19th Grenadier Division (Wehrmacht)

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19th Grenadier Division
19. Grenadier-Division
19th Volks-Grenadier Division Logo.svg
ActiveAugust 1944 – October 1944
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Branch Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Engagements World War II

The 19th Grenadier Division (German : 19. Grenadier-Division) of the German Army in World War II was formed in October 1944 from the depleted 19. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division ("19th Air Forces Assault Division"), which was transferred to the Heer ("Army") and renamed 19. Volksgrenadier-Division ("19th People's Grenadier Division") .

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Notes

  1. German Order of Battle, p. 317.

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