9th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
German 9th Infantry Division 9. Infanterie-Division 9th Volksgrenadier Division 9. Volksgrenadier-Division |
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1 October 1934 – 9 October 1944 13 October 1944 – April 1945 |
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Nazi Germany |
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Army |
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Type |
Infantry |
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German 9th Infantry Division 9. Infanterie-Division (1 October 1934 – 9 October 1944) |
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| Components | Infantry Regiment 36 Infantry Regiment 57 Infantry Regiment 116 Divisional units 9 |
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9th Volksgrenadier Division 9. Volksgrenadier-Division (13 October 1944 – April 1945) |
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| Components | Grenadier Regiment 36 Grenadier Regiment 57 Grenadier Regiment 116 Divisional units 9 |
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The German 9th Infantry Division (9. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the German Wehrmacht. The division was formed on 1 October 1934 in Gießen as Infanterieführer V. With the uncovering of German rearmament on 15 October 1935 the division was renamed 9. Infanterie-Division.
In August 1944 the division was destroyed in southern Ukraine and formally dissolved on 9 October 1944. The remnants of the division together with the Shadow division Dennewitz, originally earmarked for the 584th Volksgrenadier Division, formed in the 9. Volksgrenadier-Division (9th VGD). The 9th VGD fought in the Eifel where it surrendered to U.S. forces.
Commanders
References
- Burkhard Müller-Hillebrand: Das Heer 1933-1945. Entwicklung des organisatorischen Aufbaues. Vol.III: Der Zweifrontenkrieg. Das Heer vom Beginn des Feldzuges gegen die Sowjetunion bis zum Kriegsende. Mittler: Frankfurt am Main 1969, p. 285.
- Georg Tessin: Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg, 1939 - 1945. Vol. III: Die Landstreitkräfte 6 -14. Mittler: Frankfurt am Main 1967.
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- 19th Grenadier Division
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- 36th Grenadier Division
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- 563rd Grenadier Division
- 564th Grenadier Division
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| Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 36 | |
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| Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 57 |
- Richard Bausch
- Erich Löffler
- Karl Pietschmann
- Paul Wickel
- Rainer Winckler
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| Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 116 | |
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| Panzerjäger-Abteilung 9 | |
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| Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9 | |
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| 1 Oak Leaves with the 68th Infantry Division. This along with the ? (question mark) indicates doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing. |
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