The 126th Infantry Division (German: ''126. Infanterie-Division'') was a
German
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division in
World War II
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. It was formed on 18 October 1940 in
Sennelager.
The division was formed from elements of the
11th Infantry Division,
253rd Infantry Division and the non-motorized elements of the
16th Motorized Infantry Division. It fought at
Demyansk,
staraya Russa and
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
before ending the war in the
Courland pocket
The Courland Pocket (Blockade of the Courland army group), (german: Kurland-Kessel)/german: Kurland-Brückenkopf (Courland Bridgehead), lv, Kurzemes katls (Courland Cauldron) or ''Kurzemes cietoksnis'' (Courland Fortress)., group=lower-alpha ...
.
Commanding officers
*
General der Infanterie Paul Laux (5 October 1940 – 10 October 1942)
*
Generalleutnant Harry Hoppe (10 October 1942 – 31 April 1943)
* Generalleutnant Friedrich Hofmann (31 April 1943 – 8 July 1943)
* Generalleutnant Harry Hoppe (8 July 1943 – 7 November 1943)
* Generalleutnant
Gotthard Fischer (7 November 1943 – 5 January 1945)
*
Generalmajor Kurt Hähling (5 January 1945 – 8 May 1945)
Order of battle
1940
* Infantry Regiment 422
* Infantry Regiment 424
* Infantry Regiment 426
* Artillery Regiment 126
* Divisions Units 126
1943
* Grenadier Regiment 422
* Grenadier Regiment 424
* Grenadier Regiment 426
* Divisions Fusilier Battalion 126
* Artillery Regiment 126
* Divisions Units 126
See also
*
List of German Divisions in World War II
External links
*
Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II
Military units and formations established in 1940
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
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