8th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)
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| 8 Mountain Division | |
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 Insignia of 8 Mountain Division |
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| Active | 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Allegiance | Adolf Hitler |
| Role | Mountain troops |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | World War II |
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| Identification symbol |
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| Identification symbol |
Division arm insignia, monk with beer mug |
8th Mountain Division or 8. Gebirgs-Division (German) was formed on 27 February 1945 by the redesignation of the 157th Mountain Division. Which itself had been formed from the 157th Infantry Division in September 1944. The division was stationed in France until the Italian surrender when it then moved to Italy taking 5.772 prisoners during two days. The division remained in Italy for the rest of the war and surrendered in May 1945. [1][2]
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[edit] Commander
[edit] Order of battle
- Gebirgsjäger Regiment 296
- 3 x Battalions
- Gebirgsjäger Regiment 297
- 3 x Battalions
- Gebirgs Artillery Regiment 1057
- Feldersatz Battalion 1057
- Panzerjäger Battalion 157
- Reconnaissance Battalion 1057
- Gebirgs Pionier Battalion 1057
- Gebirgs Signals Battalion 1057
- Division Supply troop 1057 [2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Divisionseinheiten der 157. Gebirgs-Division / 8. Gebirgs-Division". Lexion der Wehrmacht. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/DivisionseinheitenGeb/Divisionseinheiten8GD-R.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ a b Wendal, Marcus. "8. Gebirgs-Division". Axis History. http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1051. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
[edit] Further reading
- James Lucas - Hitler's Mountain Troops: Fighting at the extremes
- Veit Scherzer - 8. Gebirgs-Division
- Gordon Williamson - German Mountain & Ski Troops 1939-45
