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189th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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Country
  
Nazi Germany

Branch
  
Army

Engagements
  
World War II Operation Dragoon

The 189th Infantry Division was a reserve division of the German Army in World War II.

Contents

Operational history

In 1944, the division was in southern France, and fought against the Western Allies in Operation Dragoon.

Order of Battle

1944
  • 15th Reserve Grenadier Regiment (two battalions)
  • 28th Reserve Grenadier Regiment (three battalions)
  • 28th Reserve Artillery Battalion
  • 9th Reserve Pioneer Battalion
  • 1089th Administrative Service Unit
  • 1945
  • 1007th Security Battalion
  • 1021st Security Battalion
  • 1181st Artillery Battalion
  • 806th SS-Machinegun Battalion
  • Commanders

  • Major General Paul Bauer (October 1939 - June 1942)
  • Major General Egon von Neindorff (June 1942 - October 1943)
  • Lieutenant General Richard von Schwerin (October 1943 - September 1944)
  • Major General Ernst von Bauer (September - October 1944)
  • Major General Joachim Degener (October - November 1944)
  • Colonel Eduard Zorn (November 1944 - February 1945)
  • Colonel Mellwig (February - April 1945)
  • References

    189th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) Wikipedia