The 122nd

Infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine i ...

Division (German: ''122. Infanterie-Division'') was a

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division Division or divider may refer to: Mathematics *Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication *Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division Military *Division (military), a formation typically consisting ...

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. It was formed on 5 October 1940 as part of the 11th wave ( Austellungswelle) It was formed from elements of the 32nd Infantry Division, 258th Infantry Division and non-motorized elements of the 14th Motorized Infantry Division.

Organisation

Commanding officers

Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of O ...

Sigfrid Macholz (5 October 1940 – 8 December 1941) *Generalleutnant

Friedrich Bayer Friedrich Bayer (born Friedrich Beyer, 6 June 1825 in Barmen now Wuppertal – 6 May 1880 in Würzburg) was the founder of what would become Bayer, a German chemical and pharmaceutical company. He founded the dyestuff factory ''Friedrich Bayer'' ...

(8 December 1941 – 17 February 1942) *Generalleutnant Sigfrid Macholz (17 February 1942 – 1 August 1942) *Generalleutnant

Kurt Chill Kurt Chill (1 May 1895 – 5 July 1976) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LV. Armeekorps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cross of the Iron ...

(1 August 1942 – 10 October 1942) *Generalleutnant

Gustav Hundt __NOTOC__ Gustav Hundt (27 September 1894 – MIA 21 April 1945) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Hundt disappeared nea ...

(10 October 1942 – ? November 1942) *Generalleutnant Sigfrid Macholz (? November 1942 – 1 December 1942) *

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Adolf Westhoff (1 December 1942 – 8 January 1943) *Generalmajor

Adolf Trowitz __NOTOC__ Adolf Eduard Trowitz (24 September 1893 – 3 January 1978) was a German general ( Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded b ...

(8 January 1943 – 15 May 1943) *Generalleutnant Alfred Thielmann (15 May 1943 – 27 June 1943) *Generalleutnant Kurt Chill (27 June 1943 – 1 February 1944) *Generalmajor Johann-Albrecht von Blücher (1 February 1944 – 4 February 1944) *Generalmajor Hero Breusing (4 February 1944 – 25 August 1944) *

General der Infanterie General of the Infantry is a military rank of a General officer in the infantry and refers to: * General of the Infantry (Austria) * General of the Infantry (Bulgaria) * General of the Infantry (Germany) ('), a rank of a general in the German Imp ...

Friedrich Fangohr __NOTOC__ Friedrich Fangohr (12 August 1899 – 17 April 1956) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the I Army Corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Awards and decor ...

(25 August 1944 – 20 January 1945) *Generalmajor

Bruno Schatz __NOTOC__ Bruno Schatz (24 June 1894 – 3 December 1974) as a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 122nd Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Schatz surrendered ...

(20 January 1945 – 8 May 1945)

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* Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II Military units and formations established in 1940 20th century in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 1940 establishments in Germany Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 {{Germany-mil-unit-stub