5th Mountain Division (Germany)

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The German 5th Mountain Division (5th Gebirgsjäger Division) was established in the fall of 1940, from a mountain regiment taken from the 1st Mountain Division and an infantry regiment taken from the 10th Infantry Division. Its first action was in the 1941 Balkans Campaign, when it took part in Operations Marita and Merkur; in the latter it was used in an air-landing role. In November it returned to Germany for rehabilitation, and in April of 1942 it was deployed to the Eastern Front, where it joined Army Group North on the Volkhov Front. In April of 1943 it was redeployed to Italy. It fought out the remainder of the war in Italy and the Western Alps, and surrendered to the Americans near Turin in May of 1945.

[edit] See also

• Division (military), Military unit, List of German divisions in WWII
• Heer, Wehrmacht

[edit] References

• Pipes, Jason. "5.Gebirgsjäger-Division". Retrieved May 11, 2005.
• "5. Gebirgs-Division". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved May 11, 2005.