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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" |
1943 | December 1944 - May 1945: Eastern Front |
| Breslau Division | ||
| Danube Division | ||
| Demba Division | ||
| Döberitz Division | ||
| Döllersheim Division | ||
| Dresden Division | ||
| East Prussia Division | ||
| Ernst Moritz Arndt RAD Division | ||
| Ferdinand von Schill Division | ||
| Friedrich Ludwig Jahn RAD Division | ||
| General Government Division | ||
| Grafenwöhr Division | ||
| Groß Bern Division | ||
| Gross Deutschland Panzergrenadier Division "Großdeutschland" |
1942 May 1942 |
June 1942 - May 1945: Eastern Front December 1944: Easter Prussia |
| 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 |
| Jütland Division | ||
| Kurland Division | ||
| Mielau Division | ||
| Milovitz Division | ||
| Moravia Division | ||
| Münsingen Division | ||
| Neuhammer Division | ||
| 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 Lehr Division | 1943 November 1943 |
June 1944 - April 1945: North West Europe Western Front, Ruhr pocket |
| Scharnhorst Division | ||
| Schlageter RAD Division | ||
| Silesia Division | ||
| 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
