50th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

50th Infantry Division
50th Infantry Division
50. Infanterie-Division
	Insignia of the 50th Infantry Division
Active	26 August 1939 – May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Nickname(s)	Arrow and Bow Division
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Battle of Greece; Operation Barbarossa; Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942); Battle of the Caucasus; Crimean Offensive; East Prussian Offensive; Heiligenbeil Pocket;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Karl-Adolf Hollidt

The 50th Infantry Division (German: 50. Infanterie-Division) was a German army division in World War II. It was formed on 26 August 1939 from the Grenzkommandantur Küstrin.

It was initially a 2nd wave division but it was later reorganized as a 1st wave division on 15 November 1939.

The Division fought many campaigns including the invasion of Poland, Fall Gelb and the invasion of Greece. it later took part in Operation Barbarossa, fighting on the southern sector under the 11th Army. It was later destroyed in the Heiligenbeil pocket.

Order of battle

1939

Infantry Regiment 121
Infantry Regiment 122
Infantry Regiment 123
Artillery Regiment 150 (2)
Engineer Battalion 71
Anti-Tank Detachment 150
Signal Detachment 71
Supply Units 354 (3)

1940

Infantry Regiment 121
Infantry Regiment 122
Infantry Regiment 123
Artillery Regiment 150
Engineer Battalion 71
Anti-Tank Detachment 150
Cycling Squadron 150
Signal Detachment 71
Supply Leader 150

1944

Grenadier Regiment 121
Grenadier Regiment 122
Grenadier Regiment 123
Fusilier Battalion 50
Artillery Regiment 150
Panzerjäger Detachment 150
Field Replacement Battalion 150
Supply Regiment 150
Signal Detachment 150

Commanding officers

Generalleutnant Konrad Sorsche (1 September 1939 – 25 October 1940)
Generaloberst Karl-Adolf Hollidt (25 October 1940 – 23 January 1942)
Generalleutnant August Schmidt (31 January 1942 – 1 March 1942)
Generalleutnant Friedrich Schmidt (1 Mar 1942 – 26 June 1943)
Generalleutnant Friedrich Sixt (26 June 1943 – 30 April 1944)
Generalleutnant Paul Betz (30 Apr 1944 – 9 May 1944)
Generalmajor Georg Haus (5 June 1944 – 18 April 1945)
Generalmajor Kurt Domansky (18 April 1945 – 28 April 1945)
Oberst Ribbert (28 April 1945 – ? May 1945)

External links

"50. Infanterie-Division". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Archived from the original on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.