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19th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

Field	Value
unit_name	19th Infantry Division
native_name
image	19th Infanterie Division Logo.svg
image_size	100
country	Nazi Germany
type	Infantry
branch	Army
dates	October 1934 – November 1940
size	Division
battles	World War II

Infantry Regiment 73

Infantry Regiment 74

Divisional units 19

I./Artillery Regiment 55}} The 19th Infantry Division was a formation of the German Wehrmacht during World War II.

History

Originally formed 1 October 1934 as Artillerieführer VI in Hannover, the division was renamed 19. Infanterie-Division on 15 October 1935. Mobilized on 25 August 1939 the division participated in the Invasion of Poland and the Battle of France. After the French campaign, the division was reorganized as a tank division and on 1 November 1940 was renamed 19th Panzer Division.

Commanders

The commanders of the division:

General der Kavallerie Konrad von Goßler 1 October 1934 – 1 March 1938
Generalleutnant Günther Schwantes 1 March 1938 – 1 February 1940
Generalmajor Otto von Knobelsdorff 1 February 1940 – 1 November 1940

Citations

References

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References

Mitcham, p. 149
Mitcham, p. 150–152

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