19th Grenadier Division (Wehrmacht)
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| 19th Grenadier Division 19. Grenadier-Division |
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| Active | August 1944 - October 1944 |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | World War II |
The 19th Grenadier Division (German: 19. Grenadier-Division) of the German Army in World War II was formed from remnants of the 19. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division (19th Airforce Storm Division) and was renamed 19. Volksgrenadier-Division (19th People's Grenadier Division) in October 1944.
Commanders
- Oberst (later General-Major) Gerhard Bassenge: 1 October 1942 - 1 February 1943[1]
- Generalleutnant Otto Elfeldt (? Aug 1944 - ? Aug 1944)
- Generalleutnant Walter Wißmath (? Aug 1944 - 9 Oct 1944)
Area of Operations
Order of battle
- Grenadier Regiment 59.
- Grenadier Regiment 73.
- Grenadier Regiment 74.
- Artillery Regiment 719.
- 1. Battalion
- 2. Battalion
- 3. Battalion
- 4. Battalion
- Panzerjäger Battalion 119.
- Signals Battalion 119.
- Engineer Battalion 119.
- Supply troops
Notes
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- Mitcham, Samuel W. Jr. German Order of Battle, Volume Two: 291st–999th Infantry Divisions, Named Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII. Stackpole Books, 2007.
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- ↑ German Order of Battle, p. 317.
