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Infantry Division (1st Wave)
Infanteriedivision (1. Welle)

22 June 1941
 
Infanterie-Division (1. Welle)
 
1941 - 1942 Organizational Symbols
 
1. Welle Infantry Divisions
Division
  (Commander on 22.06.1941)
W.K. Infantry Other
Units
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1. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Maj. Kleffel
I 1 Regiment
22 Regiment
43 Regiment
1  
5. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Maj. Allmendinger
V 14 Regiment
56 Regiment
75 Regiment
5  
6. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Lt. Auleb
VI 18 Regiment
37 Regiment
58 Regiment
6  
7. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Lt. Frhr. v. Gablenz
VII 19 Regiment
61 Regiment
62 Regiment
7 recon battalion: 2 bicycle companies, no heavy company, but 1 lt IG platoon (mot), 1 AT platoon (mot)
8. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Maj. Höhne
VIII 28 Regiment
38 Regiment
84 Regiment
8 recon battalion: 2 bicycle companies, no heavy company, but 1 lt IG platoon (mot), 1 AT platoon (mot)
9. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Maj. Frhr. v. Schleinitz
IX 36 Regiment
57 Regiment
116 Regiment
9  
11. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Lt. v. Böckmann
I 2 Regiment
23 Regiment
44 Regiment
11  
12. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Maj. v. Seydlitz-Kurzbach
II 27 Regiment
48 Regiment
89 Regiment
12  
15. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Lt. Hell
IX 81 Regiment
88 Regiment
106 Regiment
15  
17. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Lt. Loch
XIII 21 Regiment
55 Regiment
95 Regiment
17 recon battalion: 2 bicycle companies, no heavy company, but 1 lt IG platoon (mot), 1 AT platoon (mot)
21. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Maj. Sponheimer
I 3 Regiment
24 Regiment
45 Regiment
21 recon battalion: 2 bicycle companies, no heavy company, but 1 lt IG platoon (mot), 1 AT platoon (mot)
22. Infanterie-Division (Luftlande)
  Gen.Lt. Graf v. Sponek
X 16 Regiment
47 Regiment
65 Regiment
22 recon battalion: 2 bicycle companies, no heavy company, but 1 lt IG platoon (mot), 1 AT platoon (mot); no heavy artillery battalion; all antitank companies had 3x sPzBü + 9x 37mm Pak; 3 supply columns, 6 supply columns (mot), 2 P.O.L. columns (mot); 1 division park.
Airlanding equipment was in depots back in Germany.
23. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Maj. Hellmich
III 9 Regiment
67 Regiment
68 Regiment
23  
24. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Maj. v. Tettau
IV 31 Regiment
32 Regiment
102 Regiment
24  
26. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Maj. Weiss
VI 39 Regiment
77 Regiment
78 Regiment
26  
28. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Lt. Sinnhuber
VIII 7 Regiment
49 Regiment
83 Regiment
28  
30. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen-Lt-v. Tippelskirch
X 6 Regiment
26 Regiment
46 Regiment
30  
31. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Maj. Kalmükoff
XI 12 Regiment
17 Regiment
82 Regiment
31  
32. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Maj. Bohnstedt
II 4 Regiment
94 Regiment
96 Regiment
32 Pionier Bataillon 2
34. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Lt. Behlendorff
XII 80 Regiment
107 Regiment
253 Regiment
34  
35. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Lt. Fischer v. Weikersthall
V 34 Regiment
109 Regiment
111 Regiment
35  
44. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Lt. Siebert
XVII 131 Regiment
132 Regiment
134 Regiment
44 Art.Rgt. 96; Pzjg.Abt. 46; Pion.Btl. 80; Nachr.Abt. 64.;
recon battalion without armored car platoon.
45. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Maj. Schliepper
XVII 130 Regiment
133 Regiment
135 Regiment
45 Art.Rgt. 98; Pion.Btl. 81; Nachr.Abt. 65;
recon battalion without armored car platoon.
46. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Lt. Ktiebel
XIII 42 Regiment
72 Regiment
97 Regiment
46 Art.Rgt. 144; Pzjg.Abt. 52; Pion.Btl. 88; Nachr.Abt. 76;
recon battalion without heavy company, but with armored car platoon.
50. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Lt. Hollidt
III 121 Regiment
122 Regiment
123 Regiment
50 recon battalion: 2 bicycle companies, no heavy company, but 1 lt IG platoon (mot), 1 AT platoon (mot); the infantry regiment antitank companies had 12x 37mm Pak; the antitank battalion companies had 9x 37mm Pak + 2x 50mm Pak.
72. Infanterie-Division.
  Gen.Lt. Mattenklott
XII 105 Regiment
124 Regiment
266 Regiment
72 Art.Rgt. 172; Radf.Schw. 172; no Field Replacement Battalion; the infantry regiment antitank companies had 12x 37mm Pak; the antitank battalion companies had 9x 37mm Pak + 2x 50mm Pak.
 
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