60th Infantry Division (Germany)

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Formed as 60th Infantry Division in late 1939, from Gruppe Eberhardt, a collection of SA units that had been engaged in the capture of Danzig during the Invasion of Poland. Participated in the invasion of France (1940), and was upgraded to 60.Infantry Division (motorized) afterward. Participated in Operation Barbarossa, originally as a reserve for Army Group South. Encircled at Stalingrad, and destroyed there in early 1943.

In mid 1943, the division was ordered to be reformed, as a panzergrenadier formation (60.Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle) and as a part of the Feldherrnhalle organisation. For more information, see Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle.

1 Orders of Battle
2 References
3 See also

[edit] Orders of Battle

[edit] 60.Infanterie-Division, May 1940 - Battle of France

Division Stab
92.Infanterie-Regiment
243.Infanterie-Regiment
244.Infanterie-Regiment
160.Artillerie-Regiment

[edit] 60.Infanterie-Division (mot), August 1942 - Fall Blau

Division Stab
92.Infanterie-Regiment (mot)
120.Infanterie-Regiment (mot)
160.Kradschützen-Bataillon
160.Panzerjäger-Abteilung
160.Aufklärungs-Abteilung
160.Artillerie-Regiment
160.Nachtrichten-Bataillon
160.Pionier-Battalion (mot)

[edit] 60.Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle, June 1943 - Reforming

Division Stab'
Füsilier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle
Grenadier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle
Panzer-Abteilung Feldherrnhalle
Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung Feldherrnhalle
Artillerie Regiment Feldherrnhalle
FlaK-Bataillon Feldherrnhalle
Pionier-Bataillon Feldherrnhalle
Nachtrichen-Kompanie Feldherrnhalle

[edit] References

Note: The Web references may require you to follow links to cover the unit's entire history.

Pipes, Jason. 60.Infanterie-Division". Retrieved April 2, 2005.
"60. Infanterie-Division". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved April 2, 2005.