15th PANZERGRENADIER DIVISION

15th PANZERGRENADIER DIVISION
15th PANZERGRENADIER DIVISION

Formed:
15th July 1943

Disbanded:
8th May 1945

Linage:
Sizilien Panzergrenadier Division & 15th Panzer Division
15th Panzergrenadier Division

Commanders:
Generalleutnant Eberhard Rodt 1st July to October 1943
Generalleutnant Ernst-Günther Baade October to 20th November 1943
Generalleutnant Rudolf Sperl 20th November 1943 to 5th September 1944
Oberst Karl-Theodor Simon 5th September to 9th October 1944
Generalmajor Hans-Joachim Deckert 9th October 1944 to 28th January 1945
Oberst Wolfgang Maucke 28th January to 8th May 1945

Battles, Operations and Campaigns:
Etna Line
Salerno Beachhead
Bernhardt Line
San Pietro Infine
Gustav Line
Aachen
Operation Wacht am Rhein
Lamstedt

Served:
Sicily
Italy
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany

Unit Structure January-1944:
Divisional Staff
115th Panzergrenadier Regiment
104th Panzergrenadier Regiment
33rd Artillery Regiment
115th Panzer Battalion
31st Heavy Flak Battalion
33rd Panzerjäger Battalion
33rd Reconnaissance Battalion
33rd Pioneer Battalion
999th Signals Battalion
33rd Panzergrenadier Feld Ersatz Battalion
33rd Supply Troop
Medical and Administration Companies