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To keep its existence secret, the first German airborne division was named as if a Flieger ("flier") division in the series of Luftwaffe divisions that controlled air assets rather than ground troops-named 7th Flieger Division (often translated 7th Air Division - which see: 1st Parachute Division (Germany)) The division was later reorganized to ...
This category includes articles about the organisation and unit histories of all German divisions during the Second World War that performed in combat in the role of infantry. For Mechanized infantry use the category Panzergrenadier divisions of Germany during World War II.
This is a list of German military units during World War II which contains all military units that served with the German Armed Forces . Major units above corps level are listed here. For smaller units, see list of German corps in World War II and list of German divisions in World War II.
12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend; 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen; 21st Panzer Division; 94th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion; 102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion; 116th Panzer Division; 243rd Static Infantry Division; 353rd Infantry Division; 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion; 709th Infantry ...
All Waffen-SS divisions were ordered in a single series of numbers as formed, regardless of type. [1] Those with ethnic groups listed were at least nominally recruited from those groups. Many of the higher-numbered units were divisions in name only, being in reality only small battlegroups (Kampfgruppen).
2.1 SS infantry corps. ... List of German corps in World War II. This is a list of German Army corps that existed during ... List of German divisions in World War II;
Panzer Division "Kempf", a temporary unit of mixed Heer and Waffen-SS components; 1st Cossack Cavalry Division; 26th SS Panzer Division (brigade size only, division title used as deception) 27th SS Panzer Division (brigade size only, division title used as deception)
German Order of Battle. Vol. Two: 291st–999th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII. Mechanicsburg, PA, United States: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0. Mitcham, Samuel W. (2007b). German Order of Battle. Vol. Three: Panzer, Panzer Grenadier, and Waffen SS Divisions in WWII.