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Germany's Named Divisions
Notes:
- Some divisions changed type during the war, so they may be listed for each designation.
- Divisions designated Motorized were changed to the designation Panzer-Grenadier in March 1943.
| Division Name | Formed | Locations |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin Division | ||
| Bohemia Division | ||
| Brandenburg Panzer-Grenadier Division Panzergrenadier Division "Brandenburg" Brandenburg Panzergrenadier Division (created from Brandenburg Division) |
1943 September 15, 1943 |
December 1944 - May 1945: Eastern Front January 1945: eastern Germany May 8, 1945: surrendered |
| Breslau Division | ||
| Clausewitz Panzer Division | April 6, 1945 | April 21, 1945: western Germany, destroyed |
| Danube Division | ||
| Demba Division | ||
| Döberitz Division Döberitz / Schlesien Panzer Division |
February 20, 1945 | March 1945: disbanded |
| Döllersheim Division | ||
| Dresden Division | ||
| East Prussia Division | ||
| Ernst Moritz Arndt RAD Division | ||
| Feldherrnhalle Panzer Division (formed from Feldherrnhalle Panzer Grenadier Division) |
November 27, 1944 | November 1944: Hungary March 1945: Slovakia May 8, 1945: Bohemia-Moravia, surrendered |
| Feldherrnhalle Panzergrenadier Division (created from 60th Motorized Infantry Division) |
June 20, 1943 | November 1943: southern France, northern France January 1944: Belarus February 1944: northern Russia May 1944: Belarus July 1944: destroyed September 1944: reformed October 1944: Hungary November 27, 1944: became Feldherrnhalle Panzer Division |
| Ferdinand von Schill Division | ||
| Friedrich Ludwig Jahn RAD Division | ||
| Führer Escort Division (created from Führer Escort Brigade) |
January 26, 1945 | January 1945: Ardennes February 1945: eastern Germany March 1945: Silesia May 1945: Austria, surrendered |
| Führer Grenadier Division (created from Führer Genadier Brigade) |
January 26, 1945 | January 1945: Ardennes February 1945: eastern Germany March 1945: Silesia May 1945: surrendered |
| General Government Division | ||
| Grafenwöhr Division | ||
| Groß Bern Division | ||
| Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division | March 12, 1942 | May 19, 1943: became Grossdeutschland Panzergrenadier Division |
| Gross Deutschland Panzergrenadier Division "Großdeutschland" Großdeutschland Panzergrenadier Division (created from Großdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division) |
1942 May 1942 May 19, 1943 |
June 1942 - May 1945: Eastern Front July - August 1943: Ukraine, Kursk April 1944: Romania August 1944: Lithuania December 1944: Easter Prussia January 1945: eastern Germany May 8, 1945: surrendered |
| Guestrov Division | ||
| Hamburg Division | ||
| Hannover Division | ||
| Herman Goring Panzer Division "Herman Goering" (reformed June 1943) |
1943 January 1943 |
January - May 1943: North Africa Tunisia, destroyed July - August 1943: Sicily September 1943 - July 1944: Italy July 1944 - May 1945: Eastern Front |
| Holstein Panzer Division (formed from 233rd Reserve Panzer Division) |
February 10, 1945 | March 1945: eastern Germany, destroyed |
| Jüterborg Panzer Division | February 20, 1945 | March 1945: disbanded |
| Jütland Division | ||
| Krampnitz Panzer Replacement Unit | March 28, 1945 | May 8, 1945: disbanded |
| Kurland Division | ||
| Kurmark Panzergrenadier Division (created from Panzergrenadier Replacement Brigade Grossdeutschland) |
January 31, 1945 | April 1945: eastern Germany |
| Mielau Division | ||
| Milovitz Division | ||
| Moravia Division | ||
| Müncheberg Panzer Division | March 8, 1945 | April 1945: eastern Germany, Oder May 1945: Berlin, destroyed |
| Münsingen Division | ||
| Neuhammer Division | ||
| Norwegan Panzer Division (formed from 21st Panzer Brigade) |
October 1, 1943 | July 1, 1944: disbanded |
| Panzer Division "Feldherrenhalle" | November 1944 | |
| Panzer-Grenadier Feldherrenhalle Panzergrenadier Division "Feldherrenhalle" (reformed August 1944) (converted to Panzer Division "Feldherrenhalle", November 1944) |
March 1943 June 1943 |
January - July 1944: Eastern Front, destroyed October 1944 - May 1945: Eastern Front |
| Panzergrenadier Division "Kurmark" | February 1943 | Eastern Front |
| Panzer Instruction Division | January 1, 1944 | June - August 1944: Battle of Normandy, France November 1944: Belgium, Battle of the Bulge February 1945: western Germany April 1945: surrendered |
| Panzer Lehr Division | 1943 November 1943 |
June 1944 - April 1945: North West Europe Western Front, Ruhr pocket |
| Scharnhorst Division | ||
| Schlageter RAD Division | ||
| Silesia Division | ||
| Tatra Panzer Division | August 1944 | |
| Theodor Koerner RAD Division | ||
| Ulrich von Hutten Division | ||
| Wahn Division | ||
| Wildflecken Division |
Sources:
- World War II The Encyclopedia of Facts and Figures, John Ellis, 1995
- German Army Handbook 1939 - 1945, James Lucas, 1998
- World War II Data Book The Wehrmacht 1935-1945 The Essential Facts and Figures for Hitler's Germany, Michael E. Haskew, 2011
- World War II German Motorized Infantry & Panzergrenadiers, 2017, Nigel Thomas PhD
