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Germany's Named Divisions
Notes:
- Some divisions changed type during the war, so they may be listed for each designation.
- Divisions designated Motorized were changed to the designation Panzer-Grenadier in March 1943.1
| Division Name | Formed | Locations |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin Division2 | ||
| Bohemia Division2 | ||
| Brandenburg Panzer-Grenadier Division1 Panzergrenadier Division "Brandenburg"2 |
19431 | December 1944 - May 19451: Eastern Front1 |
| Breslau Division2 | ||
| Danube Division2 | ||
| Demba Division2 | ||
| Döberitz Division2 | ||
| Döllersheim Division2 | ||
| Dresden Division2 | ||
| East Prussia Division2 | ||
| Ernst Moritz Arndt RAD Division2 | ||
| Ferdinand von Schill Division2 | ||
| Friedrich Ludwig Jahn RAD Division2 | ||
| General Government Division2 | ||
| Grafenwöhr Division2 | ||
| Groß Bern Division2 | ||
| Gross Deutschland1 Panzergrenadier Division "Großdeutschland" |
19421 May 19422 |
June 1942 - May 19451: Eastern Front1,2 December 19442: Easter Prussia2 |
| Guestrov Division2 | ||
| Hamburg Division2 | ||
| Hannover Division2 | ||
| Herman Goring1 Panzer Division "Herman Goering"2 (reformed June 19432) |
19431 January 19432 |
January - May 19431: North Africa1 Tunisia, destroyed2 July - August 19431: Sicily1 September 1943 - July 19441: Italy1,2 July 1944 - May 19451: Eastern Front1 |
| Jütland Division2 | ||
| Kurland Division2 | ||
| Mielau Division2 | ||
| Milovitz Division2 | ||
| Moravia Division2 | ||
| Münsingen Division2 | ||
| Neuhammer Division2 | ||
| Panzer Division "Feldherrenhalle"2 | November 19442 | |
| Panzer-Grenadier Feldherrenhalle1 Panzergrenadier Division "Feldherrenhalle"2 (reformed August 19441,2) (converted to Panzer Division "Feldherrenhalle", November 19442) |
March 19431 June 19432 |
January1 - July 19441,2: Eastern Front1,2, destroyed1,2 October 19441,2 - May 19451: Eastern Front1,2 |
| Panzergrenadier Division "Kurmark"2 | February 19432 | Eastern Front2 |
| Panzer Lehr Division1,2 | 19431 November 19432 |
June 1944 - April 19451: North West Europe1 Western Front2, Ruhr pocket2 |
| Scharnhorst Division2 | ||
| Schlageter RAD Division2 | ||
| Silesia Division2 | ||
| Theodor Koerner RAD Division2 | ||
| Ulrich von Hutten Division2 | ||
| Wahn Division2 | ||
| Wildflecken Division2 |
Sources:
- World War II The Encyclopedia of Facts and Figures, John Ellis, 1995
- German Army Handbook 1939 - 1945, James Lucas, 1998
