132nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
132nd Infantry Division | |
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132. Infanterie-Division | |
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Type | Infantry |
Size | Division 15,000 Soldiers |
Colors | Red and Yellow |
Engagements | World War II |
The 132nd Infantry Division (German: 132. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 5 October 1940 in Landshut, as part of the 11th Wave of Wehrmacht mobilization, and was destroyed in the Courland Pocket in 1945.
In May 1941 the units of this division participated in the suppression of the
A personal memoir of service in the division was written by Gottlob Herbert Bidermann, in his book:In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front[1] Biderman was with the division for four years on the Russian Front and served in 132nd Tank Destroyer Battalion as an NCO and later as an officer in the 437th Infantry Regiment. After surrendering, he spent almost three years in Soviet captivity, as a prisoner of war.
Organization
Structure of the division:[2][3]
- Headquarters
- 132nd Reconnaissance Battalion
- 436th Infantry Regiment
- 437th Infantry Regiment
- 438th Infantry Regiment
- 132nd Engineer Battalion
- 132nd Artillery Regiment
- 132nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 132nd Signal Battalion
- 132nd Divisional Supply Group
Commanding officers
- Generalleutnant Rudolf Sintzenich, 5 October 1940 – 11 January 1942
- General der Artillerie Fritz Lindemann, 11 January 1942 – 12 August 1943
- Generalleutnant Herbert Wagner, 12 August 1943 – 8 January 1945
- Generalmajor Rudolf Demme, 8 January – 8 May 1945
References
- ISBN 9780700610167.
- ^ German Order of Battle, 1st-290th Infantry Divisions in WWII. p. 125.
- ^ "Infanterie-Division (11. Welle), German Army, 22.06.1941". niehorster.org. Retrieved 22 January 2019.