7th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)

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7th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht) - Wikipedia

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7th Mountain Division
7. Gebirgs-Division
Unit insignia
Active	1941-1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Type	Gebirgsjäger
Role	Mountain warfare
Size	Division
Part of	XXXVI Mountain Corps
Nickname(s)	Bergschuh Division
Engagements	World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Robert Martinek
Insignia
Identification symbol	Edelweiss Mountain boot

The 7th Mountain Division (German: 7. Gebirgs Division) was formed through the redesignation of 99th Light Infantry Division, which had fought on the southern sector of the Eastern Front until being withdrawn to Germany in October 1941. In 1942, it was sent to Finland and remained there until the Finnish withdrawal from the war. The Division retreated into Norway where it remained until the end of the War.^[1]

Commanders

General der Gebirgstruppe Rudolf Konrad (1 November 1941 – 19 December 1941)
Generalmajor Wilhelm Weiß (19 December 1941 – 1 January 1942)
General der Artillerie Robert Martinek (1 January 1942 – 1 May 1942)
Generalleutnant August Krakau (1 May 1942 – 22 July 1942)
General der Artillerie Robert Martinek (22 July 1942 – 10 September 1942)
Generalleutnant August Krakau (10 September 1942 – 8 May 1945) ^[1]

Order of battle

206. Gebirgsjäger Regiment
- 1. Battalion
- 2. Battalion
- 3. Battalion
- Mountain Panzerjäger Company (mot)
218. Gebirgsjäger Regiment
- 1. Battalion
- 2. Battalion
- 3. Battalion
- Mountain Panzerjäger Company (mot)
99. Panzerjäger Battalion
99. Reconnaissance Battalion
79. Mountain Artillery Regiment
- 1. Battalion
- 2. Battalion
- 3. Battalion
- 4. Battalion
99. Mountain Pioneer Battalion
99. Mountain Signals Battalion
54. Mountain Feldersatz Battalion
54. Ski Battalion
99. Supply Troops ^[1]

Finnish auxiliaries

In spring of 1944, the Division controlled several Finnish units that supported it. These were:

- Frontier Battalions 7 and 8
- Independent Battalions 8 and 11
- Mortar Company 11
- Gun Company 48
- Light Artillery Battalion 17
- Independent Armoured Car Platoons 7 and 9

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Wendal, Marcus. "7 Gebirgs Division". Axis History. Retrieved 4 January 2009.

James Lucas - Hitler's Mountain Troops: Fighting at the extremes
Gordon Williamson - German Mountain & Ski Troops 1939-45
Roland Kaltenegger - Schicksalsweg und Kampf der 'Bergschuh'-Division: Die Kriegschronik der 7. Gebirgs-Division vormals 99. leichte Infanterie-Division (in German)
Emil Schuler - Mit dem Bergschuh in Rußland und Finnland: Kriegserlebnisse und Kriegserfahrungen der 7. Gebirgs Division, vormals 99. leichte Infanterie Division (in German)
Dominic Balcom - Survival From The Mountains Troops

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

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