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Overview[]

The 79. Infanterie-Division was a German division formed in August 1939. The division was destroyed in Stalingrad in January 1943, and reformed in March 1943. It was destroyed once more near Iași in August 1944.

Organization[]

Commanders[]

Commanders
Date Rank Name Notes
Aug 1939 - 12 Jan 1942 Generaloberst Karl Strecker
12 Jan 1942 - 31 Jan 1943 Generalleutnant Richard von Schwerin
Mar 1943 - 5 Jun 1943 Generalleutnant Richard von Schwerin
5 Jun 1943 - 25 Oct 2943 Generalmajor Heinrich Kreipe
25 Oct 1943 - 29 Aug 1944 Generalleutnant Friedrich-August Weinknecht

Structure[]

Order of Battle
1939 23 July 1942 1944
Infanterie-Regiment 208 Infanterie-Regiment 208 Grenadier-Regiment 208
Infanterie-Regiment 212 Infanterie-Regiment 212 Grenadier-Regiment 212
Infanterie-Regiment 226 Infanterie-Regiment 226 Grenadier-Regiment 226
Artillerie-Regiment 179 Artillerie-Regiment 179 Artillerie-Regiment 179
Divisionseinheiten 179 Divisionseinheiten 179 Divisionseinheiten 179
Aufklärungs-Abteilung 179 Aufklärungs-Abteilung 179 ?
Pionier-Batallion 179 Pionier-Batallion 179 ?
Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 179 Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 179 ?
Nachrichten-Abteilung 179 Nachrichten-Abteilung 179 ?

Service History[]

Deployment & Hierarchy
Date Status Location XXX XXXX XXXXX
Sep 1939 Saarpfalz Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. XII. Armee-Korps Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 1. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe C
Oct 1939 - May 1940 Saarpfalz Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. XXX. Armee-Korps Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 1. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe C
Jun 1940 Reserve Lothringen, Epinal - Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 1. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe C
July 1940 - Oct 1940 Langres Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. XXIV. Armee-Korps Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 1. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe C
Nov 1940 Langres Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. XXV. Armee-Korps Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 1. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe D
Dec 1940 - Apr 1941 Langres Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. XXVII. Armee-Korps Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 1. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe D
May 1941 Klagenfurt Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. LII. Armee-Korps Insignia of the 11 11. Armee -
Jun 1941 Klagenfurt - Insignia of the 2 2. Armee -
Jul 1941 Reserve Polen Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. LI. Armee-Korps - Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe Süd
Aug 1941 Kiew Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. XVII. Armee-Korps Insignia of the 6 6. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe Süd
Sep 1941 - Nov 1941 Kiew, Charkow Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. LI. Armee-Korps Insignia of the 6 6. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe Süd
Dec 1941 - May 1942 Charkow Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. XVII. Armee-Korps Insignia of the 6 6. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe Süd
Jun 1942 Kupiansk Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. VIII. Armee-Korps Insignia of the 6 6. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe Süd
Jul 1942 Stariza (Don) Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. XVIII. Armee-Korps Insignia of the 6 6. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe Süd
Aug 1942 - Sep 1942 Stariza (Don) Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. XVIII. Armee-Korps Insignia of the 6 6. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe B
Oct 1942 Reserve Kalatsch - Insignia of the 6 6. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe B
Nov 1942 Stalingrad Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. LI. Armee-Korps Insignia of the 6 6. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe B
Dec 1942 - Feb 1943 Stalingrad Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. LI. Armee-Korps Insignia of the 6 6. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe Don
Mar 1943 Stalino Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. XXIX. Armee-Korps Hollidt Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe Süd
Apr 1943 - May 1943 Reserve Stalino - Insignia of the 6 6. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe Süd
Jun 1943 - Sep 1943 Kuban Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. XXXXIV. Armee-Korps Insignia of the 17 17. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe A
Oct 1943 Reserve Saporoshe - Insignia of the 6 6. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe A
Nov 1943 - Dec 1943 Nikopol Insignia of the IV. A.K. IV. Armee-Korps Icon used to portray a Panzer-Armee within the Wehrmacht. 1. Panzer-Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe Süd
Jan 1944 Nikopol Insignia of the IV. A.K. IV. Armee-Korps Insignia of the 6 6. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe Süd
Feb 1944 Nikolajew Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. XXXXIV. Armee-Korps 3. Romanian Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe Süd
Mar 1944 Nikolajew Icon used to portray an Armee-Korps within the Wehrmacht. XXXXIV. Armee-Korps Insignia of the 6 6. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe A
Apr 1944 - Jul 1944 Jassy Insignia of the IV. A.K. IV. Armee-Korps Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 8. Armee Icon used to portray an Armeegruppe within the Wehrmacht. Heeresgruppe Südukraine
Aug 1944 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Flag of Germany (1935 to 1945) Germany (Deutsches Reich) War Flag of Germany (1938-1945)
Order of Battle
1919 - 1945
High Command
Reichskriegsflagge (1938 to 1945) Wehrmacht
Command Structure
O.K. OKW (OKHOKLOKM)
XXXXXX — Theatre
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer O.B. NiedelandeNordNordwestOstSüdSüdostSüdwestWest
Emblem of the Kriegsmarine Kriegsmarine Marine Oberkommando NordseeNorwegenOstseeSüdWest
XXXXX — Army Groups
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Heeresgruppe ABCDEFGHAfrikaDonKurlandMitteNordNordukraineOberrheinOstmarkSüdSüdukraineWeichsel
Armeegruppe Ruoff
XXXX — Armies
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Armee 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.14.15.16.17.18.19.21.24.25.LapplandLigurienNorwegenOstpreußen
Panzer-Armee 1.2.3.4.5.6.Afrika
Gebirgs-Armee 20.
Emblem of the Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Fallschirm-Armee 1.
Emblem of the Waffen SS Waffen SS Panzer-Armee 611
XXX — Army Corps
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Armee-Korps I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X.XI.XII.XIII.XIV.XV.XVI.XVII.XVIII.XIX.XX.XXI.XXII.XXIII.XXIV.XXV.XXVI.XXVII.XXVIIIXXIX.XXX.XXXII.XXXIIIXXXIV.XXXV.XXXVIII.XXXIX.XXXX.XXXXI.XXXXII.XXXXIII.XXXXIV.XXXXVI.XXXXVII.XXXXVIII.L.LI.LII.LIII.LIV.LV.LVII.LIX.LXII.LXIII.LXIV.LXV.LXVI.LXII.LXVIII.LXIX.LXX.LXXI.LXXII.LXXIII.LXXIV.LXXV.LXXVI.LXXVIII.LXXX.LXXXI.LXXXII.LXXXIII.LXXXIV.LXXXV.LXXXVI.LXXXVII.LXXXVIII.LXXXIX.LXXXX.LXXXXI.LXXXXVII.
Gebirgs-Korps XV.XVIII.XIX.XXI.XXII.XXXVI.XXXXIX.LI.
Kavallerie-Korps I.
Panzer-Korps III.IV.VII.XIV.XXIV.XXXVIII.XXXIX.XXXX.XXXXI.XXXXVI.XXXXVII.XXXXVIIILVI.LVII.LVIII.LXXVI.FeldherrnhalleGroßdeutschland
Special Purpose [[]]
Reserve-Korps [[]]
Sonstige [[]]
Emblem of the Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Fallschirm-Korps I.II.
Feld-Korps I.II.III.IV.
Emblem of the Waffen SS Waffen SS Armee-Korps VI.X.XII.XIII.XIV.XVI.XVII.XVIII.
Gebirgs-Korps V.IX.
Kavallerie-Korps VIII.XV.
Panzer-Korps I.II.III.VII.XI.
XX — Divisions
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Geb.-Div. 123456789157188
Grenadier-Division 619313644.45541542543544545546547548549550551552553558559560561562563LehrOstpreußen 1Ostpreußen 2
Infanterie-Division 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435364144454647485052565758596061626468697172737576777879818283848586878889919293949596979899100101102104106110111112113121122123125126129131132134137159161162163164167168169170181183196197198205206207208209211212213214215216217218221223225227228231232237239245246250251252253254255256257258260262263267268269271272275276277278280282290291292293294295296297298299302304305306319320321323326327328329330332333334335336337339340342349352353357359361362367370371376377383384385387389392702704707708709710711712713714715716717718719999BöhmenBreslauBerlinDembaDöllersheimDresdenDonauErnst Moritz ArndtFerdinand von SchillFriedrich Ludwig JahnGeneralgouvernementGrafenwöhrGroß-BornGüstrowHamburgHannoverJütlandKurlandMielauMilowitzMünsingenMährenNeuhammerOstpreußenPotsdamRhönSchlageterSchlesienSeelandScharnhorstTheordor KörnerUlrich von HuttenWahnWildfleckenz.b.V. 1z.b.V. 2z.b.V. 3z.b.V. 4
Infanterie-Division (mot.) 21029
Panzer-Division 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262745116155178179232233273BergenFallschirmFeldherrnhalle 1Feldherrnhalle 2HolsteinJüterbogKempfLehrMünchebergNorwegenSchlesien
Panzergrenadier-Division 3101415161820252990 (Afrika)233BrandenburgFallschirmFeldherrnhalleGroßdeutschlandKurmark
Schatten-Division DennewitzGroßgörschenKatzbachMöckernNiedergörsdorf
Volksgrenadier-Division 349
Emblem of the Luftwaffe Luftwaffe F.J.D. 12345678910112021ErdmannFallschirmjäger-Ausbildungs-und-Ersatz-Division
Lw.F.D. 12345678910111213141516171819202122
Emblem of the Kriegsmarine Kriegsmarine Mar.Inf.Div. 1231116
Emblem of the Reichsarbeitsdienst RAD RAD-Division 1234
Emblem of the Waffen SS Waffen SS Geb.-Div. 6 "Nord"7 "Prinz Eugen"13 "Handschar"21 "Skanderberg"23 "Kama"24 "Karstjäger"
Gren.-Div. 1415192025 "Hunyadi"2627 "Langemarck"29303132 "30. Januar"33 "Charlemagne"34 "Landstorm Nederland"35 "Polizei"3638 "Nibelungen"
Kav.-Div. 8 "Florian Geyer"223337
Pz.Gren.-Div. 4 Polizei11 "Nordland"16 "Reichsführer SS"17 "Göts von Berlichingen"18 "Horst Wessel"23 "Nederland"28 "Wallonien"
Pz.-Div. 1 "LSSAH"2 "Das Reich"3 "Totenkopf"5 "Wiking"9 "Hohenstaufen"10 "Frundsberg"12 "Hitlerjugend"
X — Brigades
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Gren.-Brig. 92193388503761113111321133113411351136Lehr
Inf.-Brig. 599
Pz.-Brig. 1234568101821100101102103104105106107108109110111112113Norwegen
Sch.-Brig. 123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Misc. Brigaden 1001005AfrikaBaurLötzen
K.G. von Broich
Emblem of the Kriegsmarine Kriegsmarine Marine-Flak I.II.III.IV.V.Bordflak Nord
Misc. Brigaden NordWeber
Emblem of the Waffen SS Waffen SS Gren.Brig. FranzosischeItalienischeWeissruthenische
Pz.Gren.Brig. 4.49.51.Nederland
W.Brig. 1
III — Regiments
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Art.-Reg. 1210293883190295
Art.-Reg. (mot.) 10
Inf.-Reg. 1351520222529413643506471858692191194211369516517518
Inf.-Reg. (mot.) 5152025417186
Gren.-Reg. 187118
Füsilier-Regiment 22
Jgr.-Reg. 54227
Pz.-Reg. 1011243536201202203204
Pz.Art.-Reg. 10
Pz.Gren.-Reg. 8202941155200361210121022103210421052106210721082109211021112112211322022206Afrika 288KurfustKurmark
s.Pz.Jgr.-Rgt. 656
K.G. EdelsheimLancken
Emblem of the Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Fallsch.Jgr.-Reg. 134
Fallsch.Art.-Reg. 1
Emblem of the Kriegsmarine Kriegsmarine Mar.Art.-Reg. 15102122242630404150
Mar.Flak.-Reg. 12348914202224303132
Mar.Gren.-Reg. 567
Mar.Inf.-Reg. 12348910
Mar.Sch.-Reg. 12342632111112113Kopenhagen
Misc. Regiments 20. EinsatzBadermannvon BergerGebauerJohnKühnemannKuffes (?)von Pflugk-HarttungSchindler (?)West 1West 2West 3Zapp
Emblem of the Waffen SS Waffen SS Standarten Der FührerDeutschlandGermaniaKurt EggersLeibstandarteNordwest
Pz.Gren.Reg. 12
Pz.Reg. 1
II — Battalions
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Pi.-Batl. 336
Pz.-Abt. 51521031292163013865035052101210221032104210521062107210821092110211121122113Norwegen
Pz.-Abt. (Fl.) 100
Pz.Aufkl.-Abt. 103
Pz.Gren.-Bat. Norwegen
Pz.Jgr.-Ers.u.Ausb.-Abt. 7
Stu.G.-Abt. 185197177244
Stu.Pz.-Abt. 216
s.Pz.-Abt. 501502503504505506507508509510511301
s.Pz.Jgr.-Abt. 653654
Stu.-Bat. Norwegen
Emblem of the Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Fallsch.Pz.Jgr.-Abt. 1
Emblem of the Waffen SS Waffen SS Heimwehr-Batl. Danzig
Karstwehr-Batl. SS-Karstwehr-Bataillon
schw.Pz.-Abt. 101102103104
Wach-Batl. 123356BerlinBöhmen-MärenDebicaNordNordwestObersalzbergOranienburgOsloPrag
Armband of the Volkssturm Volkssturm V.S.-Batl. 1 Feuerschutzpolizei1 Freiburger1 Poznan1 Tilsit-Ragnit1/1411/1431/3321/3911/391/11/191/21/391/31/391/410 Badisches10/8/110/8/1 Hessen-Nassau12/61 • many more • 114 • more
I — Companies
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1353
Beobachtungs-Abteilung 13
Nachrichten-Abteilung 1
Pz.Jgr.-Kp. 601
Pz.-Kp. 312313314
s.Pz.Jgr.-Kp. 614653 (St123)
Emblem of the Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Fallsch.Flak-Abt. 1
Fallsch.San.-Abt. 1
Emblem of the Waffen SS Waffen SS Vielfach-W.-Batr. 101551552
Wach-Kp. 78910HegewaldKnabengrube
W.-Abt. 101102103104105107500501502503504505506
W.-Batr. 500
W.-Grp. KrostaNickmann
W.-Ausb.-u.-Ersatz-Abt. SS-Werfer-Ausbildungs-und-Ersatz-Abteilung
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