1st LIGHT DIVISION
Formed:
1st April 1938
Converted:
18th October 1939 and renamed 6th Panzer Division
Headquarters:
Wuppertal
Linage:
1. Leichte Brigade
1. Leichte Division
Commanders:
Generalleutnant Erich Hoepner 10th November to 24th November 1938
Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Von Loeper 24th November 1938 to 10th October 1939
Generalmajor Werner Kempf 10th October to 18th October 1939
Battles, Operations and Campaigns:
Operation Fall Grün
Operation Fall Weib
Served:
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Unit Structure September-1939:
Divisional Staff
11th Panzer Regiment
4th Kavallerie Schützen Regiment
76th Artillery Regiment
1/6th Reconnaissance Regiment
65th Panzer Battalion
6th Motorcycle Battalion
4th Panzer-Abwehr Battalion
57th Pioneer Battalion
82nd Signals Battalion
57th Divisional Services
