5th Mountain Division (Germany)

5th Mountain Division (Germany)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name="5. Gebirgs-Division"


caption=Julius Ringel - the first commander of the division
country=Nazi Germany
type=Mountain Division
branch=Heer Unit
dates=Raised 1940, Surrendered 1945
command_structure=Created as "5. Gebirgs-Division"in 1940.
garrison=
nickname="Gamsbock-Division", "Sumpfjäger-Division"
battles=
notable_commanders= General der Gebirgstruppen Julius Ringel (November 01, 1940February 10, 1944)
associated units=
The German 5th Mountain Division (5th Gebirgs Division) was established in the Austrian Tirol in October 1940, out of regiments taken from the "1. Gebirgs-Division" and the "10. Infanterie Division". Its first action was in the 1941 Balkans Campaign, when it took part in Operations Marita and Merkur; in the latter it was used in an air-landing role. In November it returned to Germany for rehabilitation, and in April 1942 it was deployed to the Eastern Front, where it joined Army Group North on the Volkhov Front. In April 1943 it was redeployed to Italy. It fought out the remainder of the war in Italy and the Western Alps, and surrendered to the Americans near Turin in May 1945.

Units

*85. Gebirgsjäger-Regiment"'
*100. Gebirgsjäger-Regiment"'
*95. Aufklärungs-Bataillon"'
*95. Panzerjäger-Bataillon"'
*73. leichte Flak Batterie (Luftwaffe)"'
*95. Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment; I. - IV. Abteilung"'
*95. Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon"'
*95. Nachrichten-Bataillon
*95. Nachschubtruppen

Commanders

*General der Gebirgstruppen Julius Ringel: (November 01, 1940 - February 10, 1944)
*Generalleutnant Max Schrank: (February 10, 1944 - January 18, 1945)
*Generalmajor Hans Steets: (January 18, 1945 - May 08, 1945)

See also

* Division (military), Military unit, List of German divisions in WWII
* Heer, Wehrmacht

References

* Pipes, Jason. " [http://www.feldgrau.com/5hg.html 5.Gebirgsjäger-Division] ". Retrieved May 11, 2005.
* " [http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Gebirgsdivisionen/5GebDiv-R.htm 5. Gebirgs-Division] ". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved May 11, 2005.
* Marcus Wendel. " [http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1048 5. Gebirgs-Division] ".


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