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German
Divisions by Type (1939-1945) |
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German
Divisions by Type (1939-1945) |
The following accounting of German divisions by type from September 1939 to May 1945 was compiled from the works of Georg Tessin in his epic accounting of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS titled: Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS 1939-1945.
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1939 |
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Month |
Panzer Divisions |
Pz.Gren. Divisions |
Infantry Divisions (Mot) |
Cavalry Divisions |
Infantry Divisions |
Mountain Divisions |
Security Divisions |
Luftwaffe Field Divisions |
Parachute Divisions |
Other Divisions |
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September |
10 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
94 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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October |
10 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
96 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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November |
10 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
102 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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December |
10 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
119 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1940 |
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Month |
Panzer Divisions |
Pz.Gren. Divisions |
Infantry Divisions (Mot) |
Cavalry Divisions |
Infantry Divisions |
Mountain Divisions |
Security Divisions |
Luftwaffe Field Divisions |
Parachute Divisions |
Other Divisions |
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January |
10 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
121 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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February |
10 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
133 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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March |
10 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
140 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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April |
10 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
141 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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May |
10 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
142 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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June |
10 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
143 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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July |
10 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
143 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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August |
12 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
140 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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September |
12 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
125 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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October |
15 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
131 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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November |
20 |
0 |
16 |
1 |
139 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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December |
20 |
0 |
16 |
1 |
148 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1941 |
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Month |
Panzer Divisions |
Pz.Gren. Divisions |
Infantry Divisions (Mot) |
Cavalry Divisions |
Infantry Divisions |
Mountain Divisions |
Security Divisions |
Luftwaffe Field Divisions |
Parachute Divisions |
Other Divisions |
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January |
20 |
0 |
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1 |
147 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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February |
21 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
147 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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March |
21 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
145 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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April |
21 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
147 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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May |
21 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
158 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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June |
21 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
158 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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July |
21 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
158 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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August |
21 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
158 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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September |
23 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
157 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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October |
23 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
157 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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November |
24 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
156 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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December |
24 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
162 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1942 |
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Month |
Panzer Divisions |
Pz.Gren. Divisions |
Infantry Divisions (Mot) |
Cavalry Divisions |
Infantry Divisions |
Mountain Divisions |
Security Divisions |
Luftwaffe Field Divisions |
Parachute Divisions |
Other Divisions |
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January |
24 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
165 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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February |
25 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
168 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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March |
25 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
170 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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April |
25 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
172 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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May |
25 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
171 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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June |
25 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
172 |
9 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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July |
25 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
176 |
9 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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August |
26 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
179 |
9 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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September |
28 |
1 |
16 |
1 |
180 |
9 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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October |
28 |
1 |
16 |
1 |
182 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
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November |
28 |
4 |
15 |
1 |
184 |
10 |
11 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
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December |
28 |
4 |
15 |
1 |
184 |
10 |
11 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
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1943 |
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Month |
Panzer Divisions |
Pz.Gren. Divisions |
Infantry Divisions (Mot) |
Cavalry Divisions |
Infantry Divisions |
Mountain Divisions |
Security Divisions |
Luftwaffe Field Divisions |
Parachute Divisions |
Other Divisions |
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January |
28 |
4 |
15 |
1 |
189 |
10 |
11 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
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February |
28 |
6 |
15 |
1 |
190 |
10 |
11 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
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March |
24 |
6 |
12 |
1 |
180 |
11 |
11 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
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April |
26 |
8 |
12 |
1 |
189 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
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May |
26 |
10 |
10 |
1 |
196 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
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June |
23 |
19 |
1 |
1 |
196 |
11 |
10 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
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July |
24 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
200 |
11 |
10 |
20 |
2 |
0 |
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August |
24 |
20 |
0 |
1 |
202 |
11 |
10 |
20 |
2 |
1 |
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September |
26 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
204 |
11 |
10 |
20 |
2 |
1 |
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October |
33 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
205 |
12 |
10 |
20 |
3 |
1 |
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November |
32 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
206 |
12 |
10 |
19 |
4 |
1 |
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December |
32 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
202 |
12 |
10 |
18 |
4 |
2 |
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1944 |
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Month |
Panzer Divisions |
Pz.Gren. Divisions |
Infantry Divisions (Mot) |
Cavalry Divisions |
Infantry Divisions |
Mountain Divisions |
Security Divisions |
Luftwaffe Field Divisions |
Parachute Divisions |
Other Divisions |
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January |
33 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
198 |
12 |
9 |
18 |
4 |
2 |
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February |
33 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
201 |
12 |
9 |
16 |
4 |
2 |
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March |
34 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
198 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
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April |
34 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
197 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
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May |
33 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
198 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
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June |
34 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
198 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
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July |
33 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
192 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
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August |
36 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
181 |
14 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
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September |
34 |
14 |
0 |
2 |
175 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
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October |
34 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
182 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
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November |
33 |
16 |
0 |
4 |
186 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
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December |
34 |
17 |
0 |
4 |
192 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
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1945 |
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Month |
Panzer Divisions |
Pz.Gren. Divisions |
Infantry Divisions (Mot) |
Cavalry Divisions |
Infantry Divisions |
Mountain Divisions |
Security Divisions |
Luftwaffe Field Divisions |
Parachute Divisions |
Other Divisions |
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January |
35 |
18 |
0 |
4 |
197 |
14 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
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February |
38 |
20 |
0 |
5 |
201 |
14 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
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March |
38 |
20 |
0 |
5 |
203 |
13 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
3 |
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April |
35 |
20 |
0 |
5 |
183 |
13 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
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May |
21 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
48 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Notes:
The information shown in the above chart was gratefully supplied through research done by Ron Klages. Any errors or typos are those of this writer - John Mulholland.
As Tessin excluded data covering purely Luftwaffe flying units I have omitted the 7th Flieger Division, from which the 1st Fallschirm-Jäger-Division was formed in May of 1943, from the “Para.D.” section above. – John Mulholland.
Please note that division counts are merely just that, and do not take into account the fact that by 1945, virtually all of Germany's divisions were bare shadows of themselves, and that many of the newly raised "Panzer Divisions" were hastily thrown together units with perhaps only a dozen tanks in them. – Ryan Crierie.
