3rd LIGHT DIVISION
Formed:
10th November 1938
Converted:
16th October 1939 and renamed 8th Panzer Division
Headquarters:
Cottbus
Linage:
3. Leichte Division
Commanders:
Generalleutnant Adolf Kuntzen 10th November 1938 to 16th October 1939)
Battles, Operations and Campaigns:
Operation Fall Weib
Served:
Poland
Unit Structure 1st September-1939:
Divisional Staff
8th Kavallerie Schützen Regiment
9th Kavallerie Schützen Regiment
80th Artillery Regiment
8th Reconnaissance Regiment (Motorcycle)
67th Panzer Battalion
2nd Motorcycle Battalion
43rd Panzer-Abwehr Battalion
59th Pioneer Battalion
4/3rd Signals Battalion
58th Divisional Service Columns
Medical and Administration Companies
