122nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
Appearance
122. Infanterie-Division German 122nd Infantry Division | |
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Active | 7 October 1940 – 8 May 1945 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Siegfried Macholz |
The 122nd Infantry Division (German: 122. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 5 October 1940
Organisation
1941 | July 1944 |
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Infantry Regiment 409 |
Grenadier Regiment 409 |
Reconnaissance Battalion 122 |
Fusilier Battalion 122 |
Artillery Regiment 122 | |
Engineer Battalion 122 | |
Field Replacement Battalion 122 | |
Anti Tank Battalion 122 |
Anti Tank Battalion 122 (mot.) |
Divisional Signal Battalion 122 |
Divisional Signal Battalion 122 (part motorised) |
Divisional Services 122 |
Divisional Supply Troops 122 |
Commanding officers
- Generalleutnant Siegfried Macholz, 5 October 1940 – 8 December 1941
- Generalleutnant Friedrich Bayer, 8 December 1941 – 17 February 1942
- Generalleutnant Siegfried Macholz, 17 February 1942 – 1 August 1942
- Generalleutnant Kurt Chill, 1 August 1942 – 10 October 1942
- Generalleutnant Gustav Hundt, 10 October 1942 – November 1942
- Generalleutnant Siegfried Macholz, November 1942 – 1 December 1942
- Generalmajor Adolf Westhoff, 1 December 1942 – 8 January 1943
- Generalmajor Adolf Trowitz, 8 January 1943 – 15 May 1943
- Generalleutnant Alfred Thielmann, 15 May 1943 – 27 June 1943
- Generalleutnant Kurt Chill, 27 June 1943 – 1 February 1944
- Generalmajor Johann-Albrecht von Blücher, 1 February 1944 – 4 February 1944
- Generalmajor Hero Breusing, 4 February 1944 – 25 August 1944
- General der Infanterie Friedrich Fangohr, 25 August 1944 – 20 January 1945
- Generalmajor Bruno Schatz, 20 January 1945 – 8 May 1945
External links
- "122. Infanterie-Division". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 21 January 2011.