132nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
Appearance
132. Infanterie-Division German 132nd Infantry Division | |
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Active | 1940–45 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division 15,000 Soldiers |
Colors | Red and Yellow |
Engagements | World War II |
The 132nd Infantry Division (German: 132. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 5 October 1940 in Landshut and was destroyed in the Courland Pocket in 1945.
In May 1941 the units of this division participated in the suppression of the Đurđevdan uprising.
Organization
Structure of the division:[1][2]
- Headquarters
- 132nd Reconnaissance Battalion
- 436th Infantry Regiment
- 437th Infantry Regiment
- 438th Infantry Regiment
- 132nd Engineer Battalion
- 132nd Artillery Regiment
- 132nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 132nd Signal Battalion
- 132nd Divisional Supply Group
Commanding officers
- Generalleutnant Rudolf Sintzenich, 5 October 1940 – 11 January 1942
- General der Artillerie Fritz Lindemann, 11 January 1942 – 12 August 1943
- Generalleutnant Herbert Wagner, 12 August 1943 – 8 January 1945
- Generalmajor Rudolf Demme, 8 January – 8 May 1945
References
- ^ German Order of Battle, 1st-290th Infantry Divisions in WWII. p. 125.
- ^ "Infanterie-Division (11. Welle), German Army, 22.06.1941". niehorster.org. Retrieved 22 January 2019.