12th Luftwaffe Field Division (Germany)

12.Luftwaffen-Feld-Division
12th Luftwaffe Field Division
Active 1942 – May 1945
Country  Nazi Germany
Branch  Luftwaffe
Type Luftwaffe Field Division infantry
Size 4,000 - 12.000 men
Engagements

World War II

12.Luftwaffen-Feld-Division was formed within the German Nazi Luftwaffe Field Division at the end of 1942, from Flieger-Regiment 12, and assigned to Army Group North in early 1943.[1]

Wehrmacht

It was transferred from the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) to the Wehrmacht (German Army) on 1 November 1943.[1] To better distinguish it in post-war literature, the division is called 12.Feld-Division(L); however, an official renaming did not occur.[2]

Battles

The division suffered heavy losses during the retreat from Leningrad.[1] It took part in the retreat to Latvia and in the battles of the Courland Pocket.[1] In April 1944 the 13th Luftwaffe Field Division was incorporated in the division. It was withdrawn to East Prussia where it surrendered in the area of Danzig/Gotenhafen in May 1945.[1]

Order of battle

12. Feld-Division (L) 1944:

Commanders

Notes

  1. ↑ Tank Destroyer Battalion
  2. ↑ Engineer Battalion
  3. ↑ Division News Department
  4. ↑ Field Replacement Battalion
  5. ↑ Other division units to include divisional supply troops, management services, bakery/butchery services and medical services

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division". Axis History. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "12. Feld-Division (L)". Lexikon Der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

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