91st Infantry Division (Germany)

91st Infantry Division
Active	15 January 1944 – 10 August 1944
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Heer
Type	Infantry
Role	Air Landing
Size	Division
Engagements	Operation Overlord
Commanders
Notable commanders	Generalleutnant Wilhelm Falley

The 91st Air Landing Division (German 91. Luftlande-Infanterie-Division) was a German Army infantry division in World War II.

History

The 91st Infantry Division was created in January 1944, and converted reorganized as the 91st Air Landing Division in the spring to take part in Operation Tanne, an aborted airborne operation in Scandinavia. It was stationed in the Cotentin Peninsula when the Allies invaded in June, and was lost in the fall of Cherbourg. It was partially reconstituted in November, and then used to reconstitute the 344th Infantry Division. Its order of battle for 6 June 1944 included 6th Parachute Regiment attached, with von der Heydte commanding.

Commanders

• Generalleutnant Bruno Ortner (10 February 1944 - 25 April 1944)
• Generalleutnant Wilhelm Falley (25 April 1944 - 6 June 1944) KIA
• Generalmajor Bernhard Klosterkemper (6 June 1944 - 10 June 1944)
• Generalleutnant Eugen König (10 June 1944 - 10 August 1944)

Organization (June 1944)

• Command
• 1057th Grenadier Regiment
• 1058th Grenadier Regiment
• 191st Mountain Artillery Regiment
• 191st Engineer Battalion
• 191st Antitank Company
• 191st Field Replacement Battalion
• 191st Antiaircraft Company
• 191st Signals Battalion
• 6th Parachute Regiment (attached from the 2nd Parachute Division)
• 100th Panzer Replacement and Training Battalion (attached)

See also

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

References

• Zaloga, Steven (2004). D-Day (2) Utah Beach & the US Airborne Landings. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-365-9. 
• Pipes, Jason. "91.Infanterie-Division".
• Wendel, Marcus (2004). "91. Luftlande Infanterie-Division".
• "91. Infanterie-Division / 91. (LL) Infanterie-Division". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved 7 April 2005.