181st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
| 181st Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
| 181. Infanterie-Division | |
 | |
| Active | December 1939 – 8 May 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Eugen-Heinrich Bleyer |
The 181st Infantry Division (German: 181. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 1 December 1939. The division participated in anti-partisan operations in World War II in German-occupied Yugoslavia.[1]
Orders of Battle
[edit]181. Infanterie-Division 1940
[edit]- Infanterie-Regiment 334
- Infanterie-Regiment 349
- Infanterie-Regiment 359
- Artillerie-Regiment 222
- Pionier-Battalion 222
- Panzerjäger-Abteilung 222
- Infanterie-Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 222
- Infanterie-Divisions-Nachschubführer 222
181. Infanterie-Division 1943
[edit]- Grenadier-Regiment 359
- Grenadier-Regiment 363
- Divisions-Füsilier-Battalion 181
- Artillerie-Regiment 222
- Pionier-Battalion 222
- Panzerjäger-Abteilung 222
- Infanterie-Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 222
- Infanterie-Divisions-Nachschubführer 222
Commanding officers
[edit]- Generalleutnant Peter Bielfeld, 1 December 1939 – 10 January 1940
- Generalleutnant Kurt Woytasch, 10 January 1940 – 1 March 1942
- Generalleutnant Friedrich Bayer, 1 March 1942 – 24 March 1942
- Generalleutnant Hermann Fischer, 24 March 1942 – 1 October 1944
- Generalleutnant Eugen Bleyer, 1 October 1944 – 8 May 1945
References
[edit]- ^ Georg Tessin: Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945. Siebenter Band. Die Landstreitkräfte 131–200. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1973, ISBN 3-7648-0872-1, S. 207.
External links
[edit]- "181. Infanterie-Division". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 27 January 2011.