8.Infanterie-Division

The 8. Infanterie-Division was formed in Oppeln on 15 October 1935 from the cover name Artillerieführer III.
The infantry regiments were formed from the 7.(Preußisches) Infanterie-Regiment of the 3.Division of the Reichswehr. It was formed mainly of Silesian personnel.


When WWII began in September of 1939 with the German invasion of Poland, the 8.Infanterie-Division took part under 14.Armee, Armeegruppe Süd. It saw action fighting through tough frontier fortifications in eastern upper Silesia against stiff Polish resistance. It later fought in the advanced on Kracow, crossed the San River in pursuit of reeling Polish forces, and ended the campaign fighting the mass of Army Kracow wedged between Lvov in the south, Lublin in the north and the Bug and San Rivers to the east and west.

After Poland the 8.Infanterie-Division fought in Belgium under 4.Armee, Armeegruppe A, advancing over the Salm, the Ourthe and the Maas Rivers. It later fought at Denee, on the Sambre River and in the Schelde region taking up position against the Allied forces trapped in the Dunkirk Pocket. After Dunkirk, the 8.Infanterie-Division went into reserve before taking up the attack into France proper advancing over the Somme and Oise Rivers during the advance on Paris. 

On June 14th, 1940 the 8.Infanterie-Division along with the 28.Infanterie-Division made the ceremonial first entrance into Paris, although the 9.Infanterie-Division was the first German unit to enter earlier that morning. The formal German victory parade in Paris was conducted two days later on June 16th by the 30.Infanterie-Division. 

After Paris fell the 8.Infanterie-Division crossed the Loire River at Tours and ended the campaign in the region of Rouen where it would spend the next many months on occupation duty before being posted to the Eastern Front in April of 1941.

For the Invasion of the Soviet Union in June of 1941, the 8.Infanterie-Division fought as a part of 9.Armee, Armeegruppe Mitte seeing fighting in the regions of Bryansk, Vyasma and later Moscow before being pulled from the front and sent to France in November 1941 where it was reformed as the 8.leichte-Infanterie-Division in December.

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7.Infanterie-Division

The 7. Infanterie-Division was formed in München on 15 October 1935 from the cover name Artillerieführer VII. 
The infantry regiments were formed from the 19.(Bayerisches) Infanterie-Regiment of the 7.Division of the Reichswehr.

The 7.Infanterie-Division took part in the occupation of Austria on March 12, 1938.

The 7.Infanterie-Division saw service in the 1939 Polish Campaign as part of General Kienitz's XVII.Armee-Korps beneath General List's 14.Armee, under von Rundstedt's Heeresgruppe Süd. Crossing the Polish border from Slovakia through the Jablunka Pass, the 7.Infanterie-Division was heavily engaged against units of the Polish Army Krakow. It remained south of the Vistula River and fought with the 14.Armee eastwards against stiff Polish resistance, eventually crossing the San River near Przemysl and ending the campaign in the region of Lvov.

In the French campaign of 1940 the 7.Infanterie-Division first crossed through the narrow stip of Dutch land between Germany and Belgium known as the Maastricht appendix before moving westward towards the coast. Fighting under the 6.Armee of Armeegruppe B, the 7.Infanterie-Division was a part of the German force used as a diversion against the French and British. They were duped into believing that the attack of 6.Armee was the main thrust of their attack, when in fact it was only meant to draw the Allies forward to allow for the real main thrust to occur farther south, throught the vaunted and seemingly impassable Ardennes region. The 7.Infanterie-Division fought against the British Expeditionary Force up to and during the pocket at Dunkirk where it took up positions on the eastern section of the German lines, near Lille which it would thereafter help in taking once the pocket was eliminted. The 7.Infanterie-Division was placed in reserve for the remainder of the Campaign in France after the Dunkirk Pocket had been reduced and Lille had fallen.

During the Russian campaign the 7.Infanterie-Division was part of VII.Armee-korps, 4.Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte, fighting notably in the siege of Mogilev on the upper Dnieper. It participated in the unsuccessful thrust toward Moscow in December 1941 (Unternehmen Taifun), suffering heavy losses. The division spent 1942 in the relatively quiet central sector of the Russian front, being pulled back into the fray during the Kursk offensive of July 1943 as part of XLVI Panzerkorps. During the Soviet summer offensive of 1944, it managed to escape destruction during the disintegration of Heeresgruppe Mitte, conducting a fighting retreat through Poland to the Vistula line. The division found itself cut off by the Soviet winter offensive of January 1945, isolated on the Hela peninsula at the mouth of the Vistula near near Stutthof north of Tiegenhof, outside of Danzig It surrendered there on May 8th, 1945.

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6.Infanterie-Division

The 6. Infanterie-Division was formed in Bielefeld on 15 October 1935 from the cover name Infanterieführer VI. 
The infantry regiments were formed from the 16.Infanterie-Regiment of the 6.Division of the Reichswehr.

The 6.Infanterie first saw action in 1940 under Generalmajor von Biegelben in France, where it earned a reputation as an effective fighting unit. 

In June, 1941 it took part in the invasion of Russia as part of 9.Armee under Heeresgruppe Mitte. The division took part in heavy fighting on the drive to Moscow but managed to cross the Volga river north of the Russian capital in late November. It was in an exposed position when the Soviet winter offensive began, holding some 16 miles of frontage when the average was around six miles against a determined assault. Still, the 6th gave ground only grudgingly, moving back gradually, both inflicting and sustaining heavy casualties. The division remained with Heeresgruppe Mitte for the next two and a half years.

In 1942 it fought in the defensive battles on the central sector of the eastern front, while notably, in March 1943 taking part in 9.Armee's brilliant retreat from the Rzhev salient - a manuever which freed a dozen divisons from very precarious circumstances. In July 1943, under Generalleutnant Horst Grossman (1943-44) it was involved in the Kursk battles as part of XLVII Panzer Korps. The division later fought heavily in the rear-guard defensive battles of the middle-Dnieper.

The 6th was smashed in the Soviet Summer offensive of 1944 along with most of the rest of Heeresgruppe Mitte. Most of the division was surrounded with XXXV.Korps and forced to surrender. It was destroyed on June 6, 1944, and officially disbanded on July 18, 1944.

The Division was reformed on July 25, 1944 in Sennelager as the 6.Grenadier-Division.


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5.Infanterie-Division

The 5. Infanterie-Division was formed in Ulm on 15 October 1935 the cover name Kommandant von Ulm.
The infantry regiments were formed from the 14.(Badisches) Infanterie-Regiment of the 5.Division of the Reichswehr.

The 5.Infanterie-Division was stationed along the German border in the west in the region of Oberrhein during the 1939 Campaign in Poland, and was lightly engaged during the Campaign in the West in 1940. In 1941, the 5.Infanterie took part in the Invasion of the Soviet Union, seeing heavy action in the Vyasma region. After being heavily engaged in Russia the 5th was transfered to the West in November/October, 1941 to refit as the 5.leichte-Infanterie-Division.


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4.Infanterie-Division

 The 4. Infanterie-Division was formed in Dresden on 15 October 1935 from the cover name Artillerieführer IV.The infantry regiments were formed from the 10.(Sächsisches) Infanterie-Regiment of the 4.Division of the Reichswehr.


The 4.Infanterier-Division took part in the Polish Campaign in 1939 and then in the Campaign in the West in 1940. During the Campaign in France in 1940, the 4th followed up behind the decisive armor breakthrough at Sedan. Later in 1940, after the fighting in France had ended, the 4.Infanterie-Division was converted into the 14.Panzer-Division.


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Luftwaffe Service Tunic("Tuchrock"),was designed for everyday wear in 1935,had four pleated pockets,french cuffs,and open collar.It was worn with straight or baggy gray-blue trousers for enlisted man,and with breeches for officers.

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Walther Nehring(15 August 1892 – 20 April 1983), was a German general of World War II, known for his involvement with the Afrika Korps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. 

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