			Udine
December 1944	LXVIII	2. Panzer Army	F	Fünfkirchen
January 1945			South
February 1945	FH (IV)	8. Armee		Gran
March 1945	z. Vfg.			Plattensee
April 1945	I. Kav.	2. Panzer Army		Radkersburg, Graz
May 1945	XXXXIII	8. Armee		NW Linz

prelude to summer

In June Army Group South conducted two operations intended to be quick, cheep victories that would cut into Soviet strength whilst boosting the moral of the German solider. Undertaken by Army Group South whilst it waited for Gerneral von Mainstein's assult on Sebastaple to finnish and release the additional air support it needed to launch the main event, operation Blue, the summer offensive. The 44th Infantry Division would play a roll in both, first on 10th - 15th June with Wilhelm folling in the wake of III Pz Korps conducted small operations while the main event 'Blue' waited for the action in the Crimea to finish so that additional air support to arrive

Operation Wilhelm 10 15 June 1942 Following the mobile unit of III Pz Korps mauled Southwest Fronts 28th Arrmy

Fridericus II LI Army Korps of 1st Pz Army, 44th Inf & 3 other inf divs 297 71 62

Attacking across the Rapido, infantry from the 34 US division, 133 Infantry Regiment found the river in its upper reaches fordable, but the flooded banks, compounded by German minefields caused its armoured support to bog down. The infantry that managed to get across were met by accurate artillery and heavy wepons fire from German 132 IR units, who protected by deep bunkers, had been sheilded from the US artillery preparation, so that they were forced back to their starting positions. The next night the 34 division tried again but with the same result.

For the first 4 days the American attack stalled at the river line, the infantry unable to capitalise on their gains until 29 January the US 168 Infantry regiment units, found a week spot, managed to get tanks accross in greater numbers. Working in tandem the American tanks suppressed the German bunkers allowing the infantry to over run the German positions in the valley and pushed onto to the low hills, taking the village of Ciaro, and capturing the staff of 1 battalion 131 infantry regiment

On 1 February the Italian Barracks at the base of the hills, still in the hands of the 44 Division was stormed by troops of US 133 infantry Regiment assaulted and the area was finally captured the following day after fierce fighting.

So at the beginning of February the positions of the 132 Infantry Regiments in the Rapido were mostly over run and its battalions decimated, It was clear to von Senger, the Korps commander that the 44 Division could not hold on its own. Its Divisional reserves had already been committed against the French, so that fresh forces would be needed to bolster its sector around Cassino. These fresh forces were soon to arrive, the 211 Infantry Regiment went into Cassino town, and the first 2 battalions of 90 Panzer Grenadier Division arrived shortly after, followed by the first of the Parachute units that would become synonymous with the Cassino defence. On 2 February General Baade, commander of the 90 Panzer Grenadiers took over the vital Cassino sector and the 132 Regiment was withdrawn to rebuild.

Italy

On 25th July 1943 Mussolini was removed from Office by King Victor Emmanuel and replaced as Prime Minister by Marchal Badoglio The Same day Marshall Badoglio called the German ambassador in Rome and informed him of Mussolini resignation. Although the Marshall publicly declared a continuation of the war and the pact with Germany Hitler immediately suspected that Badoglio would seek to make peace with the Allies. The German military forces in Italy remained week, most combat capable combat units were fighting in Sisily, with very little on the mainland, capable of dealing with a swift Italian defection.

Hitler recalled Rommel to Berlin ordered him to take on the problem of securing German Iinterests in Northern Italy and to use his newly set up Army Group B headquarters to control the new forces that would soon be moved into the area. Orders for these troop movements soon began to be issued, but to get the troops into the theatre, first the vital communications rout through the mountains had to be secured. On 26th July, Field Marshal von Rundstedt, at OB West Headquarters was ordered to move 2 divisions immediately to secure the Alpine passes, the 305th went towards Nice and the 44th towards the Brenner pass. Divisional units of the 44th began arriving in Innsbruck, Austria on the 27th July, and by the months end the 44th was on the boarder at the Brenner pass, but its admission into Italy proper now became a matter of political debate between the higher political and military establishments of Italy and Germany.

The Italians did not want more German units to enter the country, as they saw, rightly, that this would enable the Germans to take control. However, the they were not ready to openly oppose the Germans at this time and they could not deny the logic of the German argument, that more military units would be needed to repel the Allied armies, so even though at first the local Italian commander was instructed to refuse the division entry, permission was eventually granted. The 44th quickly took control of the rail line as far as Bolzano, and by the next day infiltration of Army group B units was in full swing.

On 8th September Badoglio announced an armistice between the Italian Forces and the Allies on Radio Rome

The Italian defection was long forseen by Hitler who had instucted the OKW to develop contingency plans to deal with it. Operation Achse would see the disarming and disbanding of the miletary of the former German ally. The Italian Armed forces, lacking any clear leadership bagan to disolve and capitulation unsued. The 44th Division, still in the south Tyrol, quickly seized the Italian XXXV Corps Headquarters in Bolzano, and a hudge haul of prisoners, including 1783 offisers, amounst which were 18 Generals, and 50,000 men.

With the Italian Miletary no loner policing its territory, Yugoslavian partisan activity flared up in Istria and Carniola. This area had mixed populations of Italians, Slovaks and Croations, and Carniola, part of Yugoslavia in 1939, had only recently been annexed by Italy in 1941. OKW ordered Army Group B to safeguard vital interestes and communications routs in the area, and Romel dutifully complied. Tasking II SS Panzer Corps to lead, and utalising the considarable forces at the disposal of Army Group B,several sweeps were conducted from late September to mid November, claiming success and the killing or capturing of thousands of partisans and capturing of much materiel.

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In the beginning of Novemer 1943, Kesselring authorised the release of the 44th Infantry Division and gave it to 10th Army. Lemelsen the 10th Army commander from northern Italy for use in the front. The division travelled by train to the Cassino area, where the battalions moved forward to tghe positions of the 'Reinhart line' The dividion entrained in Northen Italy The 44th releived the 26th Panzer Division

The whole of the division was slow to arrive, with elements still being shown in transit as late as 6th december

The division soon saw action and had to give ground, before von Senger, the Corps commander allowed HuD to pull back faster that the general withdrawal rate to give it a little time to settle into the defenses of the |Gustav line. and the 44th took over a vital sector just to the north of the town of Cassino and the monestory on Monte.

The Gustav line defenses in its sector made use of the swampy valley through which flowed the river Rapido.

With the 8th Army approaching from the south, and the Salerno counter attacked failed to eliminate the beachhead, the Germand comander decided to withdraw to defensive lines further to the north. The allied armies pushed

^ Neither fear nor hope, p187

Commitment to combat

In November 1943 Kesselring saw Hitler in Berlin. He told the German leader that he believed the Allies could be held south of Rome at the winter line for sixmonths. Shortly after Kesselring was given overall command of the armies in Italy, and Rommel relinquished his command of Army Group B and transferred to France to build the Atlantic wall Now with access to an extra eight and a half divisions, including the 44th Infantry Division, Kesselring had the additional forces he needed to attempt to fulfil his promise to Hitler. He wanted to releave his mobile divisions to rebuild their strength and use them as a mobile reserve against likely landings behind the German line

The American led 5th Army had broken out of the Salerno beachhead, joined with the British 8th, that had entered the boot of Italy from Sicily and were pushing German forces northward as they fought delaying actions through successive defensive lines. Kesselring wanted to delay their advance as long as possible to gain time to build up the defences of the Gustav line.

He qiuickly dispatched units from the North, and the 44th HuD was sent by train bla bla The division joined the 10th army xxx copps under xxx, which was conducting a gradual withdrawl under pressure The division was slow to arrive in its entiriety with elements still arriving into early December nevertherless it had releaved the 26th Panzer division and had serveal battaliuons in action in the Bernhardt Line The allies attcks from the heavy rains and the mountainus terrain and poor communications were lost momentum, halted in mid November but after resghuffling their forces Part of the renewed Allied drive was conducted by the VI corps in mountainus terrain agaist 44th division position the 44th was not used to mountain warfare, nor was its inexperienced troops used to full scale combat

The germans decided to delay the allies at the Bernhardt Line for as long as possible before the reached the main winter line at Cassino immediatly dispatched force from the northan Italy to the main defensive lines south of Rome. In the beginning of Novemer 1943, Kesselring authorised the release of the 44th Infantry Division and gave it to 10th Army. Lemelsen the 10th Army commander from northern Italy for use in the front.

The division travelled to the Cassino area, where the battalions de-trained moved forward to the positions of the 'Reinhart line' where it was to releave 26th Panzer Division.

The whole of the division was slow to arrive, with elements still being shown in transit as late as 6th december [5]

Lagon

At the End of November 1943, 44th HuD units began to arrive and the most advanced battalions were sent forward to relieve units of the 26th Panzer Division, which was to be shifted elsewhere. The division took over a serious of high peaks dominating the road to St Elia, occupying numerous protected shelters, pill boxes, and mortar positions on the reverse slopes, as well as the village of Lagon, whose sturdy houses had been fortified. Its new positions were soon under attack as the US VI Corps, which, having recently reshuffled its forces, pushed its units into the mountains, attempting to draw German reserves away from the main effort that was to occur further to the south.

The US 45th Division objectives was the village of Lagon and several peaks that dominated the village and the road to St Elia, especially peak 769. Several days of combat around peak 769 followed, between elements of the 179th US Infantry Regiment and 2 Kompanie 131 Regiment , with attack followed by counter attck, and the summit changing hands. Finally the Americans secured the summit for good and the 2/131 withdrew from its last positions on the reverse slopes with only 12 men and one officer remaining in the company. On the 9th December the US Division managed to get troops into Lagon but after house to house fighting, failed to dislodge the defenders from I/134, and the village remained in German hands.

On 29th November the US 45th Division attacked 44th Division's positions in the mountains, the 1st Battalion, 134th Grenadiers resisted stubbornly in village of Lagone whose sturdy houses had been the fortified and the US division made little progress with the nearby hights seeing attack and counter attack for several days. The Germans had contructed numeroius protected shelters, pill boxes and gun positions on the reverse slopes of from which they launched counter attacks on US attempts to capture the summits.

By 9th December Lagone was the scene of house to house fighting but would remain in German succeeding in fending off the American attack. despite its inexperience in major combat and mountain warfare, the 44th Division first engagements against the ALLIED ARMIES WERE SUCCESSFUL, AND THE 45TH us DIVISION HAD MADE LITTLE PROGRESS IN 2 weeks fighting.

On 15th Dec the Americans tried again. This time managed to out flank Lagone and the division withdrew

For now the american advance had been held off.

The division soon saw action and had to give ground, before von Senger, the Corps commander allowed HuD to pull back faster that the general withdrawal rate to give it a little time to settle into the defenses of the |Gustav line.[7] and the 44th took over a vital sector just to the north of the town of Cassino and the monestory on Monte. The Gustav line defenses in its sector made use of the swampy valley through which flowed the river Rapido.

Cassino

The swampy ground had been laid with minefields and rows of barbed wire had been laid in the marshes and on the gently rising ground at the base of the mountains. Backed by machine gun bunker positions, and some portable steel pillboxes, half-buried in the ground,

. Artillery and Nebelwerfer positions had been built through out with particular care to protect them from observation and counter battery fire.

After failing in its 1st? attempt the US attack found a blind spot in the defence, slogged through the marchy valley terain and secured a toehold in the foothills

With its infantry battalions being steadily pushed back it was becoming increasingly obvious that the division could not hold much longer with out reinforcements

it's left had been ejected from the village of Cairo by a drive from US inf reg xxx and was in Danger of being outflanked by the Frewnce xxx In the Center the us xx reg had captured the southern slopes of monte xxx and then veered left along the ridge lines aiming at a group of summits with no names, but know by their height references. Just behind these summits, on the other side of a ravine, was the dominant feature of Monte Cassino. To capture this would grant the attacker an overview of the entire Luri valley, and render the German defense there untenable. On the valley floor the american 135th Regiment had overrun the divisions defenses and advanced along the base of the hills to the outskirts of Cassino proper, which as being defended by xxx

xxx, the division commander reported that the 44th could hold the allies no longer with out help, but help would be forthcoming, and arrive shortly in the shape of units from 90 Pz Gren division and 1st Falshirmjager. The parashooters, now sinominus with the battle took over positions in and around monestry hill

^ KESSELRING: AN ANALYSIS OF THE GERMAN COMMANDER AT ANZIO, p40 ^ See situation map ^ FIFTH ARMY AT THE WINTER LINE p2 ^ Die 44. Infanterie-Division 1938-1945 p ^ See situation map ^ FIFTH ARMY AT THE WINTER LINE p33 for full account od this action ^ Neither fear nor hope, p187

Нагороджені дивізії

High awards

	Close Combat Clasp ingold	3
	Кавалери Золотого Німецького Хреста	90
File:RK EK mit einchenlaub.png	Knight Knight's Cross Iron Cross with oak leaves	4 No 473 oberfeldfebel Martin Hrustak - 5.14.1944 No 767 Major Bruno Karchevski - 05.03.1945 No 757 Hauptmann Trauhot Kempas - 28.2.1945 No 311 Hauptmann Hans-Hottard Pestke - 14/10/19434
	Кавалери Лицарського хреста Залізного хреста	43
40px|	Кавалери Почесної Відзнаки Сухопутних військ «Почесна пряжка на орденську стрічку для Сухопутних військ»	18

• Нагороджені Сертифікатом Пошани Головнокомандувача Сухопутних військ (5)

Mit der Bezeichnung Aufstellungswelle unterschied man verschiedenartige Divisionstypen mit unterschiedlicher Gliederung und Waffenausstattung innerhalb des Heeres der Wehrmacht.

Im Kriege war es aufgrund der wechselnden Personal-, Material- und Ausbildungslage nicht möglich, alle Divisionen gleichmäßig zu gliedern und auszustatten. Die Divisionen einer Aufstellungswelle wurden im gleichen Zeitraum aufgestellt und hatten die gleiche Gliederung und Ausrüstung. Maßgebend dafür war der Kriegsstärkenachweis auf dem personellen und der Kriegsausrüstungsnachweis auf dem materiellen Sektor. Ab 1944 waren teilweise auch Divisionen innerhalb einer Aufstellungswelle uneinheitlich gegliedert.

Aufstellungswellen

From 1934 to 1945 a total of 35 Mobilisation waves zur Durchführung. Alle Divisionen die vor der Mobilmachung am 26. August 1939 aufgestellt wurden, gehörten zur 1. Aufstellungswelle. Die 35. Aufstellungswelle rief das OKW am 30. März 1945 auf.

Mobilisation wave	Division	Period	Notes
1.	1. .2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15, 16, 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 44. 45. 46. 50. Infantry division (ID)	1934 to 1939	Mobilised with German equipment
2.	52. 56. 57. 58. 60. 61. 62. 68. 69. 71. 72. 73. 75. 76. 78. 79. 86. 87.	26. August 1939	Mobilmachung Mobilised with German equipment
3.	205. bis 209 ID, 211. bis 218 ID, 221. ID, 223. ID, 225. ID, 227. ID, 228. ID, 231. ID, 239. ID, 246. ID, 311. ID
4.	251. bis 258 ID, 260. ID, 262. ID, 263. ID, 267. bis 269. ID
5.	93. bis 96. ID, 98. ID	September 1939	13. Company of the Ifnatry Regiments (IR) had Morters instead of Infanty guns 14. Kompanie der IR hatte pferdebespannte Panzerabwehrgeschütze statt Aufklärungsabteilung nur Radfahrkompanie Pionierbataillon pferdebespannt Bewaffnung aus tschechoslowakischen Beständen
6.	81. bis 83. ID, 88. ID	14. November 1939	13. Infantry Gun Companies of the Infantry Regiments not formed. 14. Companies of the IR were hourse drawn Anti tank guns The Anti tank Battalion and the reconesance battalion each had only 1 company Engineer Battalion was horse drawn Bewaffnung aus tschechoslowakischen Beständen
7.	161. bis 170. ID, 181. ID, 183. ID, 196. bis 199. ID	November/Dezember 1939	Panzerjägerabteilung zusätzlich mit einer Radfahrkompanie Pionierbataillon pferdebespannt Bewaffnung aus deutschen Beständen
8.	290. bis 299. ID	Februar 1940
9.	554. bis 557. ID		unbewegliche Stellungsdivisionen mit drei IR, ein Artillerieregiment (AR) und eine Nachrichtenkompanie Bewaffnung aus polnischen Beständen am 31. August 1940 aufgelöst
9.	351. ID, 358. ID, 365. ID, 372. ID, 379. ID, 386. ID, 393. ID, 395. ID, 399 ID	Februar/März 1940	Gliederung mit jeweils drei IR, eine Infanteriegeschütz- Pionier- und Nachrichtenkompanie, eine Artilleriebatterie und ein Radfahrschwadron am 22. Juni 1940 aufgelöst
10.	270. bis 273. ID, 276. bis 280. ID	Mai/Juni 1940	noch während der Aufstellung wieder aufgelöst
11.	121. bis 123. ID, 125. ID, 126. ID, 129. ID, 131. ID, 132. ID, 134. ID, 137. ID	Oktober 1940	Bewaffnung aus französischen Beständen
12.	97. ID, 99. bis 102 ID, 106. ID, 110. ID bis 112. ID	November 1940	97. ID, 99. ID, 100. ID, 101. ID wurden als leichte ID aufgestellt Bewaffnung aus französischen Beständen
13.	302. ID, 304. bis 306. ID, 319. bis 321. ID, 323. ID, 327. ID	November/Dezember 1940	als Besatzungsdivisionen für Westeuropa aufgestellt IR hatten keine Infanteriegeschütz- und Panzerjägerkompanie Aufklärungs- und Nachrichtenabteilung wurden nicht aufgestellt Panzerjägerabteilung nur mit einer Kompanie und ein Radfahrschwadron AR mit drei leichten Abteilungen zu zwei Batterien Bewaffnung aus französischen Beständen
14.	332. ID, 333. ID, 335. bis 337. ID, 339. ID, 340. ID, 342. ID
15.	702. ID, 704. ID, 708. bis 719. ID	April 1940	als Besatzungsdivision für den Balkan aufgestellt zwei IR, eine Artillerieabteilung mit drei Batterien, jeweils eine Pionier- und Nachrichtenkompanie
16.	201. bis 204. Sicherungsbrigade	Juni 1941	wurden im Sommer 1942 in die 201. und 203. Sicherungsdivision umgegliedert
17.
18.	383. bis 385. ID, 387. ID, 389. ID	Dezember 1941	ohne schwere Artillerieabteilung nur jeweils eine Pionierkompanie
19.	370. ID, 371. ID, 376. ID, 377. ID	März/April 1942
20.	38. ID, 39. ID, 65. ID	Juli 1942
21.	349. ID, 352. ID, 353. ID, 357. ID, 359. ID, 361. ID, 362. ID, 367. ID	Oktober 1943
22.	271. ID, 272. ID, 275. bis 278. ID	Dezember 1943
23.	388. Sicherungsdivision (SD), 390. SD, 391. SD, 52. Feldausbildungsdivision	Dezember 1943/Januar 1944
24.	Schattendivisionen Mielau, Wahn, Milowitz, Demba	Januar 1944	Schattendivisionen waren nach dem Truppenübungsplatz benannt, auf dem sie aufgestellt wurden, danach in reguläre ID eingegliedert
25.	77. ID, 84. ID, 85. ID, 89. ID, 91. ID, 92. ID
26.	Schattendivisionen Böhmen, Neuhammer, Ostpreußen, Wildflecken	April 1944	Schattendivisionen waren nach dem Truppenübungsplatz benannt, auf dem sie aufgestellt wurden, danach in reguläre ID eingegliedert
27.	59. ID, 64. ID, 226. ID, 232. ID, 237. ID	Juni 1944
28.	Schattendivisionen Jütland, Schlesien, Münsingen, Grafenwöhr	Juli 1944	Schattendivisionen waren nach dem Truppenübungsplatz benannt, auf dem sie aufgestellt wurden, danach in reguläre ID eingegliedert
29.	541. bis 553. ID, 558. ID, 559. ID, 561. ID, 562. ID
30.	12. ID, 16. ID, 19. ID, 36. ID, 560. ID, 563. ID	August 1944	teilweise Neuaufstellungen von zuvor aufgelösten ID
31.	Schattendivisionen Breslau, Döllersheim, Groß-Born, Mähren, Rhön		Schattendivisionen waren nach dem Truppenübungsplatz benannt, auf dem sie aufgestellt wurden, danach in reguläre ID eingegliedert
32.	564. bis 588. ID		diese ID gingen in bereits bestehende ID auf
33.	48. ID, 85. ID, 189. ID, 245. ID, 246. ID, 275. ID, 361. ID, 553 ID, 708. ID, 716. ID	Januar 1945	Neuaufstellungen von aufgelösten Divisionen
34.	Schattendivisionen Dresden, Hamburg, Hannover, Wien, Donau	Februar 1944	Schattendivisionen waren nach dem Truppenübungsplatz benannt, auf dem sie aufgestellt wurden, danach in reguläre ID eingegliedert
35.	ID Potsdam, Ulrich von Hutten, Scharnhorst, Schlageter, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Theodor Körner	April 1945	letzte Aufstellungswelle

Ausstattung

Personal	1. Aufstellungs- welle	2. Aufstellungs- welle	3. Aufstellungs- welle	4. Aufstellungs- welle	Infanterie- division 1944	Infanterie- division 1945
Offiziere	518	491	578	491	333	352
Beamte	102	98	94	99	70	29
Unteroffiziere	2573	2273	2722	2165	2164	1947
Mannschaften	13667	12411	14507	12264	10205	9581
gesamt	16860	15273	17901	15019	12772	11909
Material	1. Aufstellungs- welle	2. Aufstellungs- welle	3. Aufstellungs- welle	4. Aufstellungs- welle	Infanterie- division 1944	Infanterie- division 1945
Pistols	3681	3801	4640	3639	2013	1563
Guns	12609	10828	11423	10807	8598	7594
Machine guns	535	459	709	457	716	536
Infantry Guns	26	=	=	20	25	35
Anti Tank Guns	75	=	=	=	23	11
Artillery	48	=	=	=	43	37
Motorcycles	530	497	425	529	168	138
Cars	394	393	330	359	167	146
Lorries	536	509	248	536	370	185
Horses	5375	4854	6033	4077	3979	----

Anmerkungen

Bibliography

• Newton, Steven H. (April 2005). Hitler's Commander: Field Marshal Walther Model, Hitler's Favorite General. Da Capo Press Inc. ISBN 0306813998.

• Haupt, Werner (9 Sep 2004). Army Group Center: Wehrmacht in Russia, 1941-45. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0764302663.

• Beshanov, Vladimir (2009). Год 1942 — «учебный» - (YEAR 1942 - "Training") (in Russian). ISBN 5699302689.

• Zhukov, Georgy (1969). Воспоминания и размышления (memories ands reflections) (in Russian).

• Glantz, David M. Forgotten Battles of the Soviet-German War. Frank Cass.

Literatur

• Haupt, Werner (2005). Die deutschen Infanterie-Divisionen [The German infantry divisions] (in German). Eggolsheim: Ed. Dörfler im Nebel-Verl. ISBN 3895552747. record:. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |comment= and |Spalten= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

Einzelnachweise

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