126th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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126th Infantry Division
German: 126. Infanterie-Division
Insignia of the 126th Infantry Division
Active1940 – 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
1940–42Paul Laux
1942–43, 1943Harry Hoppe
1943Friedrich Hofmann
1943–45Gotthard Fischer
1945Kurt Hähling

The 126th Infantry Division (German: 126. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 18 October 1940 in Sennelager.

The division was formed from elements of the 11th Infantry Division, 253rd Infantry Division and the non-motorized elements of the 16th Motorized Infantry Division. It fought at Demyansk, Staraya Russia and Leningrad before ending the war in the Courland Pocket.

Commanding officers[edit]

Order of battle[edit]

1940[edit]

  • Infantry Regiment 422
  • Infantry Regiment 424
  • Infantry Regiment 426
  • Artillery Regiment 126
  • Divisions Units 126

1943[edit]

  • Grenadier Regiment 422
  • Grenadier Regiment 424
  • Grenadier Regiment 426
  • Divisions Fusilier Battalion 126
  • Artillery Regiment 126
  • Divisions Units 126

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

  • "126. Infanterie-Division". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 11 January 2011.