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5th Luftwaffe Field Division
The 5th Luftwaffe Field Division (German: 5. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division) was an infantry division of the Luftwaffe branch of the Wehrmacht that fought in World War II. It was formed using surplus Luftwaffe ground crew in Luftgau III (Berlin) at Troop Training Ground Gross-Born. The men came from Flieger-regiment 16. It began it's initial training Mlawa (Mielau) in East Prussia. Like other Luftwaffe Field Divisions initially when first formed the unit's infantry complement contained no regimental headquarters, but did have four independently led Jager battalions. The Artillery Battalion was composed of two batteries of towed 105mm type 40 Nebelwerfer's (Rocket Launchers). The panzer-jager Battalion was composed of two companies of captured French 47mm SA Model 1937 Anti-Tank Guns and the third company a battery of Sturmgeschutz IV 75mm L48 Long Barreled Assault Guns. The Flak Battalion contained three companies armed with the single barreled 20mm Flak 38, the 37mm Flak 37 and the 88mm Flak 36 guns. It served on the Southern Sector of the Eastern Front from late 1942 to mid-1944, when was disbanded.
The 5th Luftwaffe Field Division was one of several Luftwaffe divisions formed in 1942 from surplus ground crew and intended to serve as conventional infantry divisions. The 5th was raised in October 1942, under the command of Generalmajor Hans-Joachim von Armin.
The division comprised four battalions of infantry, a battalion of field artillery, a company of assault guns and engineer, signal and supply units. It was sent to the southern sector of the Eastern Front, where it served in the Caucasus. It soon withdrew in the face of the Soviet advance and was engaged in the fighting around the Kuban bridgehead from February to April 1943. It was evacuated to the Crimea the following month. In the Spring of 1943 two planned infantry regiments for the division, Luftwaffen-Jager-Regiment 9 and Luftwaffen-Jager-Regiment 10, began forming in Eastern Crimea and were to contain three Luftwaffe Jager Battalions each.
In September 1943, the division was shifted north to Melitopol, on the Panther–Wotan line. During the Soviet Battle of the Dnieper, it suffered many casualties. Responsibility for the remnants of the division was transferred to the Heer (Army) on 1 November 1943, and it was renamed 5th Field Division (L). It was transferred to Romania for restructuring and refitting. Its infantry strength was reduced to two battalions, and it also received the staff of the 9th and 10th Jager Regiments (L). It was returned to the Eastern Front and attached to the Third Romanian Army. It fought in the Odessa Offensive until May 1944, when the division was disbanded. Its personnel were distributed among the 76th, 320th, and 335th infantry divisions.
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5th Luftwaffe Field Division
The 5th Luftwaffe Field Division (German: 5. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division) was an infantry division of the Luftwaffe branch of the Wehrmacht that fought in World War II. It was formed using surplus Luftwaffe ground crew in Luftgau III (Berlin) at Troop Training Ground Gross-Born. The men came from Flieger-regiment 16. It began it's initial training Mlawa (Mielau) in East Prussia. Like other Luftwaffe Field Divisions initially when first formed the unit's infantry complement contained no regimental headquarters, but did have four independently led Jager battalions. The Artillery Battalion was composed of two batteries of towed 105mm type 40 Nebelwerfer's (Rocket Launchers). The panzer-jager Battalion was composed of two companies of captured French 47mm SA Model 1937 Anti-Tank Guns and the third company a battery of Sturmgeschutz IV 75mm L48 Long Barreled Assault Guns. The Flak Battalion contained three companies armed with the single barreled 20mm Flak 38, the 37mm Flak 37 and the 88mm Flak 36 guns. It served on the Southern Sector of the Eastern Front from late 1942 to mid-1944, when was disbanded.
The 5th Luftwaffe Field Division was one of several Luftwaffe divisions formed in 1942 from surplus ground crew and intended to serve as conventional infantry divisions. The 5th was raised in October 1942, under the command of Generalmajor Hans-Joachim von Armin.
The division comprised four battalions of infantry, a battalion of field artillery, a company of assault guns and engineer, signal and supply units. It was sent to the southern sector of the Eastern Front, where it served in the Caucasus. It soon withdrew in the face of the Soviet advance and was engaged in the fighting around the Kuban bridgehead from February to April 1943. It was evacuated to the Crimea the following month. In the Spring of 1943 two planned infantry regiments for the division, Luftwaffen-Jager-Regiment 9 and Luftwaffen-Jager-Regiment 10, began forming in Eastern Crimea and were to contain three Luftwaffe Jager Battalions each.
In September 1943, the division was shifted north to Melitopol, on the Panther–Wotan line. During the Soviet Battle of the Dnieper, it suffered many casualties. Responsibility for the remnants of the division was transferred to the Heer (Army) on 1 November 1943, and it was renamed 5th Field Division (L). It was transferred to Romania for restructuring and refitting. Its infantry strength was reduced to two battalions, and it also received the staff of the 9th and 10th Jager Regiments (L). It was returned to the Eastern Front and attached to the Third Romanian Army. It fought in the Odessa Offensive until May 1944, when the division was disbanded. Its personnel were distributed among the 76th, 320th, and 335th infantry divisions.
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