6th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)

6. Gebirgs-Division (English: 6th Mountain Division)
Insignia of the 6th Mountain Division
Active	Raised June 1940, Surrendered 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Heer
Type	Mountain Division

The German 6th Mountain Division was established in June 1940, and was deployed to France for occupation duties. In December it was relocated to Poland, where it remained until the spring of 1941. It then took part in Operation Marita, the invasion of Greece during the Balkans Campaign. In September it was relocated to northern Finland, where it operated in Lapland (west of Murmansk). From July 1942 onward it was part of the Twentieth Mountain Army along the Arctic coast. It withdrew into Norway when the Germans evacuated Finland in late 1944, and surrendered to the British at the end of the war in 1945.

Commanding officers

• Generalmajor Ferdinand Schörner (1 June 1940 - 1 February 1942)
• Generalleutnant Christian Philipp (1 February 1942 - 20 August 1944)
• Generalmajor Max-Josef Pemsel (20 August 1944 - 19 April 1945)
• Oberst Josef Remold (20 April 1945 - Capitualation)

Order of Battle

As of June 01, 1940 (day of formation):

• 141st Gebirgsjäger Regiment
• 143rd Gebirgsjäger Regiment
• 118th Mountain Artillery Regiment
• 112nd Reconnaissance Battalion
• 47th Panzerjäger Battalion
• 91st Pioneer Battalion
• 91st Signals Battalion
• 91st Divisional Support Units

As of January 1941:

• 141st Gebirgsjäger Regiment
• 143rd Gebirgsjäger Regiment
• 112nd (tmot) Reconnaissance Battalion
• 47th Panzerjäger Battalion
• 85th Light (Luftwaffe) FLAK Battery
• 118th Mountain Artillery Regiment
• Gebirgs-Pionier-Battalion 91
• 91st Signals Battalion
• Divisional Service Troops

See also

• Division (military), Military unit, List of German divisions in WWII
• Heer, Wehrmacht

References

• Pipes, Jason. "6th Gebirgsjager Division". Retrieved May 11, 2005.
• "6. Gebirgs-Division". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved May 11, 2005.