Hi mens
I look for an order of battle of the two Divsionen of 1944/45.
Who can help me?
Thanks Jan
539., 540.Division z.b.V.
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539th Division z.b.V
Formed in Prague on 15th Oct 1939 by the renaming of 1 Landesschutzen Command. In 1940 the diviision contained the Staff/72nd Landesschutzen Rgt and the 504th, 618th, 822nd 373rd & 374th Landesschutzen Battalions. On 10 Sep 1943 the Staff/49th Landesschutzen Rgt moved to Prague, where the 539th Signals Company & 539th Artillery Battalion were formed. In 1945 the Staff/49th Landesschutzen Rgt was placed with the 48th Infantry Division in Slovakia and the Staff/72nd Landesschutzen (as mobilized with the 1st & 2nd Battalions) was placed with the 168th Infantry Division in Silesia.
Commanders in 1944/45 - Wilhelm Thomas
Clemens Betzel or Helmuth Beukemann
540th Division z.b.V
Formed on 15th Oct 1939 in Brunn by the re-designation of the 11th Landesschutzen Command (formerly 3/XVII Landesschutzen Rgt). It was also known as the 540th Infantry Division. In March 1940 the division had:
Staff/182nd Landesschutzen Rgt
655th, 905th, 911th & 912th Landesschutzen Battalions
540th Signals Company
540th Battery
Commanders in 1944/45 - Benignus Dippold
Hans Windeck
Friedrich-Carl Gottschalk
That's pretty much all I have been able to find out on those two units. Mitcham's German Order Of Battle says pretty much the same thing as the above (and is where I found the divisional commanders) and Lexikon-der-wehrmacht has even less information.
Sources:The German Order Of Battle - Infantry In WW2 vol 1 by George F Nafziger
The German Order Of Battle - Vol 2 by Samuel W Mitcham Jr
Formed in Prague on 15th Oct 1939 by the renaming of 1 Landesschutzen Command. In 1940 the diviision contained the Staff/72nd Landesschutzen Rgt and the 504th, 618th, 822nd 373rd & 374th Landesschutzen Battalions. On 10 Sep 1943 the Staff/49th Landesschutzen Rgt moved to Prague, where the 539th Signals Company & 539th Artillery Battalion were formed. In 1945 the Staff/49th Landesschutzen Rgt was placed with the 48th Infantry Division in Slovakia and the Staff/72nd Landesschutzen (as mobilized with the 1st & 2nd Battalions) was placed with the 168th Infantry Division in Silesia.
Commanders in 1944/45 - Wilhelm Thomas
Clemens Betzel or Helmuth Beukemann
540th Division z.b.V
Formed on 15th Oct 1939 in Brunn by the re-designation of the 11th Landesschutzen Command (formerly 3/XVII Landesschutzen Rgt). It was also known as the 540th Infantry Division. In March 1940 the division had:
Staff/182nd Landesschutzen Rgt
655th, 905th, 911th & 912th Landesschutzen Battalions
540th Signals Company
540th Battery
Commanders in 1944/45 - Benignus Dippold
Hans Windeck
Friedrich-Carl Gottschalk
That's pretty much all I have been able to find out on those two units. Mitcham's German Order Of Battle says pretty much the same thing as the above (and is where I found the divisional commanders) and Lexikon-der-wehrmacht has even less information.
Sources:The German Order Of Battle - Infantry In WW2 vol 1 by George F Nafziger
The German Order Of Battle - Vol 2 by Samuel W Mitcham Jr
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Re: 539., 540.Division z.b.V.
Thanks for help.
two Links of this Divisions:
http://diedeutschewehrmacht.de/Div%20zbv%20539.htm
http://diedeutschewehrmacht.de/Div%20zbv%20540.htm
Jan
two Links of this Divisions:
http://diedeutschewehrmacht.de/Div%20zbv%20539.htm
http://diedeutschewehrmacht.de/Div%20zbv%20540.htm
Jan