6th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)

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6th Mountain Division
German: 6. Gebirgs-Division
Unit insignia
Active	June 1940 – 8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Type	Gebirgsjäger
Role	Mountain warfare
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Ferdinand Schörner

The 6th Mountain Division (German: 6. Gebirgs-Division) was a German army Division of World War II. It was established in June 1940, and was deployed to France for occupation duties. In December it was relocated to Poland, where it remained until the spring of 1941. Having formed XVIII Mountain Corps with the 5th Mountain Division^[1], it then took part in Operation Marita, the invasion of Greece during the Balkans Campaign. In September it was relocated to northern Finland, where it operated in Lapland (west of Murmansk). From July 1942 onward it was part of the 20th Mountain Army along the Arctic coast. It withdrew into Norway when the Germans evacuated Finland in late 1944, and surrendered to the British at the end of the war in 1945.

Commanding officers

Generalmajor Ferdinand Schörner (1 June 1940 - 1 February 1942)
Generalleutnant Christian Philipp (1 February 1942 - 20 August 1944)
Generalmajor Max-Josef Pemsel (20 August 1944 - 19 April 1945)
Oberst Josef Remold (20 April 1945 - capitulation)

Order of battle

As of 1 June 1940 (day of formation):

141st Gebirgsjäger Regiment
143rd Gebirgsjäger Regiment
118th Mountain Artillery Regiment
112th Reconnaissance Battalion
47th Panzerjäger Battalion
91st Pioneer Battalion
91st Signals Battalion
91st Divisional Support Units

As of January 1941:

141st Gebirgsjäger Regiment
143rd Gebirgsjäger Regiment
112th (tmot) Reconnaissance Battalion
47th Panzerjäger Battalion
85th Light (Luftwaffe) FlaK Battery
118th Mountain Artillery Regiment
Gebirgs-Pionier-Battalion 91
91st Signals Battalion
Divisional Service Troops

References

^ Lepage, Jean-Denis (2023). German Mountain Troops, 1935-194. Pen and Sword, UK.

Pipes, Jason. "6th Gebirgsjager Division". Retrieved May 11, 2005.
"6. Gebirgs-Division". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved May 11, 2005.

v t e Mountain divisions of the Wehrmacht
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 157th 188th 1st Ski
See also: List of German divisions in World War II

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 6th Mountain Division
Max-Josef Pemsel Ferdinand Schörner¹ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Maximilian Jais
¹Oak Leaves with the XXXX Panzer Corps, Swords and Diamonds with Army Group North.

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