47th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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156th Reserve Division |
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|---|---|
| active | October 5, 1942 to May 1945 |
| Country |
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| Armed forces | Wehrmacht |
| Armed forces | army |
| Branch of service | infantry |
| Type | Infantry Division |
| Insinuation | last Army Group Upper Rhine |
The 47th Infantry Division was a major unit of the German Wehrmacht during World War II .
Division history
156th Reserve Division
The division was established on October 5, 1942 as the 156th Reserve Division through a reclassification of Division No. 156. It was relocated to the Channel coast in the Ardre area south of Calais on February 12, 1943 to protect the coastline. On February 2, 1944, the 156th RD was disbanded and reclassified into the 47th Infantry Division.
47th Infantry Division
After the formation, the division was used between Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer for coastal protection. Later, in August, the 47th Infantry Division was added to the 5th Panzer Army , which fought against the Allied troops landed in Operation Overlord . The 47th Infantry Division was pushed past Paris by the Allied troops to Mons, where it was surrounded and destroyed.
47th People's Grenadier Division
The division was reorganized in Aarhus in Denmark as the 47th Volksgrenadier Division through a reorganization of the 577th Grenadier Division and destroyed in the Bergzabern area in March 1945 , with the remainder of the staff being taken prisoner by the Americans.
structure
156th Reserve Division
- Reserve Grenadier Regiment 26
- Reserve Grenadier Regiment 227
- Reserve Grenadier Regiment 254
- Reserve Artillery Regiment 26th
- Cycle Squadron 1056
- Division Supply Leader 1056
47th Infantry Division
- Grenadier Regiment 103
- Grenadier Regiment 104
- 115th Grenadier Regiment
- Fusilier Battalion 147
- Artillery Regiment 147
- Panzerjäger Company 147
- Field Replacement Battalion 147
- Engineer Battalion 147
- Infantry Division News Department 147
- Division Supply Leader 147
47th People's Grenadier Division
- Grenadier Regiment 103
- Grenadier Regiment 104
- 115th Grenadier Regiment
- Artillery Regiment 147
- Division Fusilier Company 47
- Division units 147
Commanders
| Surname | rank | period of service |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Baltzer | Lieutenant General | October 5, 1942 to December 1, 1943 (sick since May 25, 1943, permanent since July 8, 1943; no return to division) |
| Johannes Nedtwig | Colonel / Major General | July 8, 1943 (entrusted with the deputy leadership); December 1, 1943 (appointed commander) |
| Otto Elfeldt | Lieutenant General | December 27, 1943 to July 30, 1944 (subsequently entrusted with the command of the LXXXIV Army Corps) |
| Carl Wahle | Major general | July 30 to September 4, 1944 |
literature
- Georg Tessin : Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS in World War II 1939–1945 . 2nd Edition. tape 5 . The Land Forces 31-70 . Biblio-Verlag, Bissendorf 1977, ISBN 3-7648-1107-2 .