5th JÃ¤ger Division (Wehrmacht)

The 5th Infantry Division was a major formation of the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht.

2.1 Association membership
2.2 Imputed troops
2.3 levies

3.1 sources
3.2 See also
3.3 Literature
3.4 Notes and references
3.5 Notes

History

List

The division was set up in the wake of the enlargement of the army in October 1934 [A 1] with the codename Commander of Ulm and renamed on October 15, 1935 in the 5th Infantry Division. The division headquarters was formed from the staff of former infantry leader V.

The division was after heavy losses in the east on December 1, 1941 were reclassified in the room Moulin / France in the 5th Light Infantry Division and renamed on July 6, 1942 in 5th Jäger Division.

On May 1, 1945, the Division was broken up at weaning towards the Elbe in the room Wittenberg, the mass came on 3 May in the American bridgehead on the Elbe near Lenzen in captivity.

Garrisons

Peacetime location of the division command was Ulm. The units of the Division were stationed in Württemberg and Baden.

Participation in battles and fighting

The Division was mobilized on 25 August 1939, when the Division 1 -up shaft. [A 2]. Among the already imputed military units were added here:

I. Department of Artillery Regiment 41,
The Division 5 units

Insinuation and use spaces

1939-1940

The Division did not take part in the Polish campaign, but the end of August was transferred to the Western Wall; Elements of the division were at this time already on the Upper Rhine in the maneuvers. 1940 then took the Division of the 2nd Army in the composite part in the western campaign. By March 1941, the Division remained as an occupation force in France.

1941

April 1941 moved the division to East Prussia and took in June in the attack on the Soviet Union in part. She struggled in the corps group of Seydlitz on Wjasma before, was then transferred to heavy losses to freshen up for two months to France, designed to be deployed in the highlands and renamed the 5th Light Infantry Division.

1942-1944

In January 1942, the 5th Light Division came again to the eastern front, where she took part in the liberation of the bridge in the boiler enclosed by Demyansk German troops in the company and moved to the end of 1943 positions in the room Staraya Russa.

In July 1942, at which time the division fought south of Lake Ilmen, the Division for the Hunter Division was reorganized and renamed the 5th Jäger Division. The Division in early 1944 was moved into the room Vitebsk. In March 1944, the Division entered in the composite of the LVI. Panzer Corps with the 5th Panzer Division and the 131st Infantry Division to the relief attack on Kovel under General Hoßbach. This was followed by heavy defensive fighting in the area around Kovel and in the Pripyat area and retreat fighting over the bow and the Narew on the East Prussian border.

1945

In 1945 there were defensive battles in East Prussia and retreat fighting on the Vistula and the Oder. After the Battle of the Seelow Heights retreat to the Elbe followed. The division, her last command post was Schivelbein in Pomerania, was shattered on May 2, near Wittenberg. News and reconnaissance battalion crossed the Elbe and went into American captivity. After an attempt to break through the rest of the parts failed to Wittenberg, the remaining troops were on the night of May 3rd Lenzen north Wittenberg Americans.

Commanders

Organization

Association membership

The division was subordinate to the peace of the Vth Corps in Stuttgart.

Imputed troops

Were under the Division

Infantry Regiment 14 in Konstanz with I. III. Battalion (formerly Infantry Regiment Constance)
Infantry Regiment 56 in Ulm with I. III. Battalion ( established October 15, 1939 )
Artillery Regiment 5 in Ulm with I. III. Department (previously 5th Artillery Regiment)
Engineer Battalion 5 in Ulm (previously 5 ( Württ. ) Pioneer Battalion )

On October 15 the infantry division news department was 5 situated in Ulm

On 15 October, the Infantry Regiment 75 in Freiburg I. - III was. Battalion erected from the
Supplementary Battalion [A 3] Infantry Regiment 14 in vineyard management, the mobilization in 1939, the first battalion of Infantry Regiment 460 ( 260th Infantry Division ) was
Supplementary Battalion Infantry Regiment 56 in Vineyard, later Biberach, the Second Battalion of Infantry Regiment 460 was in the mobilization in 1939
Supplementary Battalion Infantry Regiment 75
Supplementary Battalion Artillery Regiment 5
MG Battalion [A 4] 35 in Horb, formerly MG Battalion 4 of the Fifth Army Corps, was placed under the Division

Division of the 1st wave. An infantry division of the first wave had a target population of 534 officers, 2701 NCOs, 14,397 enlisted men and 102 officers.

See also: Outline of an Infantry Division.

Among the already imputed military units were added here:

I. Department of Artillery Regiment 41,
Division troops 5

Reconnaissance Battalion 5 from the Cavalry Regiment 18, from March 1, 1941 cycling Division 5, from April 1, 1943 Reconnaissance Battalion 5
Infantry division supply officer 5, from November 1, 1942 commander of the divisional troops replenishment 5, with all forces [A 5]

As a replacement troops for the Division V were set up in the military district:

On 27 August 1939 Field Replacement Battalion 5 in Ulm, issued on 22 December 1939 set up again on March 20, 1941 ( Division assumed )
Subordinated to the 155th Division, from 1 September 1940, the 165th Division, from October 1, 1942, the 465th Division

Jäger Regiment 56 I. to III. Battalion (formerly Infantry Regiment 56)
Jäger Regiment 75 with I. to III. Battalion (formerly Infantry Regiment 75)
Artillery Regiment 5 with I to IV Department
Division troops 5

Tank Destroyer Division 5
Wheeled Division 5 with 1 and 2 - wheeled company
Engineer Battalion 5
News department 5
Infantry division supply officer 5

Jäger Regiment 56 I. to III. battalion
Jäger Regiment 75 with I. to III. battalion
Artillery Regiment 5 with I to IV Department
Division troops 5

Field Replacement Battalion 5
Tank Destroyer Division 5 with bar, 1 3rd Company ( Motz [A 6] ), from 1943 1st Company ( Motz ), 2nd Company ( StuG ), 3rd Company ( Geb.Fla. )
Wheeled Division 5, from April 1, 1943 Reconnaissance Battalion 5 with 1 to 3 wheeled Company, 4th heavier Company
Engineer Battalion 5 with bar, 1st and 2nd Company ( besp ), 3 wheeled Company, bridges - column B (mot [A 6] ) 5, light pioneer column 5
News department with 5 staff, first telephone company ( teilmot [A 6] ), 2 radio company (motorized ), light news column
Infantry division supply officer 5, from the commander of the troops supplies 5 with 1 to 3 small cars - column ( 30t ) 5, 4 to 6 driving column ( besp [A 6] ) 5, 7 small cars - column fuel (25 m³) 5 cars Workshop company ( mot ), 5 cars resupplying Season 5, replenishment company 5, bakery company ( mot ) 5, butchery company ( mot ) 5, Verpflegungsamt 5, 1st and 2nd sanitary company ( teilmot. ), 1st and 2nd ambulance - train 5, the field hospital ( Motorised) 5, veterinary company ( mot ) 5 field Post Office ( Motorised) 5

Levy

January 1940 the field replacement battalion 5 - Inf Regt as III.Bataillon. 324 to 163 Infantry Division
February 1940 Staff and II Battalion Infantry Regt. 56 292 to the Infantry Division
October 1940 Inf Regt rod. 14, III. Battalion Infantry Regt. 14, III. Battalion Infantry Regt 56 and III. Battalion Infantry Regt 75 to the 125th Infantry Division

December 1941 Inf Regt -. 14 to the 78th Infantry Division

References

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Inventory overview in the German Federal Archives

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