The 19th Grenadier Division (german: 19. Grenadier-Division) of the

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was formed in October 1944 from the depleted ''19. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division'' ("19th Air Forces Assault Division"), which was transferred to the ''Heer'' ("Army") and renamed ''19. Volksgrenadier-Division'' ("19th People's Grenadier Division") .

Commanders

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: 1 October 1942 – 1 February 1943''German Order of Battle'', p. 317. *Generalleutnant

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(? Aug 1944 – ? Aug 1944) *Generalleutnant Walter Wißmath (? Aug 1944 – 9 Oct 1944)

Area of Operations

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(August 1944 – September 1944) *

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(September 1944 – October 1944)

Order of battle

*Grenadier Regiment 59. *Grenadier Regiment 73. *Grenadier Regiment 74. *Artillery Regiment 719. * 1. Battalion * 2. Battalion * 3. Battalion * 4. Battalion *Panzerjäger Battalion 119. *Signals Battalion 119. *Engineer Battalion 119. *Supply troops

Notes

Sources

* Mitcham, Samuel W. Jr. ''German Order of Battle, Volume Two: 291st–999th Infantry Divisions, Named Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII''. Stackpole Books, 2007. *

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