97th JÄGER DIVISION
Nick Name:
Spielhahnfeder (Black Grouse Feather)
Formed:
6th July 1942
Disbanded:
May 1945
Linage:
97. Light Infantry Division
97. Jäger Division
Commanders:
Generalleutnant Ernst Rupp July 1942 to 30th May 1943
Generalmajor Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte 30th May to 3rd June 1943
General der Infanterie Ludwig Müller 3rd June to 12th December 1943
Generalleutnant Friedrich Rabe Von Pappenheim 13th December 1943 to 17th April 1945
Generalmajor Robert Bader 17th April to 8th May 1945
Battles, Operations and Campaigns:
Operation Fall Blau
Armavir
Maikop
Crimea
Kosice
Served:
Russian
Romania
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Unit Structure September-1943:
Divisional Staff
204th Jäger Regiment
207th Jäger Regiment
81st Gebirgs Artillery Regiment
97th Panzerjäger Battalion
97th Reconnaissance Battalion
97th Pioneer Battalion
97th Signals Battalion
81st Feld Ersatz Battalion
97th Supply Troop
