Lineup wave

The designation wave of deployment distinguishes the different types of divisions with different structures and weapons equipment within the army of the German Wehrmacht in World War II .

After the mobilization in 1939 it was not possible to structure and equip all divisions equally due to the changing personnel, material and training situation. The divisions of a constellation wave were set up (newly formed) in the same period and had the same structure and equipment. The decisive factor for this was the evidence of military strength on the personnel and the evidence of war equipment in the material sector. From 1944 onwards, divisions within a wave of formation were sometimes inconsistently structured.

Basically, a distinction can be made between infantry division (ID), security division (SD), grenadier division (GD), security brigades, field training divisions and shadow divisions.

Erection waves

From 1934 to 1945 a total of 35 installation waves were carried out. All divisions that were formed before the mobilization on August 26, 1939 belonged to the first wave of formation. The 35th wave of deployment called on the Wehrmacht High Command in March 1945.

Lineup wave	division	number	Installation period	comment
1.	1st - 36th Infantry Division (ID), 44th – 46th ID, 50th ID	40	1934 to 1939	Armament from German stocks The 50th Infantry Division was put together from existing border troops of the peace army.
2.	52nd ID, 56-58. ID, 60-62. ID, 68th ID, 69th ID, 71-73. ID, 75th ID, 76th ID, 78th ID, 79th ID, 86th ID, 87th ID	18th	August 26, 1939	For the 2nd wave of installation: Served mainly by reservists The 72nd ID and 60th ID were put together from the existing border troops of the peace army. To the 3rd wave of installation: mainly of Landwehr operated The 205th ID was originally set up as the 14th Landwehr Division and was only renamed in early 1940. Basically: mobilization Armament from German stocks
3.	205-209 ID, 211-218. ID, ID 221, ID 223, ID 225, ID 227, ID 228, ID 231, ID 239, ID 246, ID 311	22nd
4th	ID 251-258, ID 260, ID 262, ID 263 ID, 267-269. ID	14th
5.	93-96. ID, 98th ID	5	September 1939	each 13 companies of infantry - regiments (IR) had grenade launchers instead infantry guns the 14th anti-tank companies of the IR had horse-drawn instead of motorized anti-tank guns III./IR 271 of the 93rd ID received the honorary name Feldherrenhalle instead of a reconnaissance department only a cycling company Pioneer - Battalion horse-drawn Armament from Czechoslovak stocks, which fell into the hands of the Wehrmacht in March 1939 after seven weeks of training declared as "ready for front use"
-	Division commands e.g. V .: 401. – 413., 417., 418., 421. – 432., 441. – 445., 539., 540.	33	October 1939	For the rear army area : 401. – 413., 417., 418 .: Use in Germany 421. – 432 .: Operation in the occupied Polish territories 441. – 445 .: Operation at the Siegfried Line 539., 540 .: Service in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia the division commandos, for example V., were also referred to as " security divisions " without taking on the tasks of such. the divisional commandos, for example V. 422. – 425, were added to the western campaign . from the Generalgouvernement with the 9th wave of deployment into the 365th ID, 369th ID, 393rd ID and 399th ID.
-	-	-	planned after the Polish campaign	Divisions of the 2nd to 4th wave should be filled in completely and older ones should be replaced by younger age groups. 5th wave divisions should be fully equipped. Border troops were to be incorporated into the existing divisions and staffs were to be fully replenished. With the beginning of the western campaign, however, an accelerated list followed instead of the implementation of the above points.
6th	81–83. ID, 88th ID	4th	November 14, 1939	13th Infantry Gun Company of Infantry Regiments (IR) not deployed 14th Company (anti-tank company) of the IR had horse-drawn anti-tank guns Panzerjäger division and reconnaissance division only one company each Engineer battalion and supply troops horse-drawn Field replacement battalion was not set up. Armament from Czechoslovak stocks The 88th ID was formed from the St. Wendel border command at the Grafenwoehr training area.
7th	161-164. ID, 167-170. ID, ID 181, ID 183, 196-199. ID	14th	November / December 1939	To the 7th wave of installation: Formation took place from units of the replacement army and from units of the division of the 3rd wave of formation. Military District I even set up two new divisions, 161 ID and 199 ID. The two military districts of the Ostmark did not set up any new divisions. The 181 ID and 196 ID had equipment, including armament, from French and Norwegian stocks. Due to a lack of personnel, only six batteries were formed for the artillery regiments and two infantry regiments per division. From the end of December 1939 the third infantry regiment was established. A special feature was the numbering of the subordinate units, which was no longer immediately consecutive (such as, for example, the 161st ID with IR 336, IR 364 and IR 371 and the 162nd ID with IR 303, IR 314 and IR 329). IR with three hundred numbers. To the 8th wave of installation: Troop units, as in 7th wave of deployment, but in isolated cases the anti-tank departments had different equipment and armaments. IR with five hundred numbers. Basically: The anti-tank department had a cycling company in addition to the three anti-tank companies. Horse-drawn pioneer battalion Armament from German stocks, except for 181 ID and 196 ID.
8th.	290-299. ID	10	February 1940
9.	351 ID, 358 ID, 365 ID, 372 ID, 379 ID, 386 ID, 393 ID, 395 ID, 399 ID In addition, four position divisions (Upper Rhine divisions).	9 + 4	February / March 1940	Divisions were intended as land rifle divisions, whereby the personnel at command offices and border and guard units and existing divisional commands e.g. V. (established in October 1939) were brought together. Structure with three IR with one of riders, a Infanteriegeschütz-, pioneering and message company, an artillery battery and a bicycle - squadron IR with six hundred numbers. were not used and were disbanded on June 22, 1940 In addition, there are four position divisions (position on the Upper Rhine ): 554 ID., 555 ID, 556 ID and 557 ID. These were dissolved at the end of August 1940.
10.	270-273. ID, 276-280. ID	9	May / June 1940	housed in the Generalgouvernement set up for a feared longer campaign in the west , still disbanded during the set-up and area by u. A. 161., 168., 291. + 292., 297. + 298. ID secured.
-	-	-	"Harvest Vacation": July / August 1940	Leave of absence: nine divisions of the 3rd wave 81st to 83rd, 88th, 93rd to 96th and 98th ID
11.	121-123. ID, 125th ID, 126th ID, 129th ID, 131st ID, 132nd ID, 134th ID, 137th ID	10	October 1940	For Operation Barbarossa provided Personnel from existing divisions and conscripts born in 1920 Accelerated training should be completed by the end of February 1941. Armament from French stocks
-	-	-	October 1940	Reclassification of the existing divisions into motorized units or armored divisions
12.	97 ID, 99-102. ID, 106th ID, 110-113. ID	10	November 1940	for Operation Barbarossa provided Divisions were structured like peace divisions. 97th ID, 99th ID, 100th ID, 101st ID set up as a light ID with only two IR. Partly formed from troops from existing divisions that had been reclassified in October 1940. ZT IR with two hundred numbers. Armament from French stocks
13.	302nd ID, 304-306. ID, 319-321. ID, 323rd ID, 327th ID	9	November / December 1940	set up as occupation divisions for Western Europe, therefore hardly any personnel from the field army, multiple cohorts from 1905 to 1919 the three IR had no infantry gun company Panzerjäger company only as a platoon with 3.7 cm anti-tank guns The intelligence and intelligence departments were not set up Panzerjäger detachment with only one company and one cycling squadron AR with three light compartments for two batteries hardly any supply troops Accelerated training should be completed by mid-April or the end of April 1941. Armament and equipment from French stocks
14th	332nd ID, 333rd ID, 335-337. ID, 339th ID, 340th ID, 342nd ID	8th
15th	702nd ID, 704nd ID, 707-719. ID	15th	April / May 1941	set up as divisions for the Balkans, Norway and Western Europe with occupation and security tasks two IR, an artillery division with three batteries, one engineer and one intelligence company each 713th ID became Fortress Division Crete in January 1942 704th ID, 714th ID, 717th ID and 718th ID were converted into Jäger divisions in the spring of 1943
16.	201-204 Security Brigade Additionally 416th ID	4th	June 1941	Brigades were formed from state riflemen as a so-called backup or backup brigade, each with staff and three regiments (each with two battalions) were reclassified in the summer of 1942 to the 201st and 203rd Security Divisions The 202nd Security Brigade and 203rd Security Brigade were disbanded in the winter of 1941/42 The 416th ID was intended for the operation area Denmark and was formed from older cohorts.
17th	328-331. ID	4th	December 1941 / January 1942	intended for use in the Soviet Union "Valkyrie" divisions of the reserve army: Composition of training personnel and those who have recovered
18th	383-385. ID, 387 ID, 389 ID	5		Intended for use in the Soviet Union, after a short training, transported to Russia at the end of March / beginning of April 1942 Average age of the teams of 27 years without a heavy artillery department only one engineer company at a time
-	207th SD, 213th SD, 221st SD, 281th SD, 285th SD, 286th SD, 403th SD, 444th SD, 454th SD	9	March 1942	On the eastern front, new security divisions are formed from three divisions of the 3rd wave of deployment (207th ID, 213rd ID and 221st ID) and occupation troops. The result was the 207th SD, 281st SD and 285th SD for Army Group North and 221st SD, 286th SD and 403rd SD for Army Group Center. 213 SD, 444 SD and 454 SD were subordinate to Army Group South.
19th	370 ID, 371 ID, 376 ID, 377 ID	4th	March / April 1942	under the OB West set intended for use in France, as an exchange of the combat divisions located in Western Europe, which were to be transported to the Eastern Front Establishment by military district VI, VII, VIII and IX with three infantry regiments and one artillery regiment (with different structure)
-	-	-	For the 1942 summer offensive	Refreshment of divisions in the west limited refreshment of divisions in the east Reduction of the infantry by 1/3 of the total strength: Reduction from three to two infantry regiments or Reduction from three to two battalions per infantry regiment
20th	38th ID, 39th ID, 65th ID	3	July 1942	"Valkyrie" divisions of the reserve army intended for use on the French Channel coast
-	326 ID, 334 ID, 338 ID, 345 ID, 386 ID	5	November 1942	"Kriemhild" divisions: without wave designation from units of the reserve army set up on different military training areas 334 ID: without heavy weapons or vehicles, sent to Tunisia to reinforce North Africa Sent to France: 326 ID and 338 ID and as motorized divisions 345 ID and 386 ID
-	-	13	February / March 1943	Due to the high losses and the lack of deployment options, 13 divisions were refreshed from replacement troops were newly formed: February 1943: ID 44, ID 71, ID 76, ID 79, ID 94, ID 113 and ID 305 March 1943: 295 ID, 297 ID, 371 ID, 376 ID, 384 ID and 389 ID
21st	349 ID, 352 ID, 353 ID, 357 ID, 359 ID, 361 ID, 362 ID, 367 ID	8th	October 1943	instead of the Panzer Jäger division now set up with an assault gun division It was set up on occupied territory and not on military training areas: in France: 349 ID from parts of 217 ID, Army Group South 352nd Infantry Division from parts of 321st Infantry Division, Army Group South 353 ID from parts of 328 ID, Army Group South in the General Government: 357 ID from parts of 327 ID, Army Group South 359 ID from parts of 293 ID, Army Group South in Denmark: 361st Infantry Division from parts of 86th Infantry Division, Army Group Center 363 ID from parts of 339 ID, Army Group South in Italy: 362nd Infantry Division from parts of 268th Infantry Division, Army Group Center in Croatia: 367 ID from parts of 330 ID, Army Group Center Installation of the 364th ID canceled and parts that have already been installed assigned to the 367th ID until the end of February 1944; except for the 363rd ID (April 1944); all divisions "front-facing"
	363 ID, 364 ID	2	December 1943
-	Corps groups A to E	-	December 1943	Formation of corps groups: Corps group A (Army Group South): from 161 ID, 293 ID and 355 ID Corps Group B (Army Group South): from 112 ID, 255 ID and 332 ID Corps Group C (Army Group South): from 183 ID, 217 ID and 339 ID Corps Group D (Army Group Center): from 56 ID and 262 ID Corps Group E (Army Group Center): from 86th ID, 137th ID and 251st ID The 56th ID and 251st ID were later set up again.
22nd	271st ID, 272nd ID, 275-278. ID	6th	December 1943	with reserve battalions of the reserve army, formed from January 1944 Set up in occupied France except for 278 ID (Italy): 271 ID from parts of 113 ID, Army Group Center 272nd Infantry Division from parts of 216th Infantry Division, Army Group Center 275 ID from parts of 223 ID, Army Group South 276 ID from parts of 38 ID, Army Group South 277 ID from parts of 262 ID, Army Group South 278 ID from parts of 335 ID, Army Group South
23.	388th Field Training Division (FAD), 390th FAD, 391st FAD, 52nd FAD	4th	December 1943 / January 1944	no combat divisions The 338th FAD, 390th FAD and 391st FAD had existed since September 1942 The 390th FAD and 391st FAD were later converted into backup divisions. The 388th FAD was named FAD "Nord" on June 1, 1944.
24.	Shadow divisions Mielau, Wahn, Milowitz, Demba	4th	January 1944	Shadow divisions were named after the training area on which they were set up, then transferred to regular ID or incorporated formed from two grenadier regiments, an artillery department, an engineer battalion and a tank hunter company Mielau: from 141st Reserve Division, becomes 214th ID Wahn: 151st Reserve Division becomes 389th ID Milowitz: from 173rd Reserve Division, becomes 331st ID Demba: from security battalions, line-up canceled and parts already set up assigned to the 68th Infantry Division
25th	77 ID, 84 ID, 85 ID, 89 ID, 91 ID, 92 ID	6th		Formed from grenadier regiments of the reserve army It was set up on occupied territory and not on military training areas: in France: ID 77, ID 84 and ID 85 in Norway: 89 ID Baumholder military training area : 91st Infantry Division (for airborne missions and referred to as Luftlande-Division) in Italy: 92 ID
-	Shadow Division General Government	1	February 1944	Formed from the 154th and 174th Reserve Divisions and incorporated into the 72nd Infantry Division.
-	-	-	March 1944	Dissolution of the divisions in the area of ​​Army Group South: 111 ID, 125 ID, 167 ID, 336 ID and 387 ID
-	Corps Group F	-	March 1944	Corps group F: from 62nd ID and 123rd ID
26th	Shadow divisions Bohemia, Neuhammer, East Prussia, Wildflecken	4th	April 1944	Shadow divisions were named after the training area on which they were set up, then transferred to regular ID or incorporated Bohemia: for 198 ID Neuhammer: for the 34th ID East Prussia: for 65th ID and 75th ID Wildflecken: to the 715th ID
27.	ID 59, ID 64, ID 226, ID 232, ID 237	5	June 1944	non-motorized units with mission in the west (59th ID, 64th ID and 226th ID) and Italy (232nd ID and 237th ID) 59th Infantry Division (Military District II): from 141st Reserve Division and replacement troops 64th Infantry Division (Military District VI): from 141st, 151st Reserve Divisions and replacement troops 226th Infantry Division (Military District VIII): from replacement units 232nd ID (military district IX): from replacement units 237th Infantry Division (Military District XIII): from replacement units
-	16th ID, 26th ID, 148th ID, 159th ID, 189th ID, 154th FAD, 157th Mountain Division	7th	from June 1944	In the occupied territories, different reserve divisions will be reclassified or incorporated into other division types.
28.	Shadow divisions Jutland, Silesia, Münsingen, Grafenwoehr	4th	July 1944	Shadow divisions were named after the training area on which they were set up, then transferred to regular ID or incorporated Jutland (Denmark): beginning of August 1944 for the 19th ID (30th wave of deployment) Silesia (military district VIII): mid-August 1944 to 94 ID Münsingen: beginning of July 1944 for 543rd ID (counted as part of the 29th wave of deployment) Grafenwöhr: to 544th ID (counted to 29th wave of deployment)
29	541-553. GD, 558th GD, 559th GD, 561st GD, 562nd GD	17th		“Sperr” divisions, which were to be set up quickly and sent to the imperial border, later converted into grenadier divisions and also Volksgrenadier divisions 543rd GD: in “new” 78th Sturm Division 545th GD: in "new" 36th ID 546th GD: in "new" 45th ID 550th GD: in "new" 31st ID 552nd GD: in "new" 6th ID
30th	ID 12, ID 16, ID 19, ID 36, ID 560, ID 563	6th	August 1944	partial reorganizations of previously lost ID 560 ID was placed in Norway
31.	Shadow divisions Breslau, Döllersheim, Groß-Born, Moravia, Rhön	5		Shadow divisions were named after the training area on which they were set up, then transferred to regular ID or incorporated Breslau: for 357 ID Döllersheim: to the 564th ID (32nd wave of deployment) Groß-Born: to the 570th ID (32nd wave of deployment) Moravia: to 565 ID (32nd wave of deployment) Rhön: to 566 ID (32nd wave of deployment)
32.	564-588. GD	26th		GDs were transferred to the “new” ID of the previous wave From here on even personnel had to be handed over to the German Volkssturm .
33.	ID 48, ID 85, ID 189, ID 245, ID 246, ID 275, ID 361, ID 553, ID 708, ID 716	10	January 1945	Refreshing divisions, reorganization of dissolved divisions 275th ID is dissolved again in February 1945. 708th GD becomes the "new" 106th ID Establishment of the 85th ID is postponed until March 1945 and then incorporated into ID Potsdam (35th deployment wave).
34.	Shadow divisions Dresden, Hamburg, Hanover, Danube, Jäger division Alps	5	February 1945	Shadow divisions were named after the training area on which they were set up, then transferred to regular ID or incorporated Dresden: for the 6th ID Hamburg: for 180th ID and 190th ID Hanover: to the 547th ID (29th wave of installation) Danube: installation not carried out, for ID 26 and ID 413 Alps: to the 2nd Mountain Division and 212 ID
-	ID Döberitz, ID (Greater) Berlin	2		Military District III (Berlin) set up two alarm divisions. Both were later transferred to ID.
-	ID Jutland, ID Zealand	2		Establishment of two divisions in Denmark. ID Jutland was deployed a second time after the 28th wave of deployment. Both were later transferred to ID.
-	149-151. ID, ID 154, ID 156, ID 158, ID 193, ID 286, ID 402, ID 406 and Kurland ID	11		The (re-) establishment of divisions was ordered by the commander of the replacement army. For this purpose, units of the reserve army and staffs of disbanded divisions were used. The divisions set up in this way were no longer used.
35.	ID Potsdam, ID Ulrich von Hutten, ID Scharnhorst, ID Schlageter, ID Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, ID Theodor Körner	6th	Late March / early May 1945	last wave of deployment, 8 days before the surrender of the Wehrmacht , in close cooperation with the Reich Labor Service .

Furnishing

staff	1. for Installation wave	2. for Installation wave	3. for Installation wave	4. for Installation wave	Infantry Division 1944	Infantry Division 1945
Officers	518	491	578	491	333	352
Officer	102	98	94	99	70	29
NCOs	2,573	2,273	2,722	2.165	2.164	1,947
Teams	13,667	12,411	14,507	12,264	10.205	9,581
total	16,860	15,273	17.901	15,019	12,772	11,909
material	1. for Installation wave	2. for Installation wave	3. for Installation wave	4. for Installation wave	Infantry Division 1944	Infantry Division 1945
Pistols	3,681	3,801	4,640	3,639	2.013	1,563
Rifles	12,609	10,828	11,423	10,807	8,598	7,594
Machine guns	535	459	709	457	716	536
Infantry guns	26th	=	=	20th	25th	35
PaK	75	=	=	=	23	11
Artillery pieces	48	=	=	=	43	37
Motorcycles	530	497	425	529	168	138
Car	394	393	330	359	167	146
truck	536	509	248	536	370	185
Horses	5,375	4,854	6,033	4,077	3,979	----

Remarks

1. ↑ Additionally 1,455 Russian volunteers .
2. ↑ including 698 Russian volunteers.
3. ↑ only selected items of equipment.
4. ↑ ^{a b} to this 10 assault guns.

literature

• Werner Haupt : The German infantry divisions 1-50. Ed. Dörfler im Nebel-Verlag, Eggolsheim 2005.
  • 1st wave of deployment, 20th, 26th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 32nd, 33rd, 34th and 35th: p. 191
• Werner Haupt: The German infantry divisions 50–87 and 205–269. Ed. Dörfler im Nebel-Verlag, Eggolsheim 2005.
  • 2nd wave of installation: p. 6 to 62
  • 3 .: pp. 63 to 122
  • 4 .: pp. 123 to 153
  • 5 .: pp. 7, 26, 58
  • 6 .: pp. 9, 26, 58
  • 7 .: pp. 9, 12, 27, 58
  • 8 .: pp. 13, 27 + 28, 58
  • 9 .: pp. 13 + 14, 59
  • 10 .: pp. 16 + 18, 59
  • 11 .: pp. 18 + 19, 27, 59
  • 12 .: pp. 19 + 20, 26 + 27, 59
  • 13 .: pp. 29 + 20, 59
  • 14 .: pp. 20, 59
  • 15 .: pp. 24 + 25, 59
  • 16 .: pp. 25, 59
  • 17 .: pp. 32, 36, 60
  • 18 .: pp. 32, 35-37, 60
  • 19 .: pp. 37 + 38, 60
  • 20 .: pp. 45 + 46, 60
  • 21 .: pp. 61, 64
  • 22 .: pp. 61 + 62, 64
  • 23 .: pp. 64, 81
  • 24 .: p. 81
  • 25 .: p. 81
  • 26 .: pp. 86 + 87
  • 27 .: p. 87
  • 28 .: p. 87
  • 29 .: pp. 92-94
  • 30. to 32 .: pp. 95 + 96
  • 33rd to 35th: pp. 100 + 101
• Samuel W. Mitcham (2007a). German Order of Battle. Volume Two: 1st - 290th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII. PA; United States of America: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 . especially pp. 21-25.
• Samuel W. Mitcham (2007b). 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 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Werner Haupt: The German infantry divisions . Ed. Dörfler im Nebel-Verlag, Eggolsheim 2005, ISBN 3-89555-274-7 , p. 190 .
2. ↑ Werner Haupt: The German infantry divisions . Ed. Dörfler im Nebel-Verlag, Eggolsheim 2005, ISBN 3-89555-274-7 , p. 191 .
3. ↑ Alex Buchner: The manual of the German infantry 1939–1945 , Dörfler Zeitgeschichte, ISBN 3-89555-041-8 , p. 9.
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Werner Haupt: The German infantry divisions . Ed. Dörfler im Nebel-Verlag, Eggolsheim 2005, ISBN 3-89555-274-7 , p. 163 .
5. ↑ Werner Haupt: The German infantry divisions . Ed. Dörfler im Nebel-Verlag, Eggolsheim 2005, ISBN 3-89555-274-7 , p. 196 .
6. ↑ Order OKH No. I / 21000/44 (Geh.KdoS.)