42nd JÄGER DIVISION

42nd JÄGER DIVISION
42nd JÄGER DIVISION

Formed:
22nd December 1943

Disbanded:
24th April 1945

Linage:
187. Infantry Division
187. Reserve Division
42. Jäger Division

Commanders:
Generalleutnant Josef Brauner von Haydringen 1st January 1944 to 26th April 1944
Generalleutnant Walter Jost 26th April 1944 to 24 April 1945

Battles, Operations and Campaigns:
Operation Margarethe
Ventimiglia
Genoa

Served:
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Italy

Unit Structure Late-1943:
Divisional Staff
25th Jäger Regiment
40th Jäger Regiment
142nd Artillery Regiment
142nd Panzerjäger Battalion
142nd Reconnaissance Battalion
142nd Pioneer Battalion
142nd Signals Battalion
142nd Supply Troop