1st GEBIRGS DIVISION
Nick Name:
Edelweiß (Edelweiss)
Formed:
9th April 1938
Disbanded:
12th March 1945 and renamed Volks Gebirgs Division
Linage:
Gebirgs Brigade
1. Gebirgs Division
Commanders:
General der Gebirgstruppen Ludwig Kübler 1st September 1939 to 25th October 1940
General der Gebirgstruppen Hubert Lanz 25th October 1940 to 1st January 1942
General der Artillerie Robert Martinek 1st January to 1st December 1942
Generalleutnant Walter Stettner Ritter Von Grabenhofen 1st December 1942 to 10th October 1944
Generalleutnant Josef Kübler 10th October 1944 to 10th March 1945
Generalleutnant August Wittmann 10th March to 12th March 1945
Battles, Operations and Campaigns:
Lviv
Chemin des Dames
Agram-Bihac
Uman
Kharkov
Rostov
Maikop
Drava
Served:
Poland
Luxembourg
Belgium
France
Yugoslavia
Russia
Greece
Hungary
Unit Structure April-1941:
Divisional Staff
98th Gebirgsjäger Regiment
99th Gebirgsjäger Regiment
79th Gebirgs Artillery Regiment
44th Gebirgs Panzer Abwehr Battalion (Motorised)
54th Gebirgs Reconnaissance Battalion
54th Gebirgs Pioneer Battalion
54th Gebirgs Signals
54th Gebirgs Feld Ersatz Battalion
54th Gebirgs Supply Troop
