156th Reserve Division (Wehrmacht)

The 156th Reserve Division was a German infantry division during World War II . The division was established on October 5, 1942. From February 12, 1943, the 156th Reserve Division was stationed in the area around the French town of Ardres (located south of Calais on the Channel coast ). On October 1, 1944, the division was reorganized and renamed the 47th Infantry Division .

Well-known members of the division

• Lothar Freutel : Commander of the Reserve Artillery Regiment 26 from January 1943 until it was dissolved

literature

• Samuel W. Mitcham (2007a). German Order of Battle. Volume Two: 291st - 999th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII. PA; United States of America: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 .
• Mitcham, Samuel W., Jr. (2007b). Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of WWII and Their Commanders. Mechanicsburg, PA, United States: Stackpole Books, ISBN 978-0-8117-3353-3 .

Web links

• 1th through 199th German Infantry, Security, and Panzer Grenadier Divisions. Organizations and Histories 1939–1945 Nafziger Collection, Combined Armed Research Library.