6th Division (Reichswehr)
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| active | 1921 to 1934 |
| Country | German Empire |
| Armed forces | Reichswehr |
| Armed forces | Imperial Army |
| Branch of service | infantry |
| Type | Infantry Division |
| structure | See organization |
| Location | See garrisons |
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| Commanders | See commanders |
The 6th Division was a large unit of the Reichswehr . The headquarters of the division was in Münster in military district VI .
history
Lineup
The division was formed by order of July 31, 1920 to reduce the army by October 1, 1920 from Reichswehr Brigades 7 and 10 of the transitional army .
In the course of the increase in the army, the division staff was given the code name Infantry Leader VI on October 1, 1934. The division formed the basis of the VI. Army Corps of the Wehrmacht .
Garrisons
The division headquarters was stationed in Munster .
Commanders
The respective commander was also the commander in military district VI. As military district commanders, the division commanders were the legal successors of the previous commanding generals . For the leadership of the units they were subordinate to an infantry and an artillery leader, both with staffs.
| Rank | Surname | date |
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| Lieutenant General | Fritz von Loßberg | October 1, 1920 to October 31, 1924 |
| Lieutenant General | Leopold von Ledebur | November 1, 1924 to February 29, 1928 |
| Lieutenant General | Max Föhrenbach | March 1, 1928 to April 30, 1931 |
| Lieutenant General | Wolfgang Fleck | May 1, 1931 to September 30, 1934 |
| Infantry leader VI | ||
| Major General / Lieutenant General | Otto Haas | October 1, 1920 to August 2, 1921 |
| Major general | Erwin Voigt | August 3, 1921 to September 30, 1923 |
| Major General / Lieutenant General | Ernst von Forstner | October 1, 1923 to March 31, 1927 |
| Major general | Lothar Fritsch | April 1, 1927 to January 31, 1929 |
| Major General / Lieutenant General | Max von Schenckendorff | February 1, 1929 to February 28, 1930 |
| Major general | Hans Schmidt | February 1, 1930 to January 31, 1931 |
| Major General / Lieutenant General | Francis of Roques | February 1, 1931 to September 30, 1933 |
| Colonel | Erwin von Witzleben | October 1, 1933 to January 31, 1934 |
| Colonel | Konrad von Goßler | February 1, 1934 to September 30, 1934 |
| Artillery Leader VI | ||
| Major general | Ernst Wilberg | October 1, 1920 to February 24, 1921 |
| Major General / Lieutenant General | Paul Hasse | March 1, 1921 to September 30, 1923 |
| Major General / Lieutenant General | Gustav Mand | October 1, 1923 to January 31, 1926 |
| Major general | Ulrich Henning on Schönfeld | February 1, 1926 to January 31, 1927 |
| Colonel / Major General | Otto Lorenz | February 1, 1927 to June 30, 1927 |
| Colonel / Major General | Hugo Grimme | July 1, 1927 to September 30, 1929 |
| Colonel / Major General | Ernst Wendland | October 1, 1929 to October 30, 1930 |
| Colonel / Major General | Ernst Kühlenthal | November 1, 1930 to November 30, 1931 |
| Colonel / Major General | Ferdinand von Selle | December 1, 1931 to September 30, 1932 |
| Colonel / Major General | Oskar Schellbach | October 1, 1932 to September 30, 1933 |
| Major general | Wilhelm Ulex | October 1, 1933 to September 30, 1934 |
organization
Association membership
The division was subordinate to Group Command 2 in Kassel .
structure
The major association was structured as follows:
- Infantry Leader VI in Hanover with
- 16th Infantry Regiment
- 17th Infantry Regiment
- 18th Infantry Regiment
- 6th (Prussian) Pioneer Battalion (directly subordinate to the division from 1930)
- Artillery Leader VI in Münster with
- 6th (Prussian) Artillery Regiment
- 6th (Prussian) driving department
The division was also responsible for:
- 6. (Prussian) news department
- 6th (Prussian) motor vehicle department
- 6th (Prussian) medical department
In addition, the military district commander reported:
- the command offices of Cuxhaven , Hanover, Münster and Wilhelmshaven , as well as the fortifications of the Ems estuary
- the Munster and Senne military training areas
literature
- Georg Tessin : German associations and troops 1918–1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1974, ISBN 3-7648-1000-9 , p. 189 ff.
Individual evidence
- ↑ HVBl 1920, No. 942.
- ^ Georg Tessin: German associations and troops 1918–1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1974, ISBN 3-7648-1000-9 , p. 161 f.
- ^ Georg Tessin: German associations and troops 1918–1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1974, ISBN 3-7648-1000-9 , p. 229.
- ^ Edgar Graf von Matuschka: Organization of the Imperial Army. In: Handbook on German Military History 1648–1939. Military History Research Office (ed.). Freiburg (Breisgau). Part VI: Reichswehr and Republic (1918–1933). Bernard & Graefe Verlag für Defense, Frankfurt am Main 1970, p. 317.
- ↑ Dermot Bradley (ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815–1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 794 f.