16. Luftwaffen-Feld Division commanders
16. Luftwaffen-Feld Division commanders
Hello,
I found that two generals has commanded this unit:
- Oberst Otto von Lachemair from December 1942 to November 1943;
- Generalmajor Karl Sievers from November 1943 to July 1944.
Am I correct?
Dates are confusing concerning Lachemair's command, and I'm not sure that colonel and brigade general were their respective ranks at this time. Could someone help me to solve this?
Thank you.
Cheers,
CNE503
I found that two generals has commanded this unit:
- Oberst Otto von Lachemair from December 1942 to November 1943;
- Generalmajor Karl Sievers from November 1943 to July 1944.
Am I correct?
Dates are confusing concerning Lachemair's command, and I'm not sure that colonel and brigade general were their respective ranks at this time. Could someone help me to solve this?
Thank you.
Cheers,
CNE503
"Sicut Aquila" / "Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre" / "par l'exemple, le coeur et la raison" / "Labor Omnia Vincit"
Re: 16. Luftwaffen-Feld Division commanders
The German Army didn't use the rank brigadier general, maybe because brigades weren't common in their ground forces till midwar (a few SS brigades, most of which became divisions, and Army Panzer brigades). Generalmajor was the lowest general rank. The Waffen-SS however used the Oberführer rank which was senior to Standartenführer (Colonel) but wasn't considered a general, and would be equal to the WW2 British Brigadier which wasn't a general at that time either. Confusingly the lowest Waffen-SS general rank was Brigadeführer but they commanded a division.
Regarding 16. Luftwaffen Feldidivision I have the following:
Oberst Lackmaier (LW) 1-12-42 to 21-8-43 (Munoz, "Göring's Grenadiers", possibly the only full length history of the Luftwaffe Field Divisions in Englisn)
GenMaj Karl Sievers (Heer) 22-8-43 to 25-7-44 destroyed at Caen (Munoz, Mehner: "Die Deutsche Wehrmacht 1939-1945: Fuehrung und Truppe"
Best regards,
Bill in Cleveland
Regarding 16. Luftwaffen Feldidivision I have the following:
Oberst Lackmaier (LW) 1-12-42 to 21-8-43 (Munoz, "Göring's Grenadiers", possibly the only full length history of the Luftwaffe Field Divisions in Englisn)
GenMaj Karl Sievers (Heer) 22-8-43 to 25-7-44 destroyed at Caen (Munoz, Mehner: "Die Deutsche Wehrmacht 1939-1945: Fuehrung und Truppe"
Best regards,
Bill in Cleveland
Re: 16. Luftwaffen-Feld Division commanders
Thank you Bill.
Cheers,
CNE503
Cheers,
CNE503
"Sicut Aquila" / "Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre" / "par l'exemple, le coeur et la raison" / "Labor Omnia Vincit"
Re: 16. Luftwaffen-Feld Division commanders
Any time. Glad to help. Rudolf 44 and I did a lot of work going over all the division commanders.
Best,
Bill
Best,
Bill
Re: 16. Luftwaffen-Feld Division commanders
Hello Bill,
That's very good to hear, because I have a lot more questions about the Luftwaffen-Felddivisionen commanders, who are a very complicated matter!
Very best regards,
CNE503
That's very good to hear, because I have a lot more questions about the Luftwaffen-Felddivisionen commanders, who are a very complicated matter!
Very best regards,
CNE503
"Sicut Aquila" / "Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre" / "par l'exemple, le coeur et la raison" / "Labor Omnia Vincit"
Re: 16. Luftwaffen-Feld Division commanders
Hello
Gen. Sievers had later taken command of 719.ID.
Gen. Sievers had later taken command of 719.ID.
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Re: 16. Luftwaffen-Feld Division commanders
I have this Widmung in a booklet which, at 25 November 1943, is still signed by Oberst von Lachemair as Divisionskommandeur. Combined with the the Kriegsgliederungen of 1.11.43 and 4.12.43 Generalmajor Sievers took over command of the 16. LFD around 1 December 1943, at the time when the 16 LWD was converted to a bodenständige Division in style of the army. Possubly this is why an army Generalmajor was appointed as Div. Kdr.?
Re: 16. Luftwaffen-Feld Division commanders
There is also an Osprey book on the Luftwaffefeld divisions in English.
ddivisions.
ddivisions.
Re: 16. Luftwaffen-Feld Division commanders
To my knowledge, 16. LFD was not a bodenständige Division, but converted in Inf. Div. 44 typ. Most of the LFD still in service at that time received Heer Kommanders and many others Heer officers. In particulary the four divisions in West (16.,17., 18. and 19. Lw FD).
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Re: 16. Luftwaffen-Feld Division commanders
I have this info from the KTB LXXXVIII A.K. (T-314, Roll 1618, 42051-1-Anlagenband_1_zum_KTB-Juli-Dez_1943).
Re: 16. Luftwaffen-Feld Division commanders
And the bodenständige divisions were then turned into Inf.Div.45 in December 1944.
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