1st Naval Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

1st Naval Infantry Division
1. Marine-Infanterie-Division
Active	February - May 1945
Disbanded	8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Navy
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Garrison/HQ	Stettin

The 1st Naval Infantry Division (German: 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division) was formed in February 1945 in Stettin from Marine-Schützen-Brigade Nord. Replacement troops were provided by 1. Marine-Infanterie-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Bataillon located in Lübberstedt bei Wesermünde. Activated from Kriegsmarine forces it fought, usually poorly, on the northern flank of the German line on the Oder river until the end of the war.

Commanders

• Konteradmiral Hans Hartmann (Kriegsmarine) 31 January - 28 February 1945
• Generalmajor Wilhelm Bleckwenn (Army) 28 February - 8 May 1945

Composition

• Marine-Infanterie-Regiment 1
• Marine-Infanterie-Regiment 2
• Marine-Infanterie-Regiment 4
• Divisions-Füsilier-Kompanie 1 (later became Battalion)
• Marine-Artillerie-Regiment 1
• Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1
• Marine-Feldersatz-Bataillon 1
• Marine-Pionier-Bataillon 1 (from April 1945)
• Marine-Nachrichten-Abteilung 1 (from April 1945)

References

• Bennighof, Mike. "German Naval Infantry in the Defense of Berlin". Avalanche Press. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
• Tessin, Georg (1965). Die Landstreitkräfte 1—5 [Ground forces 1—5]. Die Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939—1945. Frankfurt/Main: E.S. Mittler. p. 58.