The 14th Infantry Division
This unit
was formed in October 1934 in
With the
formal announcement of the creation of the Wehrmacht (which had covertly been
in place for over a year) on October 15th, 1935, the cover name Kommandant von
Leipzig was dropped and this unit became offically known as the
14.Infanterie-Division.
On October
15th, 1940, the 14.Infanterie-Division was reformed as the 14.Infanterie-Division (mot.). The conversion was completed by March 3rd,
1941.
In 1943 the
14.Infanterie-Division (mot.) was de-motorised after an attempt to reform it
into the 14.Panzergrenadier-Divison failed. This process began on May 1st, 1943
and the division was then redesignated the 14.Infanterie-Division on June 30th,
1943
When the
planned redesignation of the 14.Infanterie-Division (mot.) into the
14.Panzer-Grenadier-Division did not take place, Infanterie-Regiment 101 was
reformed. Infanterie-Regiment 101 from the original 14.Infanterie-Division was
transfered along with the rest of the division when it became the
14.Infanterie-Division (mot.), but it was soon transfered again to the
18.Panzer-Division. When the 14.Infanterie-Division (mot.) became the 14.Infanterie-Division,
Infanterie-Regiment 101 was reformed. The original Infanterie-Regiment 101
became Schutzen-Regiment 101 when it was sent to the 18.Panzer-Division.
Organization
1940
Infanterie-Regiment
11
Infanterie-Regiment 53
Infanterie-Regiment 101
Artillerie-Regiment 14
I./Artillerie-Regiment 50
14th Divisional Support Units
1943
Infanterie-Regiment
11
Infanterie-Regiment 53
Infanterie-Regiment 101
Artillerie-Regiment 14
Füsilier-Abteilung 14
Kradschutzen-Abteilung 54
14th Divisional
Support Units
Campaigns
·
· Western
Campaign 1940 March trough
· Eastern
Front 1943-1945 Barbarossa and retreat from
Commanders:
Oberst Erich Friderici 4.01.34
- 10.01.35
Gen.Lt. Franz Freiherr Kreb von Kressenstein 10.01.35 - 10.06.36
Gen.Lt. Peter Weyer 10.06.36
- 6.15.40
Gen.Maj. Lothar Rendulic
6.15.40 - 10.6.40
General
der Infanterie Kommandierende General XXXV Armeekorps Ironcross with
oakleaf 15-8-43
Gen.Lt. Friedrich Fürst 10.6.40
- into 14.Inf.Div.(mot)
Generalmajor Hermann Flörke from
14.Inf.Div.(mot) - 12.28.44
Generalleutnant Erich Schneider 12.28.44
- 3.20.45
Ironcross with oakleaf 6-3-45
Generalmajor Paul von Below ??.??.45
- ??.??.45
Oberst ?? Kirch ??.??.45
- ??.??.45
Generalmajor Werner Schulze 3.??.45
- 4.??.45
Ironcross with oakleaf 23-8-44
As you can
see we are missing some data. Is you can fill in the gaps please let me know!
Data
from www.feldgrau.com/14i.html
And www.feldgrau.com/14im.html
Organisation
of Army Group Center:
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Army Group Center |
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Army
Group Reserve: Shock Group Wellner (Jaeger Battalion) |
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2nd Panzer Army |
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707th
Infantry Division |
35th Army Corps |
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262nd Infantry Division |
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56th Infantry Division |
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4th Panzer Division |
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26th Infantry Division |
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53rd Army Corps |
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112th Infantry Division |
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296th Infantry Division |
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25th Motorized Infantry Division |
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293rd Infantry Division |
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134th Infantry Division |
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47th Panzer Corps |
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211th Infantry Division |
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208th Infantry Division |
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Most of 18th Panzer Division |
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339th Infantry Division with elements of 221st
Security Division |
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Army Rear Area Command 532 |
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Hungarian 102nd Light Division |
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Hungarian 108th Light Division |
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4th Army |
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442nd
Infantry Division (for special employment) |
56th Panzer Corps |
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331st Infantry Division with 1 regiment of
321st Infantry Division |
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131st Infantry Division |
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2 regiments of 10th Motorized Infantry
Division |
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267th Infantry Division |
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2 regiments of 321st Infantry Division |
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43rd Army Corps |
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34th Infantry Division |
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137th Infantry Division |
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263rd Infantry Division |
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12th Army Corps |
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260th Infantry Division |
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268th Infantry Division |
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3rd Panzer Army |
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Elements
of 18th Panzer Division |
20th Army Corps |
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255th Infantry Division |
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183rd Infantry Division |
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31st Infantry Division |
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9th Army Corps |
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98th Infantry Division |
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292nd Infantry Division |
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258th Infantry Division |
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7th Infantry Division |
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252nd Infantry Division |
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35th Infantry Division |
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46th Panzer Corps |
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342nd Motorized Infantry Division |
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36th Infantry Division |
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5th Panzer Division |
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9th Army |
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Police
Regiment 13 9th Panzer
Division |
39th Panzer Corps |
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337th Infantry Division |
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78th Infantry Division with elements of 129th
Infantry Division |
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2nd Panzer Division |
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102nd Infantry Division |
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216th Infantry Division |
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27th Army Corps |
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Group Mueller-Gebhard |
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95th Infantry Division |
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72nd Infantry Division |
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256th Infantry Division |
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2 regiments of 6th Infantry Division with 2
regiments of 129th Infantry Division |
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87th Infantry Division |
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251st Infantry Division |
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14th Motorized Infantry Division
with 1 regiment of 6th Infantry
Division & elements of 110th Infantry Division & elements of
"Grossdeutschland" Division |
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23rd Army Corps |
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Group
Hoernlein Group
Praun |
206th Infantry Division |
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253rd Infantry Division |
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1 regiment of 110th Infantry Division |
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Most of "Grossdeutschland" Division
with elements of 110th Infantry Division |
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Most of 86th Infantry Division with elements
of 1st Panzer Division |
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12th Panzer Division |
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41st Panzer Corps |
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246th Infantry Division |
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Most of 1st Panzer Division with 1 regiment of
10th Motorized Infantry Division |
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20th Panzer Division |
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SS Cavalry Division |
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2nd Luftwaffe Field Division |
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52nd Infantry Division (in Zuf.) |
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6th Army Corps |
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197th Infantry Division |
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7th Fl. Division |
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330th Infantry Division with 1 regiment of
328th Infantry Division |
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205th Infantry Division |
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59th Army Corps |
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Group
Jaschke Group
Brandenberger |
2nd Luftwaffe Field Corps |
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4th Luftwaffe Field Division |
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3rd Luftwaffe Field Division |
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6th Luftwaffe Field Division |
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SS Brigade 1 & Free Corps
"Denmark" |
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Group Wohler |
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2 regiments of 83rd Infantry Division with 1
regiment of 3rd Mountain Division |
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Most of 20th Motorized Infantry Division with
elements of 11th Panzer Division |
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291st Infantry Division |
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8th Panzer Division with elements of 20th
Motorized Infantry Division |
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Rear Area Command "Army Group
Center" |
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286th Security Division |
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221st Security Division without security
regiment |
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201st Security Division |
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203rd Security Division |
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Data from :
http://www.freeport-tech.com/WWII/index.htm