The 189th Infantry Division was a reserve

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Operational history

*September 26, 1942: Formation of the 189. Reserve-Division *December 6, 1942: The 189. Reserve-Division is renamed 189. Infanterie-Division (B) *May 15, 1943: The 189. Reserve-Division is reformed in France from Division Nr. 189. In 1944, it fought against the

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landings in

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in the South of France and suffered heavy losses. *October 8, 1944: The 189. Infanterie-Division was reformed in France from the 189. Reserve-Division and the 242. Infanterie-Division. *February 1945: The 189. Infantry-Division is destroyed in the

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. *March 1945: The 189. Infantry-Division was reformed again and fought in southern Germany until the end of the war.

Order of battle

;1944 *15th Reserve Grenadier Regiment (two battalions) *28th Reserve Grenadier Regiment (three battalions) *28th Reserve Artillery Battalion *9th Reserve Pioneer Battalion *1089th Administrative Service Unit ;1945 *1007th Security Battalion *1021st Security Battalion *1181st Artillery Battalion *806th SS-Machinegun Battalion

Commanders

*''Major General'' Paul Bauer (October 1939 - June 1942) *''Major General''

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(June 1942 - October 1943) *''Lieutenant General'' Richard von Schwerin (October 1943 - September 1944) *''Major General'' Ernst von Bauer (September - October 1944) *''Major General''

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(October - November 1944) *''Colonel''

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(November 1944 - February 1945), KIA *''Colonel'' Mellwig (February - April 1945)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:189th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II