75th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

75. Infanterie-Division German 75th Infantry Division
75. Infanterie Division Vehicle Insignia
Active	26 August 1939 – 8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive Hube's Pocket Battle of the Dukla Pass Upper Silesian Offensive Prague Offensive
Commanders
Notable commanders	Helmuth Beukemann

The 75th Infantry Division (German: 75. Infanterie-Division) was a German infantry division in World War II. It was formed on 26 August 1939.

War Crimes[]

The 75th division participated in the Massacre at Babi Yar^[1]

Orders of Battle[]

75. Infanterie-Division 1939[]

• Infanterie-Regiment 172
• Infanterie-Regiment 202
• Infanterie-Regiment 222
• Artillerie-Regiment 157
• Pionier-Battalion 175
• Aufklärungs-Abteilung 175
• Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 175
• Infanterie-Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 175
• Infanterie-Divisions-Nachschubtruppen 175

75. Infanterie-Division 1944[]

• Grenadier-Regiment 172
• Füsilier-Regiment 202
• Grenadier-Regiment 222
• Divisions-Füsilier-Battalion 75
• Artillerie-Regiment 175
• Feldersatz-Battalion 175
• Pionier-Battalion 175
• Panzerjäger-Abteilung 175
• Infanterie-Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 175
• Kommandeur der Infanterie-Divisions-Nachschubtruppen 175

Commanding officers[]

• Generalleutnant Ing. Ernst Hammer, 26 August 1939 – 5 September 1942
• Generalleutnant Erich Diestel, 5 September 1942 – 12 September 1942
• Generalleutnant Helmuth Beukemann, 15 September 1942 – 9 July 1944
• Generalmajor Karl Arning, 10 July 1944 – 5 April 1945
• Generalmajor Lothar Berger, 6 April 1945 – May 1945
• Oberst Gerhard Matthaiss, May 1945 – 8 May 1945

References[]

External links[]

• "75. Infanterie-Division". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 20 January 2011.