List of divisions of the Wehrmacht

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The list of divisions of the Wehrmacht gives an overview of all major units of the Wehrmacht in World War II .

army

Motorized divisions

Infantry divisions

During the war, the naming of the infantry divisions changed several times. On June 23, 1943, the Army Organization Department ordered the renaming of all newly established infantry to grenadier divisions with immediate effect. From autumn 1944, newly established infantry divisions were only set up as Volksgrenadier divisions.

Special Operations Divisions

  • Brandenburg Division (established as the Brandenburg Special Association ; renamed the Brandenburg Division on April 1, 1943. )

Mixed divisions

  • Division "von Broich" (set up as division "von Broich" ; renamed the division "von Manteuffel" in February 1943. It consisted of mixed troops).
  • Division zV ( division for retaliation , set up as a mixed association of members of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS for the use of V weapons .)

Cavalry divisions

Artillery divisions

Divisions for special use

Especially at the end of the Second World War, a wide variety of troop units were put together in number divisions for special use (e.g. V.):

The merging also took place depending on the requirement, such as. B. in the Africa division e.g. V.

Large associations with foreign volunteers

Infantry divisions

Cavalry divisions and corps

Legions

Other associations

air force

Armored Division

  • Parachute Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring
    • Since October 1942 Hermann Göring Division
    • Since June 1943 Panzer Division Hermann Göring
    • Since April 1944, Parachute Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring
    • Since October 1944 Hermann Göring Parachute Panzer Corps

Air Force Field Divisions

Paratrooper divisions

Anti-aircraft divisions

Flak headlight divisions

marine

Marine infantry divisions

Landing Divisions