48th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

48. Infanterie-Division; German 48th Volksgrenadier Division
	48. Infanterie Division Vehicle Insignia
Active	Feb 1943 – 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II Northern France; Austria;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Colonel Arnold Schotz (Oct-Nov 1944) Lt General Carl Casper (1944-45)

The 48th Infantry Division (German: 48. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II.

Operational history

The 48th Infantry division was formed in November 1943 in Ostend, West Flanders from the 171st Reserve Division. After completing reorganization in February 1944, the unit was assigned to coastal protection near Ostend. In August 1944, after the collapse of the Normandy Front, the 48th was transferred to France.

First engaged in the Chartres area by the 3rd US Army, it performed poorly, being continually driven back by the 3rd Army through Metz and finally the Siegfried Line, where it collapsed altogether and was absorbed into the 559th Volksgrenadier Division. it was sent to the Eastern Front assigned to the German 8th Army defending Vienna, where it surrendered to the Soviets.

Organization

Grenadier-Regiment 126
Grenadier-Regiment 127
Artillerie-Regiment 148,
Divisions-Füsilier-Kompanie 48
Anti-Tank Battalion 148
Engineer-Battalion 148
Signals Battalion 148

References

Mitcham, W, Samuel. Hitlers Legions

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